Privacy Policy
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LK Forge (“we”, “us”, “our”) operates the website lkforge.com and its subpages. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit our site, how we use it, and the choices available to you.
1. Information We Collect
We do not collect any personally identifiable information (name, email, or account credentials), and we run no advertising trackers. We use privacy-focused analytics (Google Analytics 4) to understand aggregate, anonymous usage — described in Section 3. The information processed automatically is:
- Connection data — your IP address, browser type, device type, and request details, processed by Cloudflare for security, DDoS mitigation, and performance (see Section 4). This is not used to build an advertising or analytics profile of you.
- Analytics data — aggregate, pseudonymous usage signals (such as which pages and tools are viewed) collected via Google Analytics 4, run through Cloudflare Zaraz. This is not linked to your identity (see Section 3).
Tools that show live information (for example weather, earthquakes, or an IP lookup) send a request to the relevant public data source to fetch that data when you use them; everything else you type or upload stays in your browser and is never sent to us.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use analytics only to understand aggregate usage — which pages and tools are popular — not to build individual profiles or track you across other sites. The connection data handled by Cloudflare is used solely to:
- Keep the site secure and available (spam, abuse, and DDoS protection)
- Diagnose technical issues and improve site performance
We do not sell or rent your personal data. If advertising is enabled in the future, ad partners may process limited data to serve and measure ads as described in Section 5 (Advertising) below.
3. Analytics
LK Forge uses Google Analytics 4 (GA4), a web-analytics service provided by Google, to understand how visitors use the site in aggregate (for example, which games and tools are most popular). We run GA4 through Cloudflare Zaraz, which loads it in a first-party, privacy-conscious way. GA4 does not store your IP address, and we do not use it to build advertising profiles or to identify you personally. For visitors in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland, GA4 runs only after you consent via the cookie banner, and you can withdraw consent at any time. See our Cookie Policy for the specific cookies involved.
4. Cloudflare
Our site is served via Cloudflare as a CDN and security provider. Cloudflare may collect IP addresses and other connection data for security, DDoS mitigation, and performance purposes. This is governed by the Cloudflare Privacy Policy.
5. Advertising
LK Forge does not currently display advertising. If and when we introduce ads to keep the games free, we will use Google AdSense. At that point:
- Google, as a third-party vendor, uses 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 based on your visits. You can opt out of personalised advertising at Google My Ad Center.
- Third-party vendors and ad networks may also serve ads; their use of cookies is governed by their own privacy policies.
- For visitors in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland, we display a Google-certified consent message before any non-essential or advertising cookies are set.
See our Cookie Policy for full details, and Google’s advertising policies.
6. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights under applicable privacy laws (including GDPR and CCPA) to:
- Know what personal data is held about you
- Request deletion of your data
- Opt out of analytics (see Section 3 above)
Because our analytics data is aggregate and pseudonymous and we do not create user accounts, we hold no personal profile about you to disclose or delete. You can withdraw analytics consent or clear cookies at any time from the cookie banner or your browser settings.
7. Children’s Privacy
LK Forge does not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. Our games require no registration and collect no user-submitted content.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
9. Contact
Questions about this policy? Reach us at hello@lkforge.com.