Privacy
Last updated: 12 June 2026
Tiny Gambit is an independent publisher of puzzle books, operated by gcv Deckers De Meyts (Belgium). This page explains what we collect on tinygambit.com and what we do with it. The short version: we collect as little as possible, we never sell or share your data for advertising, and you can leave at any time.
What we collect
- Your email address, only if you give it to us: joining the reader list, asking to be notified about a book, or signing in. Optional flags you choose (like wanting advance reader copies) are stored with it.
- Account basics, if you sign in (Google or an email link): your email, a display name, and your puzzle progress (streak, solved cases) so they can follow you across devices.
- On this device: puzzle progress, your streak, and your light/dark theme choice are kept in your browser's local storage so the daily puzzle works without an account. No tracking cookies, no advertising trackers, no analytics profiles. We count plays in aggregate (for example "how many cases were solved today") with no identifiers attached: not your IP, not your device, nothing that can describe a person.
The leaderboard
If you sign in, your streak can appear on the public top-streaks board. It shows initials only (for example "M. D.", taken from your display name) or an anonymous "Detective" label if you have no name set, plus your streak count. Never your email, never your full name. Want off the board or your initials changed? Email us and it's done.
Who processes it for us
Your data lives with the services that run this site, under their own safeguards: Supabase (database and sign-in), Resend (sending our emails), Vercel (hosting), and Google (only if you choose "Continue with Google"). We never sell your data, and we never share it with anyone else.
What we send you
Only what you asked for: a welcome note when you join the list, and occasional reader updates (new cases, book news, advance copies if you opted in). Every email has an unsubscribe link. Sign-in emails are one-time links, not marketing.
Your choices
- Unsubscribe from any email with one click. That ends the updates.
- Want your data corrected or deleted entirely (list entry, account, progress)? Email tinygambit@gmail.com and we'll take care of it.
- The daily puzzle is fully playable without an account or an email address.
Questions
Write to tinygambit@gmail.com. See also our terms.