Privacy information for CrosswordPuzzlesFreeOnline.com
This Privacy Policy explains what information may be handled when you use CrosswordPuzzlesFreeOnline.com, why it is used, and which parts of the crossword experience remain on your device. The aim is to keep the service simple while being clear about the information involved in operating a public website.
Information used during crossword play
The crossword player can save your entered letters, elapsed time, revealed squares and related game state in your browser. This local information helps the puzzle resume after a refresh or a short interruption. It is associated with the browser and device where the game was played; it is not needed to create an account because the site does not require an account for normal puzzle play.
Clearing your browser's site data, using a different browser, or using a private browsing session may remove or isolate locally saved progress. That behavior is controlled by the browser rather than by the crossword database.
Contact messages
If you submit the contact form, the information you choose to provide—such as your name, email address, subject and message—is used to respond to your request and manage website feedback. The application stores submitted messages in protected server-side JSON storage rather than the crossword clue tables. Security-related data may also be retained in a limited form to reduce automated abuse.
Please avoid sending passwords, payment information, authentication codes or other sensitive material through the contact form. The form is intended for site questions, technical reports and suggestions.
Security and abuse prevention
The contact form uses measures intended to reduce spam and automated submissions. Depending on the request, these measures can include a hidden honeypot field, a request timestamp, a one-time token, origin checks, rate limiting and a one-way representation of an IP address for abuse controls. These measures are designed to protect the service and are not used to build a public profile of visitors.
Server logs
Like most websites, the hosting environment may maintain ordinary technical logs for security, reliability and troubleshooting. The exact information retained by a hosting provider depends on its infrastructure and policies. Such logs can include technical request information such as timestamps, requested resources, status codes and browser or network information.
Cookies and similar technologies
The crossword experience primarily uses browser storage for game progress rather than requiring a login cookie. If cookies, analytics, advertising or other third-party services are introduced, the information and purposes associated with those services should be reflected in the site's privacy information before they are enabled.
Sharing and third-party websites
The Share feature can open third-party services such as social networks or messaging platforms. Once you leave the site or interact with an external service, that service's own privacy policy and terms apply. CrosswordPuzzlesFreeOnline.com does not control how an external platform processes information after you choose to use it.
Changes to this policy
Privacy practices can change as a website evolves. If a new feature materially changes the information collected or the way it is used, this policy should be updated to describe the change. The date and content of the published policy should be reviewed whenever new analytics, advertising, accounts or external integrations are introduced.
If you have a privacy question about a feature of the site, you can use the Contact page to ask.