Lateral Crosswords

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Privacy Policy for Lateral Crosswords

Privacy Policy for Lateral Crosswords

Effective Date: 17/12/2025
Website: https://lateralcrosswords.com

Your privacy is important to us. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights under GDPR.

1. Newsletter Sign-Ups

  • When you subscribe to our newsletter via this website, we collect your email address.
  • Your email is stored and processed by Jetpack (WordPress plugin), which handles sending newsletters.
  • Purpose: Sending newsletters and updates.
  • Legal basis: Your consent.
  • Retention: Emails are kept until you unsubscribe.
  • You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in the email.
  • Newsletter emails are not sold or shared with third parties outside of Jetpack’s services.

2. Puzzle Interaction via Amuse Labs

  • Some puzzles on this site are powered by Amuse Labs (PuzzleMe).
  • When you interact with these puzzles, technical and usage data may be collected, including:
  • Puzzle progress/state (completed/unsolved)
  • Browser and device information
  • Interaction data for analytics
  • IP addresses temporarily
  • Purpose:
  • To provide puzzle functionality and restore progress (handled by Amuse Labs)
  • To allow Lateral Crosswords to view aggregated puzzle analytics to improve user experience
  • Legal basis:
  • Consent when using the puzzles for processing by Amuse Labs
  • Our legitimate interest in analyzing aggregated puzzle usage to improve the site
  • Data storage & processing: Managed by Amuse Labs, who may use cookies or local storage. Data may be processed outside the EU; Amuse Labs implements safeguards to protect your data.
  • For more information or to exercise your rights (e.g., access or deletion), see Amuse Labs Privacy Policy or contact dpo@amuselabs.com.

3. Website Usage & Cookies

  • We may collect non-identifiable information such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited for analytics, improving the site, and security.
  • Legal basis: Our legitimate interest in improving the website and ensuring security.
  • Cookies may be used to remember sessions and preferences. Some cookies require your consent. You can disable cookies in your browser, but some features may not work properly.

4. Data Sharing & Third Parties

  • Newsletter processing: Newsletter emails and related subscriber data are collected and processed by Jetpack (a WordPress plugin) on behalf of Lateral Crosswords to send newsletters and manage subscriptions. See the Jetpack Privacy Center for details on how Jetpack handles site data: https://jetpack.com/support/privacy/](https://jetpack.com/support/privacy/ and their GDPR information:(https://jetpack.com/gdpr/](https://jetpack.com/gdpr/
  • Puzzle interaction data is processed by Amuse Labs, and aggregated analytics may be accessed by Lateral Crosswords to improve puzzles and user experience. These analytics do not personally identify users. For more information on how Amuse Labs uses your data view their privacy policy here: https://amuselabs.com/privacy-policy/
  • Non-identifiable website data may be shared with analytics or security service providers, such as Jetpack, Google Analytics, or other WordPress-related services, to help improve and secure the site.
  • The website is hosted by WordPress.com, which may process technical data (like IP addresses, server logs, and form submissions). WordPress’s privacy policy can be viewed here: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/
  • Some service providers, including WordPress hosting, Jetpack, and Amuse Labs, may store or process data outside the EU. They implement appropriate safeguards to protect your data in accordance with GDPR.

5. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access, correct, or delete your personal data.
  • Withdraw consent for newsletter emails at any time.
  • Object to or restrict processing where applicable.

How to exercise your rights:

  • Newsletter: Contact us at hello@lateralcrosswords.com or unsubscribe directly via the email.
  • Puzzle interactions: Contact Amuse Labs via their privacy policy or dpo@amuselabs.com.

6. Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data, but no system is completely secure.

7. Gmail / Messaging / Emails

If you email us or submit inquiries via forms that send messages to our email services—Gmail (Google LLC) and Titan (Titan.email)—your message content, email address, and any attachments are processed by these providers to deliver the email to us.

Managing your data: You can manage or delete your messages directly via your Gmail account or request deletion of messages we store by contacting us at hello@lateralcrosswords.com.

Purpose: To respond to your inquiries, manage support, and communicate with site users.

Legal basis: Our legitimate interest in responding to communications and providing support.

Data storage & processing: Emails are stored on Google’s servers, which may be located outside the EU. Google implements safeguards in accordance with GDPR, including Standard Contractual Clauses and encryption.

8. Contact US

Email: hello@lateralcrosswords.com