1. Cookies we set
| Cookie | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| none | — | — |
We do not set first-party cookies and we load no script that could set a third-party one — every file on this site comes from our own origin. You can confirm it in DevTools → Application → Cookies: the list is empty.
2. What is stored on your device
localStorage is not a cookie: the browser never sends it to a server, and blocking
cookies does not block it. Our games and the shared sound kit write exactly five kinds of key:
| Key | Contents | Retention |
|---|---|---|
pp_best_2048 | your highest 2048 score (a number) | until you clear it |
pp_mw_best | your highest Make the Words score (a number) | until you clear it |
pp_wl_best | your highest Word Ladder score (a number) | until you clear it |
pp_lg_best | your highest Letter Grid score (a number) | until you clear it |
pp_wg_stats | Guess the Word wins, streak, best streak, guess distribution | until you clear it |
pp_wg_<date> | today's Guess the Word guesses | until you clear it |
pp_sfx_muted | whether you muted game sound effects | until you clear it |
pp_music | whether you want background music. On by default, and it never starts before your first tap on the game; on a page embedding us the default is off, and a choice you make there is kept like any other | until you clear it |
No other storage is used: no sessionStorage, no IndexedDB, no service worker, no
WebSQL, no fingerprinting fallback.
Clear it yourself
Removes the best scores and the daily puzzle only.
3. What changes when advertising is switched on
Not today — this site currently has no ad network configured, the slots render empty and the interstitial code is compiled out. Writing the future tense here is deliberate: if this page ever disagrees with the network tab, that is a bug you should report to —.
When an approved network is enabled, the following would apply and this page would name the actual provider, its cookie names and its retention periods:
- the ad partner sets its own cookies / device identifiers on its own requests, which go to its domains, not ours;
- personalised advertising, where shown, is governed by that partner's policy and — in the EEA and the UK — by a consent choice we are required to ask for before the first ad request;
- you keep the opt-outs, and we will link them rather than bury them: Google ad settings, aboutads.info/choices, Network Advertising Initiative;
- we will not serve ads that require us to claim an age we cannot verify, and the site is not directed at children under 13.
4. Your browser's own controls
Blocking cookies for this site changes nothing about playing (we set none). Blocking storage or using a private window means the best score lives only for that session — the games are built to degrade honestly rather than error. Turning on "Do Not Track" / "Global Privacy Control" is respected by default here, since there is no tracking to opt out of.
One line
No cookies, four localStorage keys, one button above to delete them.