Privacy Policy

Last updated: February 16, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how iHateTrivia.com ("we," "our," or "us") collects, uses, and shares information when you use the Service.

1. Information We Collect

We collect only what is needed to run the Service:

  • Authentication data (such as email address and account identifiers) from Google login or email/password signup.
  • Game data needed for gameplay (such as room code participation, answers, scores, and mode progress).
  • Custom mode prompts and generated trivia content.
  • Support messages you send to us.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use information to:

  • Authenticate accounts and secure access.
  • Run game features across Classic, Battle, Custom, and Daily modes.
  • Prevent abuse and maintain reliability.
  • Provide support and service communications (for example, verification emails).

3. Information We Do NOT Collect

We do not:

  • Sell your personal information.
  • Operate our own cross-site tracking profile of you.
  • Use your account email for unrelated marketing campaigns today.

4. Ads, Cookies, and Third-Party Tracking

We display Google Ads (AdSense). Google and its partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve and measure ads, including personalized ads based on prior visits to this and other sites.

You can manage personalized ad settings at Google Ads Settings. Some third-party vendors also offer opt-outs at aboutads.info.

For more on how Google uses data on partner sites, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use Google services.

5. Third-Party Services

We rely on third-party providers, including:

  • Google authentication: secure user login.
  • OpenAI API: custom trivia generation from user prompts.

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We share information with service providers only as needed to operate the Service (for example, authentication, ads delivery, and AI generation).

7. Data Security

We use reasonable safeguards to protect account and service data. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure.

8. Data Retention

We keep data only as long as needed for account operation, feature delivery, legal obligations, and security purposes.

9. Your Choices and Rights

You can:

  • Request account deletion.
  • Contact us with questions about data we hold.
  • Manage ad personalization settings via Google Ads Settings.

10. Email Communications

We send account/service emails (such as verification and security messages). We do not currently send marketing email campaigns, but may do so in the future in compliance with applicable law and with opt-out mechanisms where required.

11. Children's Privacy

The Service is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Continued use after updates means you accept the revised policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, email us at [email protected].