Privacy Policy
ScrambleWise (“we”, “us”, “the site”) is committed to respecting your privacy. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and what choices you have. It applies to all pages on scramblewise.com.
1. Who we are
ScrambleWise is a small independent project offering free, browser-based word tools. We do not sell, rent, or trade personal data. Our goal is to provide useful tools with the minimum amount of data collection necessary to operate.
2. Information we collect
Information you provide
You don’t need to create an account or provide any personal information to use any of our tools. The letters, patterns, and words you enter into the tools are processed entirely in your browser and are never sent to or stored on our servers.
If you choose to email us at contact@scramblewise.com, we will see your email address and the contents of your message. We use this only to reply to you, and we don’t add your address to any mailing list.
Server logs
Our web host (Hostinger) automatically logs basic technical information whenever a page is requested. This typically includes:
- Your IP address
- The page you visited and the time of the visit
- Your browser type and operating system (from the User-Agent header)
- The referring page (if any)
These logs are kept by Hostinger for security and diagnostic purposes (for example, identifying abuse or troubleshooting outages). We do not use them to build profiles of individual visitors.
Cookies and similar storage
ScrambleWise uses cookies and browser storage for the following purposes:
- Consent preference (essential, managed by Google). If you are in the EU, UK, or Switzerland, a Google-operated Consent Management Platform (CMP) prompts you to choose between Consent, Do not consent, and Manage options on your first visit. Google’s CMP stores your decision in its own cookies. This storage is essential to honour your decision and does not require additional consent under UK/EU rules. You can change your decision at any time using the Manage options link in the prompt.
- Advertising cookies (Google AdSense, after your consent). If you consent via the Google CMP, AdSense and its certified ad-network partners may set cookies to serve personalised ads. If you do not consent, ads are still served but in non-personalised mode (no cookies are used for ad targeting). Visitors outside the EU/UK/Switzerland are not shown a consent prompt by default and may see personalised ads under their own jurisdiction’s rules.
- Browser cache for static files. Your browser may cache our CSS, JavaScript, and dictionary files for performance. This is controlled by your browser, does not identify you personally, and can be cleared at any time from your browser’s settings.
We do not currently use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, or any other behavioural-tracking script. The only cookies set on this site are those described above.
Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertising on pages with substantial editorial content. This funds the cost of running the site. Other reputable ad networks may be added over time (such as Mediavine or Ezoic) or direct sponsorships accepted. The current setup:
- Ads appear only on pages with substantial editorial content, never inside the tool interfaces themselves.
- If you consent via the Google CMP, AdSense may use cookies to personalise ads based on your interests and prior browsing. This is standard AdSense behaviour.
- If you do not consent, ads are served in non-personalised mode — they still appear but are not tailored using cookies or your browsing history.
- You can change your consent choice at any time via the “Manage options” link in the Google consent prompt.
For details on how Google handles data from AdSense, see policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites. This policy will be updated whenever a new ad network is introduced.
3. Third parties
To keep the site fast, the dictionary files used by the tools are normally served from our own server. As a fallback (used only if our own copy fails to load), the tools will attempt to fetch the dictionary from public CDNs:
- cdn.jsdelivr.net
- raw.githubusercontent.com
When this fallback is used, your IP address is briefly visible to those CDNs as part of the standard web request. We do not control their logging practices — consult their privacy policies for details.
The only third-party integration on this site is Google AdSense (and Google’s Consent Management Platform that handles the consent prompt). See the “Cookies and similar storage” and “Advertising” sections above for details. We do not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Hotjar, or any other tracking script.
4. Your rights (UK / EU GDPR)
If you are a UK or EU resident, you have the right to:
- Request a copy of any personal data we hold about you
- Request that we correct or delete that data
- Object to processing of your data
- Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority (in the UK, this is the ICO)
In practice, we hold very little about you — only what’s in our email inbox if you’ve contacted us, plus what Hostinger’s server logs contain. To exercise any of these rights, email contact@scramblewise.com.
5. Children
ScrambleWise is suitable for users of all ages and does not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has sent us personal information via email, please contact us and we will delete it.
6. Data retention
Email correspondence is kept only as long as needed to respond to your message, after which it is deleted. Hostinger’s server logs are retained according to their own policies, typically for a limited number of days.
7. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top will always reflect the current version. Significant changes (such as the introduction of cookies or third-party advertising) will be announced on the site itself.
8. Contact
Questions about this policy? Email us at contact@scramblewise.com.