Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 26, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and how advertising partners (including Google AdSense) may use cookies and similar technologies on Redactle.

1. Information We Collect

Information you provide

  • Account details such as email and login credentials
  • Information you send us directly (for example support emails)

Information collected automatically

  • IP address, browser type, device information, and operating system
  • Pages viewed, session timing, and basic activity logs
  • Event and interaction signals used for product analytics and diagnostics
  • Cookies, local storage values, and similar tracking signals

2. How We Use Information

  • Run, secure, and improve the site and game features
  • Operate login and account-related functionality
  • Measure product usage with analytics to improve game quality and reliability
  • Understand usage and troubleshoot reliability/performance issues
  • Detect abuse or fraud and comply with legal obligations
  • Support advertising and measurement where ads are shown

Our analytics may collect technical and usage data (for example page views, session behavior, browser/device details, and approximate location from IP) to help us improve the product.

3. Analytics Providers

We currently use analytics tools that may set or read cookies and similar identifiers, including:

  • Google Analytics (GA4), to measure usage trends, product performance, and engagement across the site.
  • Microsoft Clarity, to understand aggregate session behavior and UX patterns (for example scroll, click, and navigation behavior) so we can improve the product.

You can limit analytics tracking by using browser privacy settings, content blockers, and cookie controls where available.

4. Advertising Cookies and Personalization

We use third-party vendors, including Publift and Google, to serve ads where ads are shown. These vendors may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the internet.

If you are a supporting user on a paid supporter plan, we do not track your sessions for ad targeting or ad personalization.

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting:

For more about how Google processes data, see Google Privacy Policy.

We use a third party to provide monetization technologies for our site. You can review Publift's privacy and cookie policy at publift.com/privacy-policy.

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)

Under CCPA, California residents have the right to declare their preferences on the sale of data for advertising and marketing purposes. If you wish to change your preferences, use the preference portal below.

5. Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information in limited cases:

  • With infrastructure, analytics, and advertising service providers
  • To comply with legal process or enforce our terms
  • As part of a merger, acquisition, or similar business transfer

We do not share your email address or other directly identifying personal information with advertisers, ad networks, or data brokers for their independent marketing use.

6. Data Retention

We keep information for as long as needed to operate the service, maintain security, resolve disputes, and meet legal requirements. Retention periods vary by data type and purpose.

7. Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards to protect information. No system is perfectly secure, and no method of transmission or storage can be guaranteed as 100% secure.

8. Your Choices

  • You can manage cookies through your browser settings
  • You can use the advertising opt-out links listed above
  • You can request account deletion by contacting us

9. Children

Redactle is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

10. Contact

If you have privacy questions, contact us at [email protected].

Redactle

Independent Wikipedia-inspired word puzzle game with daily puzzles, collections, and multiplayer play.

New Game

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Collections

Browse Collections

Explore community collections and themed puzzle playlists.

Create your own collection

Build a themed playlist of puzzles to play or share.
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What's New

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Reliable Post-Game Links (Apr 23, 2026)

  • The "play another game" and Weekly Collection links at the end of a puzzle now load reliably again, no longer blocked by ad-blockers or cross-site fetch hiccups.
  • The streak grace reminder now disappears right away after you complete yesterday's puzzle in another tab or device, instead of lingering until the next reload.

Smarter Number Guesses (Apr 20, 2026)

  • Number guesses now reveal matching written-out numbers more reliably in German and other supported languages, so guessing digits like 2 can uncover words like zwei, deux, dos, and due.

Stability Recovery (Apr 15, 2026)

  • Game pages and stats now recover more reliably when the site is busy, reducing the chance of puzzle loads failing during traffic spikes.
  • Background cache and article loading now avoid one class of server-side connection and memory failures, helping the site stay available more consistently.

