Privacy Policy for Word Challenges
Last Updated: [May 22, 2025]
Welcome to Word Challenges (the "Site"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website [https://wordchallenges.app], including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto.
Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.
1. COLLECTION OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:
Personal Data: Personally identifiable information, such as your email address, first name, and last name, that you voluntarily give to us when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Site, such as creating a user-generated game challenge. You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind; however, your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the Site (e.g., receiving a link to your created game via email).
Derivative Data (Log Files and Analytics): Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site. We also collect anonymous game completion times for leaderboards if you choose to submit them.
Data from Social Networks: If you share content from our Site to social networks (e.g., via share buttons), we do not directly collect your social network information. The respective social network's privacy policy will apply to your activity on their platform.
Local Storage Data: To enhance your experience, we may store certain game-related data (like your personal best times for daily challenges, game preferences, or achievement status) directly in your browser's local storage. This data is stored on your device and is not transmitted to our servers unless explicitly stated (e.g., submitting a score to a leaderboard).
2. USE OF YOUR INFORMATION
Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience. Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:
- Create and manage your user-generated game challenges.
- Email you a link to your created game challenge if you provide your email address.
- Compile anonymous statistical data and analysis for use internally or with third parties (e.g., for game improvement, traffic analysis).
- Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.
- Operate and display leaderboards.
- Generate a personalized profile about you to make future visits to the Site more personalized (if user accounts are implemented).
- Prevent fraudulent transactions, monitor against theft, and protect against criminal activity (e.g., reCAPTCHA).
- Request feedback and contact you about your use of the Site (rarely, and typically only if you initiate contact or provide an email for a specific purpose).
3. DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION
We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:
By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance. Tools we specifically use:
- Supabase (Database hosting, Edge Functions) - Review Supabase's privacy policy.
- Google reCAPTCHA (Bot protection) - Governed by Google's Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
Third-Party Advertisers: We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit the Site. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies, see the Network Advertising Initiative Consumer Opt-Out link or the Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out link.
4. TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
Cookies and Web Beacons: We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. When you access the Site, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site. Google AdSense, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings in their Google account.
Website Analytics: We may also partner with selected third-party vendors, such as Google Analytics, to allow tracking technologies and remarketing services on the Site through the use of first-party cookies and third-party cookies, to, among other things, analyze and track users’ use of the Site, determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity. By accessing the Site, you consent to the collection and use of your information by these third-party vendors. You are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions. We do not transfer personal information to these third-party vendors.
5. SECURITY OF YOUR INFORMATION
We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.
6. POLICY FOR CHILDREN
We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to children under the age of 13 (or applicable age in your jurisdiction). If you become aware of any data we have collected from children under age 13, please contact us using the contact information provided below.
7. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
You can request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data: Please submit a request using the contact below.
8. CONTACT US
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or any other matter, please contact us at: wordchallenges.contact||at||gmail.com