Privacy Policy

What Data We Collect

WordSolver does not collect personal data. This is not a qualified statement with exceptions — it is a straightforward fact about how the site is built and operated. We do not require accounts, we do not ask for email addresses, we do not collect names, and we do not track individual users across sessions. The solvers run entirely in your browser using client-side JavaScript. Your guesses, percentages, game state, and answers never leave your device. No data is sent to our servers during gameplay or solver use. When you use the Colordle Solver, the color database is loaded into your browser's memory and all Delta E calculations happen locally. When you use the Colorfle Solver, the combination matching and feedback elimination run entirely on your machine. Your puzzle-solving activity is invisible to us by design.

We use standard web analytics to understand which pages are most visited and how the site performs overall. This analytics data is aggregated and cannot be linked to individual users. We do not use advertising trackers, social media pixels, or any third-party tracking scripts beyond basic anonymous page view counting. The analytics we collect tell us things like "the Colordle Solver page received 5,000 visits yesterday" and "most visitors come from the United States and Japan." They do not tell us who you are, what colors you guessed, or how you solved any particular puzzle. We believe that understanding aggregate traffic patterns is necessary for maintaining and improving the site, but that individual user behavior is none of our business.

The daily answer pages are precomputed at build time. This means the HTML that contains the answer is generated on our build server before the page is served to you. When you visit the daily answer page, your browser loads a static HTML file — no server-side processing occurs, no database queries run, and no user-specific information is generated or logged. The answer data is computed using the same algorithms the official games use, applied to the current date, and baked into the page during the build step. Your visit to the answer page is indistinguishable from a visit to any other static page on the site.

Cookies and Local Storage

WordSolver uses minimal cookies for essential site functionality only. We do not use advertising cookies, marketing cookies, or third-party tracking cookies. The cookies set by the site are limited to maintaining your preferences and ensuring the solvers work correctly during a single session. No cookie data is shared with third parties under any circumstances. If you have configured your browser to block all cookies, the site will still function correctly for the most part — the solvers do not depend on cookies to operate, and the daily answer pages are entirely static.

Local storage is used sparingly by the game components. The unlimited play modes may use browser local storage to maintain your current game state within a single browser session, so that if you accidentally scroll or switch tabs and return, the game does not reset. This data is stored on your device only and is never transmitted to our servers. You can clear this data at any time through your browser's settings without affecting the functionality of the site. Clearing local storage will reset any in-progress unlimited games, which is the same behavior you get by refreshing the page.

We do not use cookies for fingerprinting, cross-site tracking, or user identification. The site does not integrate with any advertising networks, social media platforms, or data brokers that might use cookies to build profiles of your browsing behavior across different websites. Our use of cookies is strictly functional and minimal, consistent with the site's philosophy of collecting no personal data.

Third-Party Services

The site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages, which processes basic request data such as IP addresses and browser types as part of content delivery. Cloudflare's privacy policy governs that processing. Cloudflare acts as a content delivery network and security provider — it serves our static pages to visitors quickly and protects the site from abuse, but it does not collect data on our behalf beyond what is necessary for these functions. We do not share any user data with Cloudflare beyond what is inherent in the HTTP request itself, which Cloudflare processes automatically as part of serving any website.

We do not integrate with any other third-party services that collect personal information. There are no social media embeds, no comment systems powered by external providers, no payment processors, and no third-party analytics beyond the basic anonymous page view tracking mentioned above. The site is intentionally self-contained. This decision limits our ability to add certain features — for example, we cannot offer social sharing buttons or embedded comment threads — but it ensures that your interaction with WordSolver involves as few third parties as possible.

Google Fonts is used to load the Inter and Plus Jakarta Sans typefaces. When your browser loads these fonts, it makes a request to Google's font servers. Google may log these requests as part of their standard font delivery service. This is the only third-party resource loaded by the site that involves any interaction with an external server. If you prefer to avoid this, you can configure your browser to block external font loading — the site will fall back to system fonts and remain fully functional.

Data Retention and Deletion

Since we do not collect personal data, there is nothing to retain or delete. Game state and solver inputs exist only in your browser's memory and are lost when you close the tab or navigate away. The unlimited play modes do not persist data between sessions by design. If you want a record of your solver session, take a screenshot before closing the page. We cannot retrieve any data about your past sessions because we never had that data in the first place.

The anonymous analytics data we collect is retained for up to 26 months, which is the default retention period for the analytics service we use. This data consists of aggregate page view counts, referral sources, and approximate geographic regions. It cannot be used to identify individual users, and we have no ability to link it to specific browsing sessions or devices. After the retention period, the data is automatically deleted by the analytics provider.

If you have any concerns about data that might exist in our analytics, you can exercise your right to opt out by using a browser extension or privacy setting that blocks analytics scripts. This will prevent any analytics data from being collected during your visit. The site will function identically with or without analytics tracking enabled. We respect your choice to browse without being tracked, and we have designed the site to work perfectly even if you block all tracking scripts.

Your Rights Under Data Protection Laws

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have specific rights under data protection laws such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in the United States, or similar legislation in other regions. These rights typically include the right to access, correct, delete, or port your personal data. Because we do not collect personal data, most of these rights are moot — there is no personal data to access, correct, delete, or port. However, you always have the right to contact us with questions about our data practices, and we are committed to providing transparent and honest answers.

If you believe that any data covered by data protection legislation has been collected inadvertently — for example, if you included personal information in a support email — you have the right to request its deletion. We will comply with such requests promptly, typically within 48 hours. To make a request, email hello@wordsolver.tech with the subject line "Data Deletion Request" and specify the information you want removed. We will confirm the deletion once it is complete.

We do not process personal data for automated decision-making, profiling, or any purpose that could significantly affect you. The site does not use personal data to determine what content to show, what features to enable, or what advertisements to display. There is no personalization engine, no recommendation algorithm, and no user segmentation. Every visitor sees the same site with the same features, regardless of their browsing history or personal characteristics.

Security

We take reasonable measures to protect the integrity and security of the site. The site is served over HTTPS, which encrypts all data in transit between your browser and our content delivery network. The code is stored in a version-controlled repository with access restricted to authorized contributors. We do not store sensitive data on our servers because we do not collect sensitive data in the first place. The most effective security measure for personal data is not to collect it at all, and that is the approach we have taken.

In the event of a security incident affecting the site, we would notify affected users through a banner on the site and update this privacy policy with details of the incident and our response. Because we do not collect personal data, the scope of any potential data breach is inherently limited. A breach could affect the site's code or the content delivery infrastructure, but it would not expose personal data because we do not have personal data to expose.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Material changes will also be noted with a brief summary at the bottom of this section. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy. If you have questions about any changes, email hello@wordsolver.tech and we will explain what changed and why.

Historical changes: This policy was last updated in January 2025 to add sections on data protection rights and security practices, and to clarify our use of Google Fonts as the only third-party resource that involves external server requests. No substantive changes to our data collection practices have been made since the site's launch — we still collect no personal data, use no advertising trackers, and run all solver computations locally in your browser.

Contact About Privacy

If you have questions about this privacy policy, want to exercise your data protection rights, or have concerns about how the site handles data, email us at hello@wordsolver.tech. We review privacy-related inquiries with priority and aim to respond within 24 hours. We take privacy seriously not because we are legally required to, but because we believe it is the right way to build a tool that people can trust. Your confidence in the site's privacy practices matters to us, and we are always willing to explain our approach in detail.