Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 1-17-2025

This Privacy Policy explains how Alchemic Arts LLC ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects your information when you use Alchemic-Arts.com ("the Website").

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information:

- Email address
- First and last name
- Age

User-Generated Data:

- Character sheet information (e.g., character names, races, classes, items).

Device Information:

- Device type (for responsive design).

This data is collected via forms on the signup and sheet creation pages.

2. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services:

- **Google AdSense**: Tracks user engagement for ad personalization.
- **Google Analytics**: Monitors Website usage to improve services.
- **PHPmailer**: Used for account-related communications (e.g., password resets).

These services may collect additional data as outlined in their respective privacy policies.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use collected data to:

- Provide and improve Website features.
- Serve personalized advertisements.
- Communicate with users.
- Develop targeted features based on demographics.

4. Data Sharing

We share data with third-party services (e.g., Google AdSense, Google Analytics) solely for the purposes of user engagement tracking and ad personalization.

5. User Rights

- **Account Deletion**: Users may request account deletion, which includes all associated data.
- **Data Access**: Users may export their character sheet data at any time.
- **Opt-Out of Data Collection**: Users may opt out of non-essential data collection, such as analytics and personalized ads, by adjusting their preferences in the Website’s cookie settings or using browser-based opt-out mechanisms. Note that opting out may affect certain features and ad relevance.

6. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures, including:

- Prevention of SQL injection via input sanitization.
- Salting and hashing passwords.
- Restricting access to user data to authorized accounts only.

Future updates may allow users to share specific sheets with other accounts.

7. Policy Updates

Changes to this Privacy Policy will be communicated via email and posted on the Website. Users are encouraged to review the Privacy Policy periodically.