Crossword Rally™ Privacy Policy

Overview

This policy explains what information Crossword Rally™ collects, how it is used, and the choices you have. It reflects only the practices actually implemented in the app. We aim to collect the minimum needed to run the game and improve it during the beta period.

Account information

When you create an account, we collect your email address and a nickname you choose. Your password is never stored in plain text and is handled by our authentication provider. You may also optionally configure a public avatar and display name for leaderboards.

Gameplay and progress

We record which puzzles you start, complete, or abandon, your points, tokens, streaks, level, and completion times so the game can save your progress and award rewards. For signed-in members this is stored server-side; for guests it is stored locally on your device until you sign in.

Usage and acquisition analytics

To understand how people discover and use Crossword Rally™, we record a random browser identifier, session identifier, first and current visit source, campaign tags included in a link, the landing page, referring website domain, visit number, and key game events such as puzzle starts, completions, Rally creation and sharing. This lets us measure which outreach actually produces players and whether people return. We do not intentionally record the full referring URL, precise location, or the contents of messages or social-media conversations.

We also use Google Analytics 4 on the public game to understand website visits, page navigation and returning browsers. Google Analytics may use cookies and process browser, device and page information under Google's privacy practices and applicable consent settings. Our Analytics configuration disables Google Signals and advertising personalization signals. We do not add account email addresses, passwords or typed crossword answers as custom Google Analytics fields. The Analytics integration respects its Google opt-out flag and browser Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signals. This is separate from essential game storage and our existing advertising services.

Beta feedback submissions

If you choose to submit beta feedback, we store the category, rating, recommendation score, and any message you type, along with the puzzle context and the app route you were on. Feedback is visible only to the app administrators for review and triage.

Beta technical diagnostics

During the beta we may collect anonymous technical diagnostics such as device/browser type, viewport size, app version, puzzle load times, and runtime errors. These help us find bugs and improve performance. You may opt in to attaching a diagnostic snapshot when submitting feedback; diagnostics are never attached without your explicit consent.

Scores, rankings and game activity

When you complete a puzzle, your score, completion time, and assistance usage may be used to compute competitive rankings and leaderboard standings. If you opt in to the leaderboard, your public nickname and avatar appear alongside your ranking.

Purchase and subscription information

If and when payment systems are active, purchases (such as token packs or ad-free subscriptions) are processed by our payment provider. We receive a record of the transaction (product, amount, status) to grant your entitlement, but your full card details never reach our servers — they are handled solely by the payment provider.

Advertising and rewarded ads

If and when ads are active, rewarded ads may grant you bonus tokens. We record that a rewarded ad was started and completed so we can credit your account. No ad-tracking identifiers beyond what is needed to grant the reward are intentionally collected by the app.

What we do NOT record

Crossword Rally™ does not intentionally record:

• Your passwords or authentication tokens
• The individual letters you type into crossword cells
• Microphone or camera data
• Precise GPS location

How information is used

We use the information above to operate the game, save your progress, compute scores and rankings, understand which acquisition channels bring useful traffic, measure return visits, process purchases, fix bugs, and improve the beta. We do not sell your information.

AI and assistant integrations

Crossword Rally may provide a read-only integration for AI assistants so people can discover public puzzles by difficulty or theme and receive a link to play them. The integration exposes only answer-safe public puzzle metadata such as the puzzle title, difficulty, grid size, access status, short description and public play link. It does not provide the assistant with your Crossword Rally email address, private account data, token balance, saved progress, typed crossword letters, hidden solution grids or answer keys. No Crossword Rally account is required to use this public discovery integration. When you open Crossword Rally from an external assistant, our normal acquisition analytics may record the referring service and landing page as described above. The external AI service also processes your interaction under its own privacy policy.

Third-party providers

Our authentication, database hosting, and (when active) payment providers receive the information necessary to perform their functions — for example, your email for authentication, or transaction details for payment processing. These providers process data under their own privacy policies.

Retention and deletion

Guest progress is kept on your device and is removed when you clear browser storage. For signed-in members, account and gameplay data is retained while your account is active. You may request deletion of your account and associated data at any time (see Contact below).

Your choices

You can play as a guest without creating an account. You can opt in or out of the leaderboard from your profile. You can choose whether to attach diagnostics to beta feedback. You can request access to or deletion of your data at any time.

Contact

For privacy questions, data access, or deletion requests, contact the developer:

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the app evolves. Material changes will be reflected in the effective date above. The separate in-app Beta Data Notice provides a short summary of beta diagnostics and is kept up to date independently.