Privacy Policy
Website: todaywordlehint.com
Effective Date: June 8, 2026
Last Updated: June 8, 2026
Your privacy matters to us — not as a legal formality, but as a genuine commitment. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit this website, how we use it, who we may share it with, and what choices you have. We’ve written it in plain language because privacy policies shouldn’t require a law degree to understand.
If you have any questions after reading this, you can contact us directly using the details at the bottom of this page.
Who We Are
This Privacy Policy applies to TodayWordleHint.com (referred to throughout as “we,” “us,” or “our site”). We are an independent website providing daily Wordle hints, Wordle archive data, strategy guides, and related word puzzle content. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or partnered with the New York Times Company or its Wordle product.
Data Controller Contact:
📧 todaywordlehint@gmai.com
What Information We Collect
We collect two types of information: information you give us voluntarily, and information that is collected automatically when you visit the site.
Information You Provide Voluntarily
We only collect personal information from you when you actively choose to provide it. This may happen when you:
- Subscribe to our email newsletter — we collect your email address and, optionally, your first name. Nothing else.
- Contact us via a contact form — we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message.
- Leave a comment on a blog post or discussion section — we collect your name, email address (not publicly displayed), and comment content.
We do not ask for payment information, phone numbers, date of birth, or any government identification. We never will.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit any page on our website, certain technical information is recorded automatically. This is standard practice across virtually every website on the internet and is handled primarily through third party tools. This includes:
- IP address : your device’s internet address, used to approximate your general geographic region (city or country level, not street address)
- Browser type and version : e.g., Chrome 124, Safari 17
- Device type :desktop, mobile, or tablet
- Operating system :e.g., Windows 11, iOS 17, Android 14
- Pages visited :which pages of our site you viewed and in what order
- Time spent on each page
- Referring URL : which website or search engine brought you to us
- Date and time of your visit
None of this information identifies you personally on its own. We use it in aggregate to understand how our site is being used and to improve the content we offer.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
This website uses cookies. A cookie is a small text file placed on your device by your browser when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used and serve several purposes — some essential, some optional.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function. Without them, things like page navigation, security features, and user preferences won’t work properly. These cookies do not track you for advertising purposes and cannot be disabled while you use the site.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| sessionid | Maintains your current browsing session | Session (expires when browser closes) |
| consentstatus | Remembers your cookie consent choice | 12 months |
| themepref | Stores your light/dark mode preference | 12 months |
Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our content — which pages are most helpful, where people come from, and where they leave. This helps us improve the site. Google Analytics uses anonymised data and does not identify you personally.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Distinguishes unique users | 2 years |
| _ga[ID] | Maintains session state | 2 years |
| _gid | Distinguishes users (short-term) | 24 hours |
| _gat | Throttles request rate | 1 minute |
Advertising Cookies
If we display advertisements on the site (such as Google AdSense), those ads may use cookies to show you relevant advertisements based on your browsing behaviour across the web. These cookies are set by Google and other advertising partners not directly by us.
| Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _gads | Google AdSense ad personalisation | 13 months |
| NID | Google personalised ad preferences | 6 months |
| IDE | Google DoubleClick ad tracking | 13 months |
Functional Cookies
These cookies enhance your experience by remembering preferences you’ve set. For example, your preferred language or your last viewed Wordle puzzle date.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When you first visit our site, a cookie consent banner will give you the option to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer of our website.
You can also control cookies directly through your browser settings:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and Other Site Data
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and Site Permissions → Cookies and Site Data
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect how the website functions.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To deliver and improve our content
Understanding how people use the site — which hints they find helpful, how far they read, what they search for — helps us make the content better. This is purely an internal, analytical use.
To send our email newsletter (if you’ve subscribed)
If you’ve opted in to our newsletter, we use your email address to send you daily Wordle hints, puzzle analysis, and occasionally site announcements. Every email we send includes an unsubscribe link. One click, and you’re removed permanently.
To respond to your messages
If you contact us through our contact form or email, we use the information you provide solely to respond to your enquiry. We don’t add you to any mailing list without your explicit permission.
To display relevant advertising
We use advertising to help cover the costs of running this site. Advertising partners (primarily Google AdSense) may use your browsing data to show you ads that are relevant to your interests. You can opt out of personalised ads at any time (see Section 3).
To ensure site security
We use IP addresses and session data to detect and prevent bot traffic, spam, and abuse.
To comply with legal obligations
We may process your data where necessary to comply with applicable laws or respond to lawful requests from authorities
How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal data. We do not trade it, rent it, or hand it over to third parties for their own marketing purposes. Full stop.
We do share limited data with the following categories of third parties, where necessary to operate the site:
Service Providers (Data Processors)
These are companies that help us run the website. They process data on our behalf and under our instructions. They are not permitted to use your data for their own purposes.
Service Purpose Privacy Policy
— — —
Google Analytics Website analytics Link
Google AdSense Advertising Link
Mailchimp / ConvertKit Email newsletter Link
Cloudflare CDN, performance, security Link
WordPress / Hosting Provider Website hosting (your host’s privacy policy)
Legal Disclosures
We may disclose your information if we believe in good faith that doing so is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation or valid court order
- Protect the rights, property, or safety of our site, our users, or the public
- Detect, investigate, or prevent fraud or security threats
We will always aim to inform you of such a disclosure where legally permitted to do so.
