Privacy Policy

1. Overview

Companion Joy ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website at companionjoy.com (the "Service"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect Automatically

When you visit Companion Joy, we and our third-party partners may automatically collect certain information, including:

• IP address — used for approximate geolocation and security
• Browser type and version — used to optimize rendering
• Device information — operating system, screen size, device class
• Referrer URL — the page that brought you here
• Access timestamps — when you visited and which pages you viewed
• Game progress and score — stored locally in your browser

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies, local storage, and similar tracking technologies to operate the Service. The categories of cookies we use are:

• Strictly necessary — required for the website to function (e.g., remembering your game score). These cannot be disabled.
• Analytics — anonymized usage statistics to help us improve the Service.
• Advertising — used by Google AdSense to deliver and measure non-personalized ads. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

4. Google AdSense and Advertising

We use Google AdSense, a web advertising service provided by Google LLC, to display ads on Companion Joy. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website and other sites on the Internet.

• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website.
• Users may also opt out of certain third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

For more information on how Google uses data from partner sites, please visit How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites.

5. Children's Privacy (COPPA)

Companion Joy is intended for a general audience. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 in compliance with the U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and equivalent regulations worldwide. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at support@companionjoy.com so that we can promptly delete the information.

6. GDPR Rights (European Economic Area)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Right of access — to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Right to rectification — to correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Right to erasure — to request deletion of your personal data
• Right to restrict processing — to limit how we use your data
• Right to data portability — to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
• Right to object — to object to processing based on legitimate interest
• Right to lodge a complaint — with your local data protection authority

To exercise any of these rights, contact support@companionjoy.com. We will respond within 30 days.

7. CCPA Rights (California)

If you are a California resident, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including:

• The right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold
• The right to delete personal information we have collected from you
• The right to opt out of the sale of your personal information (we do not sell personal information)
• The right to non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights

8. Data Retention

We retain automatically collected data for up to 26 months for analytics and security purposes, after which it is aggregated or deleted. Local game progress is stored only on your device and can be cleared at any time via your browser settings.

9. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to — and processed in — countries other than your country of residence, including the United States. We rely on standard contractual clauses and equivalent safeguards for cross-border transfers.

10. Security

We use commercially reasonable safeguards to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects when changes were made. Continued use of the Service after a change indicates acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: support@companionjoy.com
Website: companionjoy.com