PRIVACY POLICY

scalethedepths.io is an unofficial fan site for the game Scale the Depths by Glass Gecko Games. We respect your privacy and try to keep data collection to the bare minimum required to run a website.

What we collect

• Analytics: see the Analytics section below for the specific services we use and how they handle data.
• Server logs: standard web server logs (IP address, user agent, timestamp) are temporarily retained by our hosting provider for abuse prevention.
• Game data: the embedded Unity game runs entirely in your browser. Any progress is saved locally to your browser's storage and never transmitted to our servers.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics (via the gtag.js script) and Ahrefs Web Analytics to understand aggregate traffic patterns — things like page views, referrers, country, and device type. Google Analytics sets cookies on your device to distinguish visitors and measure sessions. We use this data only to understand how the site is used and to improve it; we do not sell it.

Advertising

This site uses Google AdSenseto display ads. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. For more information on how Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

What we do NOT collect

• We do not require accounts, sign-ups, or email addresses.
• We do not sell your personal data.

Third-party content

Some pages link to external sites (Steam, itch.io, the Glass Gecko Games website). Those sites have their own privacy policies and we are not responsible for their practices.

Cookies

This site uses cookies. Google Analytics sets cookies to measure traffic, and Google AdSense and other third-party ad partners set cookies to serve and personalize ads, as described in the Advertising section above. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings, and you can opt out of personalized Google ads via Google Ads Settings.

Your rights (GDPR / CCPA)

We do not ask you for personally identifiable information such as your name or email to use the site. However, our analytics and advertising partners (Google Analytics and Google AdSense) may process identifiers such as cookie IDs and IP addresses. You can opt out of personalized advertising via Google Ads Settings and manage cookies in your browser. If you have questions about data held about you, email hello@scalethedepths.io and we will respond within 30 days.

Changes to this policy

If we materially change this policy, we'll update the "Last updated" date above and announce the change on the homepage.

Questions? Email hello@scalethedepths.io.