Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 11, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to CODGuessr ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.

2. Information We Collect

Information you provide voluntarily:

  • Your player name (if you choose to submit scores to the leaderboard)
  • Game scores (when you submit your score to the leaderboard)
  • Your name, email address, and message (if you use our contact form)

Information collected automatically:

  • A temporary game session identifier (stored in a cookie) used to run the game and prevent cheating
  • Anonymized, aggregated usage statistics such as page views and approximate region, collected by our analytics provider (Vercel Analytics)
  • Information collected by our advertising partners through cookies and similar technologies, as described in sections 4 and 5 below

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Operate the game, calculate scores, and run the leaderboard
  • Display your name and score on the leaderboard (if you choose to submit)
  • Respond to messages sent through our contact form
  • Understand how the site is used so we can improve it
  • Display advertising that helps keep the game free to play

4. Cookies and Local Storage

We use the following cookies and browser storage:

  • Essential game session cookie (codguessr-session): an encrypted, temporary cookie that keeps track of your current game round and score. It expires after 10 minutes and is required for the game to function.
  • Local storage: we store your previously used player name and whether you have seen the tutorial in your browser's local storage, so we don't show you the tutorial twice. This data never leaves your device.
  • Advertising cookies: third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads on our site. See section 5 below for details and opt-out options.

5. Advertising (Google AdSense)

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this website. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You can control personalized advertising:

For more information about how Google collects and uses data, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.

6. Analytics

We use Vercel Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. Vercel Analytics collects anonymized, aggregated data such as page views, referrers, and approximate geographic region. It does not use cookies and does not track you across other websites.

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

  • Access to your personal information
  • Correction of inaccurate data
  • Deletion of your personal information
  • Objection to processing of your data
  • Data portability

To exercise any of these rights, please reach out through our Contact page.

9. Children's Privacy

Our service is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

10. 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 and updating the "Last updated" date.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our Contact page.