Effective June 7, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how CANV LLC ("CANV," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and protects information when you visit or play The Chain, available at http://playthechain.com.
By using The Chain, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
The Chain is operated by:
CANV LLCThe Chain does not currently require users to create an account, submit an email address, create a username, or provide profile information in order to play.
However, we may collect certain information automatically when you visit or use the site.
We use this information to understand how users interact with The Chain, improve the game, fix bugs, measure performance, and make the site better.
The Chain uses Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics 4 to collect and analyze usage data.
These tools may use cookies, device identifiers, or similar technologies to help us understand how users find and use the site. For example, we may use analytics data to see how many people visit the site, how long they play, which pages they view, and what parts of the game are most used.
We do not currently use Google Ads, Meta Pixel, TikTok Pixel, advertising retargeting pixels, or session replay tools.
Google may process information according to its own privacy practices. You can learn more about how Google uses information from sites and apps that use Google services by visiting Google's privacy resources.
The Chain may use cookies and similar technologies for analytics, performance measurement, and site functionality.
At this time, The Chain uses analytics cookies through Google Analytics. Users may be able to limit cookies through their browser settings or device settings.
If we add advertising, retargeting, account features, or additional tracking tools in the future, we may update this Privacy Policy and may add additional consent or opt-out tools where required.
We may use collected information to:
We do not currently use collected information to serve personalized advertisements.
If you contact us directly by email, submit feedback, or otherwise communicate with us, we may collect the information you choose to provide, such as your email address, name, message content, and any other information included in your communication.
We use this information to respond to you, provide support, improve the game, and maintain business records.
We do not sell users' personal information.
We may share information with third-party service providers that help us operate, host, analyze, maintain, or improve The Chain. These providers may include analytics, hosting, infrastructure, security, or technical service providers.
We may also disclose information if required to do so by law, legal process, court order, government request, or to protect the rights, property, safety, or security of CANV LLC, The Chain, our users, or others.
The Chain currently uses Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics 4.
These third-party services may collect and process certain information according to their own privacy policies and terms. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party services, websites, or platforms that we do not control.
We retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including analytics, site improvement, security, legal compliance, and business recordkeeping.
For Google Analytics data, we aim to use reasonable retention settings appropriate for a simple web game. We may update our retention practices as the game evolves.
If you contact us directly, we may retain your message and contact information for as long as needed to respond to you, manage our relationship, keep business records, or comply with legal obligations.
The Chain is a general-audience word game and is not specifically directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13.
The Chain does not currently require accounts, usernames, profiles, email addresses, chat, comments, or public user submissions to play.
If we learn that we have knowingly collected personal information from a child under 13 without appropriate consent, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.
If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us at [email protected].
You may contact us at [email protected] to request that we access, correct, or delete personal information you have provided directly to us.
Because The Chain does not currently require accounts, we may not be able to identify or delete analytics information associated with a particular anonymous visitor unless we have enough information to reasonably verify and locate the relevant data.
You may also be able to limit cookies or tracking through your browser settings, device settings, or available Google privacy tools.
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information associated with The Chain.
However, no website, app, database, or internet transmission is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.
The Chain may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or policies of third-party websites or services.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this page.
Your continued use of The Chain after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, contact us at:
CANV LLC