Legal & Documentation

Terms of Use

Welcome to BistroX. By accessing or using our image-based cooking game, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you disagree with any part of these terms, you may not access the service.

1. Nature of the Service

BistroX is a fully frontend, browser-based simulation game designed for educational and entertainment purposes. It simulates the culinary arts through visual interactions and logic-based mechanics. The recipes and combinations presented in the game are stylized interpretations and should be executed in real life with appropriate culinary care and food safety standards.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

The service and its original content, features, and functionality are and will remain the exclusive property of Htet Zaw Paing and its licensors. The visual assets, including all SVG illustrations, structural code (HTML/CSS/JS), and proprietary game logic are protected by copyright laws.

• Permitted Use: You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to play the game and interact with the interface for personal, non-commercial use.
• Restrictions: You may not reverse-engineer, clone, distribute, or create derivative works from our specific code structure or design system without explicit permission.

3. User Conduct & Accounts

While BistroX does not utilize a remote backend server, you have the ability to create "Accounts" via your browser's local environment. You are solely responsible for maintaining the security of your local device. We are not liable for any lost progress resulting from browser cache clears or device changes.

Data Privacy Policy

At BistroX, we take a radical approach to your privacy: We do not collect it. Because our application is engineered as a pure frontend experience, your data fundamentally never leaves your device.

1. Information We Do Not Collect

Unlike traditional web applications, BistroX operates without a centralized database. Therefore, we absolutely do not harvest, transmit, or store:

• Your IP Address
• Your Geolocation data
• Personal Identifiable Information (PII)
• Cross-site browsing history
• Email addresses or phone numbers

2. External Links and APIs

Our platform may contain links to external sites (such as GitHub, LinkedIn, or Unsplash for placeholder images). If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of these external sites, as we have no control over their practices.

Local Storage Information

To provide you with a seamless, persistent gaming experience without requiring a backend database, BistroX heavily utilizes the HTML5 Web Storage API (specifically `localStorage`). This section details exactly how and why we use it.

1. What is Local Storage?

Local Storage is an industry-standard web technology that allows websites to store text-based data locally within your web browser. This data persists even after you close the browser window or restart your computer, allowing you to return to your game exactly where you left off.

2. How BistroX Uses Your Local Storage

We use local storage strictly for functional gameplay purposes. Specifically, we store:

• `bx_users`: An encrypted array containing the usernames and passwords you create locally to access your profile.
• `bx_currentUser`: A simple string indicating which chef profile is currently "logged in" to the session.
• Game State Data: Arrays tracking which specific ingredients you have unlocked, which recipes you have mastered, and your current inventory.

3. Managing Your Storage

Because this data lives on your device, you have total control over it. You can delete your BistroX data at any time by clearing your browser's site data or cache. Warning: Doing so will permanently erase your created profiles, unlocked recipes, and game progress, as we have no remote backup to restore from.

Browser Cookies

Transparency regarding tracking is a core philosophy of the BistroX development team. We have designed our system to operate entirely independently of traditional HTTP cookies.

1. Zero Tracking Policy

BistroX does not use cookies for tracking, analytics, advertising, or remarketing. When you visit our website, we do not drop tracking pixels or third-party analytical scripts (like Google Analytics or Meta Pixel) onto your machine.

2. Functional vs. Tracking

Many modern websites use cookies to track user behavior across the internet to serve targeted advertisements. Because BistroX relies on the aforementioned `localStorage` for maintaining your session state (like keeping you logged in as a specific Chef), we have successfully eliminated the need for standard session cookies entirely.