Privacy Statement

What is all of this?

Having an account and profile on The Griddle allows you to save/share your favorite puzzles, mark puzzles you have solved, earn badges and prize puzzle tickets, and unlock content through entering codes. It may also be used to mark favorites and solved puzzles on other puzzle sites where The Griddle's API is used.

What do you need to know about me?

We (The Griddle) don't need a whole lot, but here's the breakdown:

• A username for you.
• A password for you (that gets encrypted before being stored).
• Your email address.

On your public profile page people will be able to see:

• Badges you've earned.
• Tickets you've earned.
• Favorites from The Griddle you've picked.
• Offsite favorites you've picked with your account The Griddle.
• Profile sections you've written.
• Your Gravatar if you have one.
• Puzzle competition statistics from elsewhere on the web.

We will also keep track of, but not share:

• Puzzles you have marked as solved, both on The Griddle, and offsite puzzles marked using your account. (In order to help you keep track and for the customized home page.)
• Puzzles you have marked as "Liked" or "Disliked" while logged in. (If not logged in, your IP address is saved as a unique identifier instead. This is to prevent multiple votes by the same person.)
• A few settings related to customizing the home page of The Griddle. (Your favorite category, and whether you see all recent puzzles, or only the ones you have not solved.)

Your email address is used for:

• Getting your password reset when having trouble logging in.
• Allowing Dave to send you important messages (only when absolutely necessary).
• Connecting with APIs from other puzzle sites to display solving stats on your profile.
• An encrypted version is used to display your Gravatar on your profile, the user menu, and next to your comments.

Terms of Use

We just ask a few things from you:

• You agree not to use The Griddle personal pages to do anything hurtful or illegal, or try to break personal pages or anything else on or related to The Griddle.
• If you're a member of other puzzle sites that share an API with The Griddle or use The Griddle's API, be cool and follow their terms of service as well.
• Remember to only enter your account username and password here on The Griddle, even if using your account to mark favorites or solved puzzles on another site. When in doubt, only log in at thegriddle.net, and contact davmillar@gmail.com with any account concerns you have.

The Griddle will…

• … protect the information saved to the best of it's abilities — i.e. not give/sell/lease/whatever it to third parties and take reasonable measures to encrypt data and keep it out of the hands of bad guys.
• … provide this service as-is and cannot be held responsible for any issues that arise beyond our control.
• … sometimes give away free stuff to users who have entered codes and received tickets. More information on the relationship between The Griddle and the source of the free stuff can be found on the disclosure page.

This privacy statement and terms of use may change in the future, and if you continue using your account on The Griddle, it is considered acceptance of the new terms. This was last updated April 19, 2012.