Privacy policy

Last updated September 2026.

The short version

You do not need an account to use anything here. We do not ask for your name or your email address, and the words you type into a puzzle maker never leave your browser: the puzzle is built on your own device, so there is no copy of it on our servers.

What we collect

Nothing you type. Word lists, clues and titles entered into a maker are processed in your browser and are not transmitted to us or stored anywhere.

Standard server logs. Our host records the usual request information, which includes your IP address, the page requested, and your browser's user agent. These are kept for a short period for security and to diagnose faults.

Analytics. We use Google Analytics to count page views and to see which puzzles get printed, downloaded and played. Google Signals and ad personalisation are both switched off, so this traffic is not used to build an advertising profile of you across sites or devices, and your IP address is anonymised before it is stored.

What we send is about the puzzle, not about you: which type it was, which topic, which difficulty, and whether you printed it, downloaded the PDF or solved it on screen. Words you type into a maker are never sent anywhere. A search you type on this site is recorded as the search term alone, so we can see what people cannot find.

Advertising

This site is free because it carries advertising. Advertising partners, including Google, may set cookies or use similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

You can opt out of personalised advertising by Google at Google Ads Settings, and out of many other networks at aboutads.info. In the United Kingdom and the European Economic Area you will be asked for consent before any non-essential cookie is set, and you can change that choice at any time.

Children

These puzzles are made for classrooms and families, so children may well use the site. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, of any age. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal information we hold about you, and to object to certain processing. Because we do not hold accounts, in practice this usually concerns server logs and advertising identifiers. Write to us and we will help.

Contact

Questions about this policy can go to our contact page.