Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Harry Potter House Quiz ("Harry Potter House Quiz," "we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, discloses, and protects information when you visit harryquiz.com (the "Site") and use our free Harry Potter House Quiz (the "Service"). By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Harry Potter House Quiz is an independent, fan-made entertainment website. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to J.K. Rowling, Warner Bros., or the official Wizarding World.

1. Information We Collect

We aim to collect as little personal information as possible. The quiz itself does not require an account, email address, or sign-up to use.

• Information you provide voluntarily: If you choose to enter a name to generate a personalized results letter, that name is processed locally in your browser to create an image file and is not transmitted to or stored on our servers. If you contact us by email, we collect the information you include in that message (such as your name and email address) solely to respond to your inquiry.
• Automatically collected information: Like most websites, we and our third-party partners automatically collect certain technical information when you visit, including your IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the date and time of your visit ("Log Data").
• Cookies and similar technologies: We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to operate the Site, remember preferences, and serve relevant advertising. See Section 3 below for details.
• Quiz responses: Your answers to the quiz questions are processed in your browser to calculate your result. We do not attach quiz answers to any personally identifiable information, and we do not sell or share individual quiz responses with third parties.

2. How We Use Information

We use the information described above to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve the Site and the quiz experience;
• Understand aggregate traffic patterns and site performance through analytics;
• Serve advertising through Google AdSense and similar advertising networks, as described in Section 3;
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or abuse;
• Respond to inquiries sent to support@harryquiz.com;
• Comply with applicable legal obligations.

We do not use your quiz results, name, or browsing behavior to make automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects concerning you.

3. Advertising, Cookies & Third-Party Vendors

This Site displays advertising served by Google AdSense and may work with other third-party advertising and analytics vendors. These third parties may use cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, and similar technologies to collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services that may interest you.

• Google AdSense: Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads on this Site based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Opting out: You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
• Analytics: We may use services such as Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the Site. These services may set their own cookies and collect data in accordance with their own privacy policies. You can learn more about Google's data practices at Google's Partner Sites policy.
• Browser controls: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the Site, including the quiz.

4. Children's Privacy (COPPA Notice)

Harry Potter House Quiz is a general-audience entertainment site and is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 in the manner defined by the U.S. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The quiz does not require any personal information to use, and the optional results-letter name field is processed only in your browser and is never transmitted to us.

If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child under 13 has provided us with personal information (for example, through a support email), please contact us at support@harryquiz.com so we can promptly delete such information.

Because this Site displays advertising served by Google AdSense, and Google's advertising products are not intended for use on child-directed content in a manner that collects personal information from children under 13, we do not knowingly direct this Site's advertising at that age group.

5. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information under applicable law, including the EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA).

• Right to access — request a copy of the personal information we hold about you.
• Right to rectification — request correction of inaccurate information.
• Right to erasure — request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to object / opt out — object to certain processing, including personalized advertising, or opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information as defined under CCPA/CPRA (we do not sell personal information for money, but certain advertising cookies may be considered a "share" under this definition).
• Right to data portability — request your data in a portable format, where applicable.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@harryquiz.com. We will respond within the timeframe required by applicable law.

6. Data Retention

We retain Log Data and analytics information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, or as required by law. Emails sent to support@harryquiz.com are retained only as long as needed to address your inquiry, unless a longer retention period is required for legal or record-keeping purposes.

7. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. International Data Transfers

If you access the Site from outside the country in which our servers or service providers are located, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in a country that may have different data protection laws than your own. By using the Site, you consent to this transfer.

9. Third-Party Links

The Site may contain links to third-party websites (including social sharing platforms). We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those third-party sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any site you visit.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, operational, or regulatory reasons. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

📧 support@harryquiz.com