Solve Tracking Reliability Fixes (Apr 9, 2026)

  • Anonymous games now keep a stable browser identity more reliably on Daily, Random, and Junior pages, so solves are less likely to disappear after a reload.
  • Finished games that were saved only on this device can now backfill to the server once your browser identity is available again, helping previously missed stats catch up automatically.
  • When you sign in, local browser game records can now help reclaim older anonymous history that was split across multiple anonymous IDs, so more past solves follow you into your account.
  • The page bootstrap script is now emitted in a browser-safe format again, avoiding a malformed inline JavaScript block that could break startup in stricter browsers.

Faster Article Loading (Apr 8, 2026)

  • Long articles now load the opening sections much faster, so Daily and Random games feel quicker to start on slower devices.
  • The opening part of the article now arrives in the first page render more reliably and in a shorter initial chunk, so puzzles feel less blank while the rest of the article finishes loading.
  • The article handoff from the first server-rendered preview to the fully interactive article is now steadier, reducing the small nudge some players could see as loading finished.
  • Word letter counts now respect your setting immediately on load more reliably, reducing the flash where counts could briefly appear or disappear after the page hydrated.
  • Clicking a redacted word now toggles its own letter count without forcing the whole article to re-render, so count reveals and hides feel more consistent in long articles.
  • Word reveals now stay reliable even when a match only appears deep in the article, so later-section guesses still uncover the right text without needing to scroll there first.

More Languages + Cleaner Localized Links (Apr 8, 2026)

  • Redactle is now available in Italian, Turkish, Hebrew, and Arabic, expanding the full game UI to 10 supported languages.
  • Localized pages, sign-in flows, collections, leagues, and shared links now keep you in the language you are already using more reliably.
  • English remains on the clean default URLs like / and /login, while other languages now use more consistent locale-specific routes for navigation and SEO.

Daily & Sign-In Fixes (Apr 8, 2026)

  • Logging in now does a better job restoring finished games from this device.
  • Imported games now keep their original play dates more accurately.
  • Daily wins now register more reliably, including tricky title-word solves.
  • Using any hint now correctly rules out a snipe, and your snipe badges and stats stay in sync.

Snipe Title Fix (Apr 3, 2026)

  • Snipes now work properly for titles with apostrophes, such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
  • Small title fragments no longer get in the way of a deserved snipe.

Snipe Rules Made Clear (Mar 29, 2026)

  • A snipe now means solving without using any hints.
  • Your badges, stats, share text, and win screen all follow that same rule.

Streak Grace Fix (Mar 27, 2026)

  • Solving yesterday's Daily within the grace window now updates your streak correctly the next day.
  • The grace reminder now behaves more reliably for affected players.

Faster Junior Games & Clearer Stats (Mar 26, 2026)

  • Reveal images now load more reliably after you solve.
  • Random Junior games start faster and are less likely to fail when the site is busy.
  • Stats now use the same Snipe rules as gameplay.
  • The old Perfect label is now called Snipe.
  • Snipe badges now appear across all solved games.
  • Added a JetArcs link in the stats window.

Collection & Stats Fixes (Mar 25, 2026)

  • Collection progress now counts all of your solves for that collection, even if you started elsewhere.
  • Accuracy is now shown more consistently across the app.
  • Games you played before signing in are now brought into your account history.

Better Sharing & League Setup (Mar 23, 2026)

  • Shared results now include your guess count and are less likely to break formatting on other sites.
  • Creating a league from a new collection now feels much smoother and matches the main league setup flow.

Leagues (Group Competitions) (Mar 22, 2026)

  • You can now run scheduled group competitions from a collection.
  • Players can join from a shared link and compete on solves, speed, guesses, and more.
  • League pages are translated in all supported languages.

Better Sharing & Daily Posts (Mar 21, 2026)

  • Finished collections now have a share card you can copy and post.
  • Shared results now show your guess count and whether you used hints.
  • Daily Discord posts are clearer, spoiler-safer, and include a direct play link plus the article image.
  • Collection playlist titles now reveal properly after you give up.

Profiles, Junior Safety & Stats Fixes (Mar 19, 2026)

  • Reopening a solved Daily after playing Junior no longer briefly shows empty results.
  • Public collections now show less personal info, and you can choose a display name for public areas.
  • Junior daily scheduling is easier to manage, with stronger kid-friendly filtering.
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