Last updated 5 November 2026.
This policy covers world-binder.com. It explains what the game stores about you, why, and what you can do about it. If anything here is unclear, write to us through the contact page.
If you play without an account
Your answers, scores, statistics, chosen look and a random device code are saved in your own browser (local storage). They stay on your device. When you submit an answer, our server receives the answer to score it and does not keep it.
If you arrive through someone’s invite link, we store the random device code, a scrambled (hashed) version of your IP address and the time, so we can credit the person who invited you once you finish an edition and stop the same visit from being counted twice. If you never finish an edition, that record is deleted after 90 days.
If you make an account
- Your username and your password, which we store only as a salted hash that cannot be turned back into the password.
- Your answers and scores for each edition, your XP, unlocked and equipped items, the days you shared a result and the players you invited.
- A login cookie (see below).
We do not ask for your email address, real name or location.
Security records
To slow down password guessing and spam, we record failed logins (the username tried and a hashed IP address) and new signups and contact messages (a hashed IP address). These records are deleted after one day.
Contact messages
If you write to us, we store your message, the name and reply address you choose to give, and a hashed IP address. We use them only to read and answer your message.
Cookies and similar storage
wb_s: keeps you logged in. It is set only when you log in or make an account and lasts up to 90 days. The game cannot keep you logged in without it.- Local storage in your browser: your game progress and settings, as described above.
- Advertising cookies: see the next section.
Advertising
World Binder is free and is paid for by ads served by Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this and other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies lets it and its partners serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and other sites on the internet.
You can opt out of personalized advertising in Google’s Ad Settings, and you can opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising at aboutads.info. Google explains how it uses information from sites that show its ads at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
If you visit from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, a consent message from a Google-certified consent tool asks for your choice before personalized ads are shown. You can change your choice at any time from the link the message provides.
Other services the site uses
- Cloudflare hosts the site and processes every request, including your IP address, to deliver pages and protect the site from attacks. It also keeps short-lived request logs, which we use only to find and fix errors. See Cloudflare’s privacy policy.
- Google Fonts serves the two typefaces the site uses, so your browser contacts Google when the page loads.
- Territory names link to Wikipedia. Wikipedia sees your visit only if you follow a link.
Your choices and rights
- Delete your account at any time from your profile (your name in the top bar, then Delete account). This removes your account, answers, scores, unlocks and login sessions right away.
- Clear your browser’s site data to remove what is stored on your device.
- For any other request about your data, such as a copy of it, write to us through the contact page.
Depending on where you live, laws such as the GDPR (European Union), the UK GDPR or the LGPD (Brazil) give you the right to access, correct, delete or move your data and to object to its use. We will help you exercise those rights.
Children
World Binder is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect data from them. If you believe a child has made an account, contact us and we will delete it.
Changes
If this policy changes, we will update the date at the top of this page.