Let’s be real, nobody actually reads these things. They’re usually a giant wall of confusing legal text. But I think you deserve to know what’s going on behind the scenes, so here’s the no-nonsense breakdown.
The core philosophy here is simple: I don’t want your personal data.
I’m not building a secret profile on you. I’m not selling your info to anyone. I’m just a guy who runs a word game website, and my goal is to help you win your next game, not to figure out what kind of shoes you buy.
So, What Information Do We Actually Collect?
When you visit the site, my server, like every server on the internet, automatically logs some basic, anonymous technical info.
- What it is: Things like what kind of browser you’re using (e.g., Chrome, Safari), what page you visited, and roughly where you are in the world (like the country).
- What it isn’t: Your name, your email, your address, your favorite type of pizza. None of that. It’s 100% anonymous.
- Why we collect it: Honestly, I mostly use it to see which of the tools, like our popular Wordle Solver, are the most used and to make sure the site is working properly for everyone. It helps me figure out what to build next.
What’s the Deal with Cookies?
A cookie is a tiny text file that a website saves on your computer to remember things. We use them for a couple of simple reasons:
- To Remember Your Preferences: When you choose a dictionary (like for our Words With Friends Cheat), a cookie remembers that choice for your next visit so you don’t have to select it every single time. It’s a lifesaver.
- For Analytics: We use services like Google Analytics to see how people are using the site. This service uses cookies to give us anonymous data, like how many people visited a certain page. Again, this helps us understand what’s popular.
Do We Share Your Data?
Nope. We don’t.
The anonymous analytics data is shared with Google Analytics (because that’s the tool we use), but it’s not personally identifiable. I am not giving your email or any other personal info to anyone. Period.
What About When You Contact Us?
Pretty simple: when you send a message through our contact page, we’ll have your name and email address so we can write back to you. We only use this to reply to your message. We’re not going to add you to some secret newsletter or sell your email to anyone. That would be a terrible thing to do.
Advertising (How We Keep the Lights On)
As you can see, this site is free to use. To help pay for the servers and the time it takes to build these tools, we use ads from third-party ad networks like Google AdSense.
- Here’s the thing: These ad networks use their own cookies to show you ads that are hopefully relevant to you, instead of just random stuff.
- What you should know: We don’t give these networks any of your personal data, but they may use their tracking technologies to show you ads based on your browsing history across the web. You can usually control this in your browser’s privacy settings.
The Bottom Line
The goal here is to be a useful, trustworthy resource for word game players. That’s it. Your privacy is a huge part of that trust. We collect the absolute minimum amount of data needed to run the site and make it better.
If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Thanks for being here, Sumit