This policy explains what happens to information about you when you use Vzzle (https://vzzle.com). We have tried to write it in plain language rather than boilerplate, because a privacy policy nobody can read protects nobody.
1. Who we are
Vzzle is an independent website that curates and writes about free browser puzzle games. For the purposes of the UK GDPR and EU GDPR, Vzzle is the data controller for the limited personal data described in this policy.
You can contact us at [email protected] about anything in this document.
2. What we collect
We do not ask you for personal information. Vzzle has no user accounts, no registration, no newsletter sign-up and no login. We never ask for your name, email address, date of birth or payment details in order to play a game.
The only information involved when you use this site is:
- Data stored in your own browser by us, which never leaves your device, see section 3.
- Data collected by third parties: our advertising provider and the providers of the games themselves: see sections 4 and 5.
- Standard server logs generated by our hosting provider, see section 6.
- Anything you choose to send us, such as the contents of an email you write to us via the contact page.
3. Data we store in your browser
Vzzle uses your browser’s localStorage for a small number of functional features. This data is written and read only by this website, is never transmitted to us or to anyone else, and is not used to track you.
| Key | Purpose | Retention |
|---|---|---|
vzzle:theme | Remembers whether you chose the light or dark theme. | Until you clear browser data |
vzzle:favorites | The list of games you have saved with the Save button. | Until you clear browser data |
vzzle:recent | The last few games you opened, so we can show them again. | Until you clear browser data |
You can delete all of it at any time by clearing site data for https://vzzle.com in your browser settings. Doing so resets your theme and clears your saved games.
4. Advertising and Google AdSense
Vzzle is funded entirely by advertising. We use Google AdSense to serve ads.
Vzzle does not show its own cookie banner. Consent is handled by Google, through its certified consent management platform. If you are in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, Google presents its own consent message before personalised advertising cookies are used, and records your answer. Elsewhere, no consent message is shown because none is required.
The following applies to advertising on this site:
- Google and its partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website.
You can opt out of personalised advertising at any time through Google Ads Settings, or opt out of third-party vendor cookies more broadly at aboutads.info/choices and youronlinechoices.com.
Google’s own handling of this data is governed by the Google Privacy Policy. Our Cookie Policy lists the specific cookie categories involved.
5. Embedded games and third-party content
This is the most important section to understand, so we have kept it explicit.
We do not host the games on this site. Each game is developed by an independent studio and delivered through Playgama. When you press Play, the game loads inside an iframe from playgama.com.
We deliberately do not load that iframe when the page opens. Nothing from the game provider is contacted until you actively click Play. That means simply reading a game page sets no third-party game cookies at all.
Once you press Play, the game and its host operate under their own privacy policies, not ours. They may set their own cookies, store their own progress data and collect their own analytics. We have no control over and no access to that data. If you want to know exactly what a particular game collects, consult Playgama’s privacy policy and the developer’s own policy.
6. Hosting and server logs
This site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Like effectively all web hosting, Cloudflare processes standard request data in order to deliver pages and protect against abuse. This can include your IP address, browser user-agent, the page requested and a timestamp.
We do not have access to individual-level logs, we do not use them to build profiles, and we do not combine them with anything else. Cloudflare’s processing is described in the Cloudflare Privacy Policy.
Vzzle does not use Google Analytics or any other general-purpose website analytics product.
7. Legal basis for processing
Where the UK GDPR or EU GDPR applies, we rely on the following legal bases:
- Consent: for advertising cookies and any non-essential storage. Where it is required, you give it through Google’s consent message and can change your answer at any time by clearing site data for https://vzzle.com.
- Legitimate interests: for the minimal technical processing required to serve the site securely and reliably, and for functional browser storage that you initiate, such as saving a game.
8. Your rights
Because we do not operate accounts or collect identifying information, we usually hold no personal data about you at all, which means most rights requests to us will be answered with “we have nothing on file”.
Where the GDPR or UK GDPR applies to you, you nonetheless have the right to access, rectify and erase your data; to restrict or object to processing; to data portability; and to withdraw consent. Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA) you have the right to know what is collected, to request deletion, and to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information.
We do not sell your personal information. To exercise any right, email [email protected]. To opt out of personalised advertising, use Google Ads Settings, or decline in Google’s consent message if you are shown one. For data held by Google or by a game provider, you will need to contact them directly, as we cannot access or delete it on your behalf.
If you are in the EEA or UK and believe we have handled your data improperly, you have the right to complain to your national data protection authority.
9. Children’s privacy
Vzzle is a general-audience website and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children, and since we operate no accounts and request no personal details, there is no mechanism by which a child could submit personal information to us.
Some puzzle games listed here are suitable for children, and we say so on the relevant game pages. Parents should be aware that games load from a third-party provider with its own data practices, and that advertising may be displayed. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, contact us and we will delete it.
10. Data retention
Functional data in your browser stays until you clear it: we cannot delete it remotely because we cannot see it. Emails you send us are kept for as long as needed to deal with your enquiry and a reasonable period afterwards. Data held by Google or by game providers is governed by their retention policies.
11. Changes to this policy
We will update this page when our practices change: for example if we add analytics or a new advertising partner. The “last updated” date at the top always reflects the current version.
12. Contact us
Questions about this policy, or about anything privacy-related, can go to [email protected], or through the contact page. We aim to respond within two to three working days.