Our Privacy Policy: A Plain English Guide to Your Data

Hello, word detective! Welcome to our Privacy Policy.

We know. These pages are usually filled with enough legalese to make even the most seasoned lexicographer’s eyes glaze over. But we’re going to try something a little different.

Your trust is incredibly important to us. We believe that being transparent about how our website works is a fundamental part of earning that trust. So, our goal here is to explain our approach to privacy in clear, simple language. We want you to understand not just what data we collect, but why we collect it, and how it helps us make this the best possible resource for people who love words as much as we do.

Our Core Philosophy: We Don’t Want to Read Your Personal Dictionary

Let’s start with our guiding principle: Your privacy is paramount.

We created this website to be a clean, focused, and enjoyable space for you to get a quick solution and get back to the game. The last thing we want is for you to worry about your data. Our commitment is to collect the absolute minimum amount of information necessary to run the site effectively and to understand how we can make it better for our community.

Let’s Be Clear About What We Don’t Collect

This is the most important part. To put your mind at ease, let’s list the things we have zero interest in and make no effort to collect:

  • We do not collect your name.
  • We do not collect your email address (unless, of course, you choose to send us an email).
  • We do not collect your address, phone number, or any other personally identifiable information.

You can browse every page on this site without ever creating an account or providing any personal details. We’re here to talk about words, not to gather your data.

So, What Information Do We Collect and Why? (The Technical Bits, Demystified)

When you visit any website, your browser automatically shares some basic, anonymous technical information. We collect this standard data for two simple reasons: to make sure the site is working properly and to understand how we can improve it.

Here’s a breakdown of what that means in plain English:

1. Basic Log & Usage Data (The Site’s Vital Signs)

Think of this as a basic health check for our website. When you visit a page, our secure servers log some general, non personal data. This typically includes:

  • Your device’s IP address (This gives us a general location, like your city, not your home address. It helps us understand where in the world our fellow word lovers are).
  • Your browser type (e.g., Chrome, Safari). This helps us ensure our site works well on the browsers people actually use.
  • The pages you visited and the time you spent on them. This is the most valuable data for us. It tells us which puzzles are most popular and helps us see if there are parts of the site that are confusing or need improvement.

This information is anonymous. We see that a visitor from a certain country spent three minutes on today’s puzzle page; we don’t see that you did. It helps us answer questions like, “Are people finding the solutions they need quickly?”

2. Cookies (The Site’s Short Term Memory)

The word “cookie” can sound a bit intimidating, but it’s a standard and necessary part of how the modern web functions. A cookie is just a tiny text file that our website stores on your browser. It acts as a temporary name tag.

We use cookies for one main purpose: to help us understand our traffic through analytics.

The cookie from our analytics tool (Google Analytics) helps us distinguish between a hundred different people visiting once, and one person visiting a hundred times. It helps us get a sense of our community of regular, daily solvers.

You Are in Control: All modern browsers give you complete control over cookies. You can view, manage, and delete them at any time.

Our Main Analytical Tool: Google Analytics

To be fully transparent, the tool we use to analyze this anonymous data is Google Analytics. It’s the industry standard. It takes all the anonymous data we mentioned above and organizes it into helpful reports. It tells us a story about how our website is performing.

What Google Analytics does not do is give us any of your personal information. We cannot see your name, email, or anything else that could identify you. We see aggregated data—trends and patterns, not people.

Our Commitment to Security

We take the security of our website seriously. We use standard industry practices to protect the limited, anonymous data we collect from unauthorized access.

A Few Final Points

  • Links to Other Websites: We might occasionally link to another site (like the official “7 Little Words” app page). Please know that once you click that link, our privacy policy no longer applies. We always recommend you review the privacy policy of any site you visit.
  • Children’s Privacy: Our site is for a general audience, and we do not knowingly collect any information from children under the age of 13.
  • Changes to This Policy: The digital world is ever evolving. If we need to make changes to this policy, we will update this page and the “Last Updated” date at the top.

Questions? Let’s Talk!

We hope this plain English guide has been helpful. Our goal is to be as transparent as a perfectly clear clue. If you have any questions at all about our approach to privacy, please don’t hesitate to reach out via our Contact Us page.

Thank you for your trust.