Privacy Policy
Quiz Cabin Website
Last Updated: January 15, 2025
Welcome to Quiz Cabin (https://quizcabin.com), an interactive platform dedicated to personality quizzes, brain games, and self-discovery through engaging assessments. This Privacy Policy explains how we (Quiz Cabin, "we," "us," or "our") collect, use, share, and protect information about users ("you") of our website and services.
By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect several types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you:
Account Information
When you register for an account, we utilize Clerk (https://clerk.com/legal/privacy) as our authentication provider. Through Clerk, we may collect information such as your email address, username, and potentially other details you provide during sign-up or link to your account. Clerk manages your password securely.
Quiz Data
- The answers you submit to our quizzes.
- The calculated results of quizzes you take (e.g., personality types, quiz outcomes, game scores, etc.).
- If you are logged in, we may associate your quiz results with your user account (stored in your user metadata, managed via Clerk) to display them on your profile or contribute to aggregated statistics.
- We may temporarily store data related to anonymous quiz attempts for operational purposes, but this data is generally not persistently linked to identifiable users unless you choose to save it while logged in.
User Profile Information
If you choose to add further information to your user profile (e.g., biography, avatar – beyond what Clerk provides), we will collect that information.
Quiz Creation and User-Generated Content
- Quizzes you create using our Quiz Maker feature (titles, descriptions, questions, answers, results)
- Images and media content you upload or link to in your quizzes
- Quiz metadata including creation date, publication status, and modification history
- Quiz import/export activity and file data
Comments and Community Interaction
- Comments you post on quizzes and other content
- Replies and interactions with other users' comments
- Community engagement data (likes, shares, etc.)
- Content reporting and moderation records
Aggregated Data
We collect and analyze anonymized, aggregated data, such as quiz completion rates, popular quiz types, and overall user engagement statistics. This data does not personally identify individual users.
Usage Data & Technical Information
We may automatically collect information about how you access and use the website. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, pages visited, time spent on pages, referring URLs, and other diagnostic data.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for various purposes:
- To provide, operate, and maintain our website and Quiz Maker functionality.
- To manage your account, including authentication via Clerk.
- To administer and score quizzes and display your results.
- To store, process, and display quizzes you create through Quiz Maker.
- To enable quiz import/export functionality and file processing.
- To display your published quizzes in public quiz listings with creator attribution.
- To manage and display comments and community interactions.
- To moderate content and enforce community standards.
- To personalize your experience (e.g., showing your quiz history and recommended content).
- To display anonymized, aggregated statistics about quiz results and user engagement.
- To show your created quizzes on your public profile page (if enabled).
- To monitor website usage, analyze trends, and improve our services.
- To ensure the security of our website and prevent fraud or abuse.
- To process copyright complaints and DMCA notices.
- To communicate with you regarding your account or significant updates (we will obtain separate consent for promotional emails).
- To comply with legal obligations.
3. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share your information only in the following circumstances:
Aggregated Data
We may share anonymized, aggregated data publicly (e.g., quiz popularity statistics, general user engagement metrics on the website).
User-Generated Content
- Published quizzes are visible to all users with creator attribution (username/profile)
- Comments and community interactions are publicly viewable with your username
- Your user profile page may display your created quizzes (subject to privacy settings)
- Quiz content may appear in search results and recommendation systems
Images and Media
Images and media content you upload or link in your quizzes may be stored on our servers or third-party storage services. We do not actively scan for copyright infringement but will respond to valid DMCA takedown requests.
Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
Business Transfers
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal information may be transferred. We will provide notice before your personal information is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
4. Data Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We rely on the security measures implemented by our service providers like Clerk and Vercel. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
5. Data Retention
We will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. Specifically:
- Account Data: Retained while your account is active
- Quiz Content: Your created quizzes are retained as long as they remain published or until you delete them
- Comments: Retained indefinitely unless you request deletion or they violate our terms
- Usage Data: Typically retained for analytical purposes for up to 2 years
- Legal/Safety Data: Retained as necessary to comply with legal obligations
You can delete your account through Clerk's interfaces or by contacting us. Account deletion will remove your personal data subject to our retention policies, legal obligations, and the need to maintain published content integrity.
6. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location (e.g., EEA, California), you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
- The right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you.
- The right of rectification (correcting inaccurate information).
- The right to data portability (requesting a copy of your data).
7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.
Essential Cookies
Used for site operation, like session management via Clerk.
Analytics Cookies (if used)
To help us understand how our website is used.
Preference Cookies
To remember your preferences and various settings.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service (especially login functionality).
8. International Data Transfers
Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ. Our servers, via Vercel and Clerk, are primarily located in US. If you are located outside this region and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to there and process it there. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
9. Links to Other Sites
Our website may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. For significant changes, we may provide more prominent notice (like an email notification).
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
By email: [email protected]