Privacy Policy

What This Policy Covers

This policy applies to houseofhazards.lol, a website dedicated to the browser game House of Hazards, which is playable directly on the homepage alongside a small selection of related titles. The site has been running since 2026. The catalog includes 1 published game category: Avoid Games.

This page outlines what information is recorded when you browse the site, what is stored when you send communications or interact with on-page features, and how third parties interact with your visit. It applies to all visitors accessing the site through a web browser.

Information We Collect Automatically

When you browse the site, several technical details are recorded directly by the site without third-party involvement. Every page view logs the requested path, the page type, the specific game identifier if one is present, a device class, a timestamp, and the referring host. The full referring URL is never recorded. Raw page-view records are deleted after 3 days, and only daily summary totals are retained beyond that point.

Visitor numbers are counted using a hash combining a secret key, the current date, the visitor IP address, and the browser user-agent string. The IP address itself is not stored in any form in this counter. Because the date is included directly in the hash calculation, the same visitor counts once per day and cannot be linked from one day to the next.

When a visitor uses the on-site search feature, the site logs the search query text, the browser user-agent string, the referring page, and the session identifier. Within these search logs, the visitor IP address is stored only as an irreversible hash rather than in readable text. Additionally, when a visitor uses the option to like or favourite a game, their IP address is stored so the same action is not counted twice.

Information You Send Us

When you submit a message through the contact form, the site stores the name, email address, subject line, and message text you provide. These messages are readable by site administrators and remain stored until they are manually deleted. Alongside the message details, the site records your IP address and browser user-agent string to enforce a submission limit of 3 messages per hour and to block abusive senders.

Every game page also includes an issue report form. Submitting a report records the reason chosen from a fixed list, including copyright matters, the written description, an email address if you choose to provide one, the reporter IP address, and a timestamp. The IP address enforces a limit of three reports per item per address per day. Each report is saved with a status and is marked reviewed, resolved, or dismissed in the administration interface, which logs which administrator handled the submission and when.

Comments You Post

Visitors who post a comment on a game page submit text that is stored along with the commenter name, an optional email address, the visitor IP address, and the browser user-agent string.

Comment records are not deleted on an automated schedule. A posted comment remains stored until it is removed. If a game is deleted from the website, all comments associated with that specific game are deleted alongside it.

Search Queries

When you perform a search on the site, the query text you enter is recorded in site search logs. These logs also capture the referring page from which the search was conducted, your browser user-agent string, and the active session identifier.

To protect visitor identity in search records, the IP address associated with the search is converted into an irreversible hash before storage. The plain, readable IP address is never stored in search logs.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies and similar technologies are used across this site for core functionality. The site sets its own first-party session cookie to keep your visit connected across different pages. This session cookie is restricted to HTTP requests, is sent over HTTPS where the connection supports it, expires after 30 minutes of inactivity, and has its identifier replaced every 30 minutes.

Third parties also operate technologies on this site. Embedded third-party games may set their own cookies when loaded. If traffic measurement or advertising features are enabled, those external services may set cookies or similar identifiers under their respective operating rules.

You can manage or block cookies through your individual browser settings. Please note that some site features, advertisements, analytics, or embedded games may behave differently when browser storage or third-party scripts are restricted.

Analytics

The website may use Google Analytics to measure visitor traffic across its pages. When Google Analytics is enabled, it may deploy cookies or similar identifiers to gather measurement data under Google's own policies.

This measurement operates alongside the site's first-party technical logs, which track basic page views directly without sending that first-party logging data to external third parties.

Advertising

This website may display advertisements served by Google AdSense. When advertising is enabled on the site, Google may use cookies and similar identifiers to deliver ads to your browser.

These advertising technologies operate under Google's own policies and configurations. The website itself does not control the identifiers Google chooses to place or read, nor how Google processes data through its advertising systems.

Visitors can manage advertising preferences, inspect controls, or review data practices directly through Google Ads Settings and Google's published privacy resources.

Third-Party Games and Embedded Content

The games available on this site are embedded in inline frames (iframes) hosted by third-party game providers. This site lists and embeds these titles; it did not build, develop, or publish any of the games presented in its catalog.

House of Hazards is the primary title featured on the site, and any additional titles have been chosen because they fit closely with that spirit. All games run directly in the web browser without requiring downloads, plugins, or registered accounts. If a game stops working properly, it is removed.

When an embedded game loads, the third-party provider hosting that iframe receives your IP address and may set its own cookies or local identifiers. These external providers operate independently under their own privacy practices, which are not controlled by this site.

Children’s Privacy

The audience for this website includes school-age children. Because younger visitors use the site, personal information is treated with extra care, and nothing this site collects is used to build an advertising profile of a child.

Playing games on the site never requires registration, creating an account, or saving a password. Direct interaction that stores data is limited to optional forms such as contact requests, game reports, and public comments.

How Long We Keep Data

Different types of data are stored for varying durations depending on their technical function.

Raw first-party page-view rows are deleted after 3 days, with only aggregated daily totals kept after that window. Session cookies expire automatically after 30 minutes of inactivity. Contact messages are retained until manually deleted by an administrator. Game reports remain stored alongside their review history. Public comments stay on the site until removed, and any comments on a game are deleted if that game is removed.

Your Rights and Choices

Visitors have several choices regarding the data they share while using this website. Because the site does not require user accounts, logins, or passwords to access or play games, you can browse and play without submitting an identity.

You can control the storage of cookies and website data through your browser settings, where you can inspect, block, or delete existing cookies. Furthermore, you can choose whether to submit optional information through the public comment sections, the game issue report forms, or the site contact form.

If you have previously submitted comments or messages and wish to request their removal, or if you have questions regarding stored records connected to your interactions, you can contact the site operator.

Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated to reflect changes in site functionality, technical logging, or integrated third-party services. Any updates will be posted directly to this page with the revised terms taking effect upon publication.

How to Contact Us

Notices, privacy questions, and data requests can be sent by email to privacy [at] houseofhazards [dot] lol. That mailbox exists, is monitored, and is the direct point of contact for reaching the site operator.