Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how WordPuff ("we","us", or"our") collects, uses, stores, and protects information when you use our website located here and any related pages, tools, or services (the"Website").
By using the Website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Who We Are
Word Puff is a free online website that provides word-related tools, including word unscramblers, word finders, anagram tools, crossword tools, Wordle tools, word counters, palindrome checkers, and similar utilities.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of information:
A. Information you enter into our tools
When you use our word tools, you may enter letters, words, text, clues, patterns, or other search inputs. These inputs are used to generate results requested by you.
The Website is designed for word games, writing assistance, and general utility use. You should avoid entering personal, confidential, sensitive, financial, medical, legal, or private information into the tools.
B. Information collected automatically
When you visit the Website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Device type
- Operating system
- Pages visited
- Date and time of visit
- Referring website
- General location derived from IP address
- Usage activity on the Website
- Cookie identifiers and similar technologies
This information may be collected through server logs, cookies, analytics tools, advertising partners, or similar technologies.
C. Information you provide voluntarily
If you contact us by email, contact form, or another communication method, we may collect:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your message
- Any other information you choose to provide
3. How We Use Information
We may use information for the following purposes:
- To provide and operate the Website
- To process word searches, text inputs, and tool requests
- To improve website functionality and performance
- To understand how visitors use the Website
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues, abuse, spam, fraud, or security risks
- To display advertising
- To measure advertising performance
- To respond to messages, requests, or support inquiries
- To comply with legal obligations
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
The Website may use cookies, local storage, pixels, tags, and similar technologies.
Cookies may be used for:
- Essential website functionality
- Remembering cookie consent choices
- Analytics and performance measurement
- Advertising and ad personalization
- Frequency capping
- Fraud prevention
- Security
- Improving the user experience
Some cookies are necessary for the Website to work properly. Other cookies, such as analytics or advertising cookies, may require your consent depending on your location.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings. You may also be able to accept, decline, or customize cookie preferences through the cookie consent banner displayed on the Website.
5. Google Ads, Google AdSense, and Third-Party Advertising
The Website may use Google Ads, Google AdSense, Google Ad Manager, or other third-party advertising services to display ads.
Google and its advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to:
- Serve ads
- Personalize ads, where permitted
- Limit how often an ad is shown
- Measure ad performance
- Detect and prevent fraud and abuse
- Show ads based on your visit to this Website and other websites
Depending on your location and consent choices, ads may be personalized or non-personalized.
Personalized ads may use information such as your browsing activity, interests, approximate location, device information, and interactions with ads.
Non-personalized ads may still use cookies or similar technologies for frequency capping, aggregated reporting, fraud prevention, and basic ad delivery.
You can learn more about how Google uses information from sites and apps that use Google services by visiting:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
You can manage Google advertising settings here:
https://adssettings.google.com/
You can learn more about Google advertising cookies here:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
6. Consent for Users in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland
If you access the Website from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we may ask for your consent before using certain cookies or processing personal data for advertising, analytics, or personalization.
Where required, we will request consent for:
- Storing or accessing information on your device
- Using cookies or similar technologies
- Collecting, sharing, and using personal data for advertising personalization
- Using third-party advertising technology providers
You may withdraw or change your consent at any time through the cookie consent tool, browser settings, or by contacting us.
7. Legal Bases for Processing Personal Data
If GDPR or similar privacy laws apply, we process personal data based on one or more of the following legal bases:
- Consent: for non-essential cookies, analytics, personalized ads, and similar technologies where consent is required
- Legitimate interests: for website security, fraud prevention, basic analytics, service improvement, and technical operation
- Contract or pre-contractual necessity: when processing is needed to provide the tools or services requested by you
- Legal obligation: when processing is required to comply with applicable laws
8. Analytics
The Website may use analytics tools to understand traffic, usage patterns, page performance, and visitor behavior.
Analytics tools may collect information such as:
- Pages visited
- Time spent on pages
- Browser and device information
- Referring pages
- Approximate location
- Interaction events
If analytics cookies are used, they may be subject to consent requirements depending on your location.
9. Server Logs and Security
Like most websites, our hosting provider or server may automatically collect log data. This may include IP addresses, browser details, timestamps, requested pages, errors, and technical diagnostics.
We use this data to:
- Keep the Website secure
- Diagnose technical issues
- Prevent abuse
- Monitor performance
- Maintain reliable service
10. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Typical retention periods may include:
- Server logs: retained for a limited period for security, diagnostics, and fraud prevention
- Contact messages: retained as long as necessary to respond and maintain records
- Cookie consent records: retained as required to document consent choices
- Analytics and advertising data: retained according to the settings and policies of the relevant third-party providers
11. Sharing of Information
We may share information with:
- Hosting providers
- Analytics providers
- Advertising partners
- Cookie consent management providers
- Security and anti-abuse service providers
- Technical service providers
- Legal authorities, if required by law
We do not sell personal information directly to visitors or data brokers. However, third-party advertising services may use cookies and similar technologies in ways that may be considered"sharing"or"sale"under certain privacy laws.
12. Third-Party Links
The Website may contain links to third-party websites, services, ads, or resources.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, policies, or security of third-party websites. You should review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
13. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal data, including the right to:
- Access personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data
- Object to certain processing
- Restrict certain processing
- Withdraw consent
- Request data portability
- Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority
- Opt out of certain advertising or data sharing practices
14. California and Other US Privacy Rights
If you are located in California or another US state with applicable privacy laws, you may have additional rights, including the right to know, access, correct, delete, or opt out of certain sharing or targeted advertising activities.
15. Children’s Privacy
The Website is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under the age required by applicable law.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us and we will take appropriate steps to remove it.
16. International Data Transfers
Because we may use third-party service providers, hosting services, analytics tools, and advertising partners, information may be processed in countries other than your country of residence.
Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards for international transfers, such as contractual protections or other lawful transfer mechanisms.
17. Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure.
However, no website, server, database, or internet transmission is completely secure. You use the Website at your own risk.
18. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
When we update it, we will revise the"Last updated"date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Website after changes are posted means you accept the updated Privacy Policy.
Last updated: April 27, 2026