Privacy
Puzzlin' is a puzzle site, not a data business. Here's everything it stores and why.
You can play without an account
Every game works fully signed out. Your streaks and any puzzle you're partway through are saved in your own browser's local storage, which never leaves your device. Clearing your browser data clears them.
One thing does leave: when you finish a daily puzzle, we record which game it was, the date, and how it ended — solved, lost, or given up. That's so I can see how many people actually play each game and how hard it turned out to be, which signed-in accounts alone can't tell me. It's labelled with a random ID your browser generates for itself, not with anything about you. More on that below.
If you sign in
Signing in is optional and only exists so your progress follows you between devices. Google is the only sign-in option. When you use it, we store the name, email address, and profile picture URL that Google gives us, so we can tell your account apart from anyone else's and show you which account you're signed into.
Alongside that, we store the progress being synced:
- Your current and longest streak for each game, and the last day you played it.
- Which games you've solved on a given day.
- The state of any daily puzzle you haven't finished, so you can pick it up on another device.
- The completions described above get your account attached to them, including any you finished on this browser before signing in.
That's the whole list. It's used for nothing except showing you your own progress. It is never sold, never shared with anyone, and never used for advertising.
Analytics and other services
- Hosting and accounts. The site runs on Vercel, and accounts and progress are stored in Supabase.
- Analytics. Vercel Analytics counts page views so I know which games people actually play. It doesn't use cookies to follow you around and doesn't build a profile of you.
- Your browser's puzzle ID. A random identifier your browser makes up the first time you finish a puzzle, stored alongside your streaks. It exists only so completions can be counted per person instead of as one big pile — it isn't tied to your name, email, or IP address, isn't shared with anyone, and can't be used to recognise you on another device or anywhere else on the web. It is replaced with a fresh one when you sign out, and clearing your browser data resets it.
- Fonts. The site's typeface is served from Google Fonts, which means Google sees the request your browser makes for it.
There are no ads and no third-party trackers beyond those.
Deleting your data
Email fb@puzzl.in from the address you signed in with and I'll delete your account. All of your progress is tied to it and goes at the same time. To clear the copy held on a device, sign out and clear that browser's site data.
Children
The puzzles are suitable for all ages, but signing in requires a Google account and is meant for adults. Play signed out if you'd rather nothing was stored at all.
Changes
If this ever changes meaningfully, the date below changes with it. This page is a plain description of what the site does, not legal advice.