Effective Date: 8/1/25

No Ads. No Tracking.

Lexicle is a free, ad-free experience. We do not use any advertising networks or third-party tracking cookies. Your gameplay is private.

Information We Collect

No Personal Information Required: You can play Lexicle without creating an account or providing any personal information.

We may collect anonymous data (such as puzzle performance and general site usage statistics) to improve the game experience.

Optional Account Creation

If you choose to create a free account to save your points and appear on the leaderboard, we collect:

• Display Name (chosen by you)
• Email Address (for login purposes only)

How We Use Your Information

To save your game progress and display points on the leaderboard (for registered users).

To maintain and improve the functionality of Lexicle.

We do not send marketing emails or newsletters.

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties.

Cookies

Lexicle itself does not set cookies for tracking or advertising purposes. However, some cookies are essential for site functionality, such as login sessions and comment forms.

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

No third-party cookies or trackers are used.

We use localStorage to save your puzzle progress on your device.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

If you choose to leave a comment, an anonymized string (hash) of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you have a profile picture associated with it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your account information.

You are responsible for keeping your login credentials secure.

Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services for authentication (e.g., Google, Apple login) that have their own privacy policies.

No ads or analytics services are integrated that track you across other websites.

Your Rights

You may request deletion of your account at any time by contacting us at matt@lexicle.com. Upon request, we will permanently delete your display name, email, and any associated leaderboard points from our servers within a reasonable timeframe.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users who register on our website, we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (such as Akismet).

Contact Us

For any privacy concerns, contact us at: matt@lexicle.com