Privacy Policy
How this version of Undercover Word handles browser storage, gameplay records and optional tracking. Updated September 19, 2026.
Playing without an account
The browser stores a random player token, display name, recent room and host credentials where needed. The server holds room membership, names, assigned words, turn state and votes to run the game. Other members of your room see your display name and public game state. Keep room links and host credentials private.
Gameplay records and optional analytics
The game stores room and round state to support play and reconnect. New game-start and game-completion events are no longer collected separately for server-side analysis. Older analysis records may remain until removed under our retention process. With analytics permission, the browser can send a player-session event with return-visit information and load Google Analytics. Rejecting optional analytics prevents those browser requests without preventing you from playing.
Advertising
Advertising permission alone does not mean an ad will appear. When available, ads appear only on selected informational guides after you give advertising permission. Gameplay, the homepage, family and adult pack pages are excluded. Initial advertising eligibility is limited to the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Other locations, including unknown locations and the EEA, UK and Switzerland, remain blocked. Google may receive device and request information when its services are enabled.
Your controls
Use Privacy settings on any page to accept, reject or change optional preferences. Saving reloads the page to stop previously loaded scripts. You can also remove this site’s cookies and local storage in browser settings. Clearing player storage can lose access to your current seat and host controls. Withdrawing permission does not erase data already received by a service.
Contact and infrastructure
The contact form sends your name, email and message through Resend so we can respond. The contact form uses request IP information for short-term rate limiting. Supabase stores game room data and gameplay records. Hosting and service providers may process request and security logs. Avoid sending private game credentials in a message.
Retention and requests
Browser values remain until removed by you or your browser; optional analytics dates may be removed when you reject analytics. For questions about server records or to request access or deletion, contact contact@undercoverword.com. Actual server retention, backups and provider settings affect what can be removed.
Intended audience
Undercover Word is intended for players ages 13 and older and is not intended for children under 13. The Family pack refers to everyday vocabulary for teens and adults. Family and gameplay pages remain outside the advertising inventory. Avoid using real names or sharing personal information in rooms. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information, contact contact@undercoverword.com.
Advertising cookies and personalization
If you allow advertising and visit an eligible guide, third-party vendors, including Google, may place advertising cookies in your browser. These cookies can help Google and its partners choose ads using your previous visits to Undercover Word and other websites. Ads may be personalized using that browsing activity when personalization is enabled.
You can turn off personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings. Read how Google uses advertising cookies and how Google uses information from partner sites. Other advertising vendors may also use cookies when their ads are served; the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out tool offers choices for participating companies.
Those services manage personalization separately from this site's Privacy settings. Rejecting advertising here prevents new advertising loads on this site after the page reloads. Turning off personalization at Google does not turn off all ads or delete existing cookies. Use your browser's controls to remove cookies already stored by a service.