Privacy
This is a playful game, so here's the deal in actual sentences instead of forty pages of fog.
What we collect
- Trap data: the display names and optional message a creator types, the trap type, tone, and card style. These are stored because the game literally cannot work without them — and they're visible to anyone who has the trap or result link.
- Attempt data: the answer given, the outcome, rough time-to-answer, and whether the device was mobile or desktop. This feeds the anonymous aggregate stats.
- A random local id: stored in your own browser so revenge chains can be counted. It is not tied to your identity.
- Email — only if you volunteer it via the newsletter form. It goes to Beehiiv (our newsletter provider) and nowhere else.
What we don't collect
- No accounts, no passwords.
- Your friend's email is never requested, ever.
- No raw IP addresses are intentionally stored. (A hashed, non-reversible fingerprint briefly rate-limits the signup form, then expires.)
- No ad trackers, no third-party analytics scripts, no cookies used for tracking.
How aggregate data is used
Anonymous totals — like “68% of subjects fell for the Anchor Drop” — may appear on the public stats page and in future Distilled Science content or newsletters. Nothing in those aggregates can identify you.
Email & unsubscribing
The newsletter runs on Beehiiv. Every email includes an unsubscribe link that works instantly. Signing up is never required to create, take, or share a trap.
Be kind clause
Display names and messages are lightly filtered for abusive language. Traps exist to roast your friends gently, not to hurt anyone.
Contact
Questions, deletion requests, or complaints about the jellybean count: reach Distilled Science via the contact links at youtube.com/@DistilledScience and we'll sort it out.