Privacy Policy for FivLet

Last updated: June 4, 2025

FivLet ("us", "we", or "our") operates the FivLet web application (the "Service"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

Information Collection and Use

We aim to collect minimal information necessary to provide and improve our Service.

  • Game Data (Locally Stored): To enhance your gameplay experience and provide word variety, FivLet stores a list of recently used words locally in your browser's localStorage. This data is stored only on your device and is not transmitted to our servers or any third parties. You can clear your browser's localStorage to remove this data at any time.
  • Usage Data (via Google Analytics): We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous information about how our Service is accessed and used ("Usage Data"). This Usage Data may include information such as your device's approximated Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address, often regional), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other diagnostic data. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect this data. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
  • Advertising (via Google AdSense): We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Service. Google AdSense may use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Service and/or other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ad Settings: https://www.google.com/settings/ads.

Your Choices

You have choices regarding the data collected:

  • You can clear the game data stored in localStorage through your browser settings.
  • You can manage your ad preferences through Google's Ad Settings.
  • You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Security

The security of your data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect any data related to your use of our Service, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.