1. Overview

This Privacy Policy describes how Deadlock Builds ("we", "us", or "our") handles information when you visit our website. We are committed to being transparent about our practices and to respecting your privacy.

By using this site, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the site.

2. Information We Do Not Collect

Deadlock Builds does not require you to create an account, log in, or provide any personal information to use the site. We do not collect names, email addresses, or any other personally identifiable information directly from our visitors.

3. Automatically Collected Data

Like most websites, our hosting provider may automatically log standard technical information when you visit, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages viewed. This data is used solely for the purposes of maintaining site security and understanding general traffic patterns. We do not use this information to identify individual users.

4. Cookies

This site uses cookies to support basic functionality and to serve advertisements. Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser.

We use the following types of cookies:

Essential cookies — Required for the site to function correctly. These do not track you.

Advertising cookies — We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this site. Google AdSense uses cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other sites across the web. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or by visiting aboutads.info.

Analytics cookies — We may use analytics services to understand how visitors use the site. This data is aggregated and cannot be used to identify individual users.

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this site.

5. Advertising — Google AdSense

Deadlock Builds uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC. As a third-party vendor, Google uses cookies to serve ads on this site based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

We do not control the content of advertisements or the data collection practices of Google. For more information, please review Google's Privacy Policy.

6. Other Third-Party Services

We use Google Fonts to display typography on this site. Google Fonts may log requests to their servers including your IP address. This is governed by Google's Privacy Policy.

Our hosting infrastructure may collect standard server logs including IP addresses, browser types, and pages visited. This is used solely for security and performance purposes.

7. External Links

This site contains links to external websites, including the official Deadlock forums at forums.playdeadlock.com. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of any external sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any site you navigate to.

8. Children's Privacy

This site is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect any personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take steps to remove it.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

10. Contact

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected] or via the Contact page.