Privacy policy
Last updated: 11.11.2026
- No cookies, no analytics, no tracking, no ads.
- Your settings, list edits and recent ideas stay in your own browser. Nothing is sent to me.
- The newsletter is optional and run by Substack. If you subscribe, Substack processes your email.
- The hosting provider may log technical data such as IP addresses to deliver the site.
1. Who is responsible (controller)
Julian Absolon
Zimmersteige 4
74906 Bad Rappenau, Germany
Email: absolon.julian@web.de
2. What this site is
The Game Idea Generator is a static website: plain HTML, CSS and JavaScript files. Everything (rolling ideas, editing lists, creating the PNG/PDF idea sheet) happens inside your browser. There is no user account, no database and no server-side code run by me.
3. Hosting and server logs
The site is hosted by Netlify, Inc. When you open the site, your browser sends technical data to the provider's servers, as it does for any website. This includes your IP address, the date and time, the page requested, your browser type and the referring page. The provider may store this data in log files for a short time to deliver the site, keep it secure and prevent abuse. I don't use these logs to identify you.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (legitimate interest in delivering a secure, working website). The provider may process data outside the EU. Where it does, it relies on safeguards such as the EU–US Data Privacy Framework or Standard Contractual Clauses. See the provider's privacy policy: https://www.netlify.com/privacy/.
4. Fonts and libraries
All fonts and scripts are served from this site itself. No Google Fonts, CDNs or other third-party resources are loaded, except the optional Substack sign-up described below.
5. Cookies and local storage
This site sets no cookies and uses no analytics or tracking.
It does use your browser's localStorage to remember things on your device:
- your settings (which categories are on, how many genres, rules and palette colours)
- word lists or palettes you edited
- your last 10 ideas
- whether you already saw the newsletter step (subscribed or skipped) and when, so you aren't asked again. Your email address is not stored there.
This data never leaves your device and is not sent to me or anyone else. It's only used to provide the features you use (§ 25(2) no. 2 TDDDG / Art. 5(3) ePrivacy Directive). You can delete it at any time by clearing this site's data in your browser settings.
6. Newsletter (optional, via Substack)
Before downloading an idea sheet you can choose to subscribe to my newsletter. This is completely optional: you can always pick "Skip – just download".
The newsletter is run on Substack (Substack, Inc., USA). The sign-up form is either embedded as a Substack frame or opens Substack's own sign-up page. Only when that form is shown does your browser connect to Substack, which may then process data such as your IP address and set its own cookies. If you subscribe, Substack processes your email address on my behalf to send the newsletter, including the double opt-in confirmation. In that role Substack acts as a processor. Details: Substack's privacy policy.
Legal basis: your consent, Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR. You can unsubscribe at any time with the link in every email or in your Substack account. This withdraws your consent for the future.
7. Your rights
Under the GDPR you have the right to:
- access the personal data I hold about you (Art. 15)
- have it corrected (Art. 16) or deleted (Art. 17)
- restrict processing (Art. 18)
- receive your data in a portable format (Art. 20)
- object to processing based on legitimate interest (Art. 21)
- withdraw consent at any time, e.g. by unsubscribing from the newsletter (Art. 7(3))
- complain to a data protection supervisory authority, for example the one where you live (Art. 77)
To use these rights, email absolon.julian@web.de.
Legal notice
Impressum (information under § 5 DDG)
Julian Absolon
Zimmersteige 4
74906 Bad Rappenau, Germany
Email: absolon.julian@web.de