Privacy Policy
Effective date: October 8, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains what information Optimal Craps collects, how we use it, and the choices you have. Optimal Craps is run by Steve Nold as a sole proprietor ("we," "us"). It covers our information site at optimalcraps.com and our simulator web app at sim.optimalcraps.com (together, the "Sites").
1. Information we collect
2. Payment information. Payments are processed through Stripe's Managed Payments. Link, a Stripe affiliate, is the merchant of record (reseller) for your purchase. Link handles checkout, payment and billing details, sales tax/VAT, receipts, refunds, and disputes, and your card statement will show LINK.COM* OPTMLCRAPS. We never see your full card number. Stripe and Link collect and use your payment information under their own privacy policies:
3. How we use your information
4. Who we share it with. We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with the service providers we use to run Optimal Craps:
5. Cookies and tracking. We don't use advertising trackers in the simulator. The only cookies the simulator uses are the session cookies needed to keep you signed in. Our information site at optimalcraps.com is hosted by Weebly/Square, which may use its own cookies and analytics under its own policies.
6. Deleting your account. You can ask us to delete your account and email address at any time by writing to info@optimalcraps.com. Payment records held by Stripe and Link are governed by their own policies.
7. Kindle book. Our Kindle book is sold through Amazon. Amazon's own terms and privacy policy govern that purchase.
8. Changes to this policy. We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the new version on the Sites and update the effective date above.
9. Contact us. Optimal Craps (Steve Nold, sole proprietor)
General and privacy questions: info@optimalcraps.com
Orders: orders@optimalcraps.com
Mail: PO Box 363, Ellensburg, WA 98926
This Privacy Policy explains what information Optimal Craps collects, how we use it, and the choices you have. Optimal Craps is run by Steve Nold as a sole proprietor ("we," "us"). It covers our information site at optimalcraps.com and our simulator web app at sim.optimalcraps.com (together, the "Sites").
1. Information we collect
- Email address. When you buy a seat, we collect your email address. It also serves as your username for the simulator.
- Password. We store only a hashed (scrambled) version of your password, not the password itself.
- Sign-in activity. When you sign in, we record your IP address and the time, to protect your account and detect shared logins.
- Session cookies. The simulator uses cookies that are needed to keep you signed in. These are required for the app to work.
- Simulation settings. The settings you enter into the simulator are processed to generate your results and Excel downloads.
2. Payment information. Payments are processed through Stripe's Managed Payments. Link, a Stripe affiliate, is the merchant of record (reseller) for your purchase. Link handles checkout, payment and billing details, sales tax/VAT, receipts, refunds, and disputes, and your card statement will show LINK.COM* OPTMLCRAPS. We never see your full card number. Stripe and Link collect and use your payment information under their own privacy policies:
- Stripe: https://stripe.com/privacy
- Link: https://link.com/privacy
3. How we use your information
- To create and run your account and let you sign in.
- To run your simulations and deliver your results and downloads.
- To send login and order emails.
- To protect accounts and enforce our Terms, including detecting shared logins.
- To answer your questions and provide support.
4. Who we share it with. We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with the service providers we use to run Optimal Craps:
- Resend, which sends our login and order emails.
- DigitalOcean, which hosts the simulator app and its database.
- Weebly/Square, which hosts our information site at optimalcraps.com.
- Stripe and Link, which process payments as described above.
5. Cookies and tracking. We don't use advertising trackers in the simulator. The only cookies the simulator uses are the session cookies needed to keep you signed in. Our information site at optimalcraps.com is hosted by Weebly/Square, which may use its own cookies and analytics under its own policies.
6. Deleting your account. You can ask us to delete your account and email address at any time by writing to info@optimalcraps.com. Payment records held by Stripe and Link are governed by their own policies.
7. Kindle book. Our Kindle book is sold through Amazon. Amazon's own terms and privacy policy govern that purchase.
8. Changes to this policy. We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the new version on the Sites and update the effective date above.
9. Contact us. Optimal Craps (Steve Nold, sole proprietor)
General and privacy questions: info@optimalcraps.com
Orders: orders@optimalcraps.com
Mail: PO Box 363, Ellensburg, WA 98926