Business Transfers
In the unlikely event that this website is sold, merged, or transferred to another party, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. Any new owner would be bound by this Privacy Policy or required to obtain fresh consent from you if their practices differ materially.
Third-Party Links and Embedded Content
Our website may contain links to external websites — for example, links to the official NYT Wordle game, Wikipedia articles about Wordle’s history, or tools like the Wordle Bot. When you click those links, you leave our site and enter theirs. Their privacy practices are governed by their own privacy policies, not ours.
We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of any third-party website, even if we’ve linked to it. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of any site you visit.
Your Rights and Choices
Depending on where you live, you have specific legal rights regarding your personal data. We respect and honour all of them.
For Users in the European Union and UK (GDPR / UK GDPR)
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and its UK equivalent, you have the following rights:
Right to Access
You can request a copy of all personal data we hold about you. We will respond within 30 days.
Right to Rectification
If any information we hold about you is inaccurate or incomplete, you can ask us to correct it.
Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”)
You can ask us to delete your personal data. We will do so unless we have a compelling legal reason to retain it (for example, if you’ve made a purchase and we’re required to keep financial records).
Right to Restrict Processing
You can ask us to pause processing your data in certain circumstances for example, while you contest its accuracy.
Right to Data Portability
You can request your data in a structured, machine-readable format so you can transfer it to another service.
Right to Object
You can object to us processing your data for direct marketing at any time. You can also object to processing based on our “legitimate interests” we will stop unless we can demonstrate compelling grounds that override yours.
Right to Withdraw Consent
Where we rely on your consent to process data (such as for the newsletter), you can withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal won’t affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before you withdrew consent.
Right to Lodge a Complaint
If you believe we’ve mishandled your data, you have the right to complain to your national data protection authority:
- 🇬🇧 UK: Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) — ico.org.uk
- 🇩🇪 Germany: Bundesdatenschutzbeauftragter (BfDI)
- 🇫🇷 France: Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL)
- 🇪🇺 Full list: edpb.europa.eu
For Users in California (CCPA / CPRA)
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California residents have the following rights:
Right to Know
You have the right to know what categories of personal information we collect, why we collect it, and who we share it with.
Right to Delete
You can request that we delete personal information we’ve collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Opt Out of Sale
We do not sell your personal information. If this ever changes, we will update this policy and provide a clear “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” link.
Right to Non-Discrimination
We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights. This means we won’t deny you services, charge you different prices, or provide a degraded experience.
Submitting a Request:
California residents can submit any of these requests to: todaywordlehint@gmai.com
We will respond within 45 days.
For All Users — General Choices
Regardless of where you live, you always have these options:
- Unsubscribe from our newsletter — every email has a one-click unsubscribe link
- Opt out of personalised advertising — via Google Ads Settings or your browser settings
- Adjust or withdraw cookie consent — via the Cookie Settings link in our footer
- Contact us to update or delete your data — we will action all reasonable requests promptly
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under the age of 13 (or 16 in the European Union). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Wordle is a game enjoyed by all ages, but if you are under the relevant age threshold, please use this site with a parent or guardian’s knowledge and permission.
If we discover that we have inadvertently collected data from a child under the applicable age limit, we will delete it immediately. If you are a parent or guardian and believe we may have collected data from your child, please contact us at todaywordlehint@gmai.com
Data Retention
We keep your data only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy.
| Data Type | Retention Period |
|---|---|
| Email newsletter subscribers | Until you unsubscribe + 30 days |
| Contact form submissions | 12 months from date of last contact |
| Comment data | Until you request deletion or the post is removed |
| Server/access logs | 90 days (rolling) |
| Analytics data | 26 months (Google Analytics default, anonymised) |
| Cookie consent records | 13 months |
When data is no longer needed, we delete it or anonymise it so it can no longer be linked to you.
Data Security
We take reasonable and appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, loss, alteration, or disclosure.
These measures include:
- HTTPS encryption on all pages (TLS 1.3)
- Password hashing for any stored user credentials (newsletter, comments)
- Access controls — only authorised team members can access personal data
- Regular security reviews of third-party tools and plugins
- Cloudflare protection against DDoS, bot traffic, and malicious requests
That said, no system on the internet is completely immune to risk. We cannot guarantee absolute security, but we commit to informing you promptly if a breach affects your data and to taking immediate steps to limit any harm.
International Data Transfers
Our website serves users globally. If you are accessing our site from outside the country where our servers are hosted, your data may be transferred internationally.
For users in the EU/UK, we ensure that international transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards as required by GDPR such as Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for transfers to the United States where our service providers are based (Google, Mailchimp, Cloudflare, etc.)
Google AdSense and Advertising Disclosure
We may participate in the Google AdSense program. This means Google may display advertisements on our pages. Google uses cookies (listed in Section 3) to show ads based on your browsing history and interests.
Important disclosures:
- Ads displayed on this site are served by Google, not us directly
- We do not control which specific ads appear
- Google’s personalised advertising may use data from other websites you’ve visited
- You can opt out of personalised ads at adssettings.google.com
- Disabling personalised ads does not mean you’ll see no ads — it means ads will be less targeted
We are committed to transparency about how advertising works on this site. Advertising revenue helps us keep the daily Wordle hints, archive, and all site content completely free for users.
Email Newsletter
If you subscribe to our newsletter, here is exactly what you’re signing up for:
- What we send: Daily Wordle hints, puzzle difficulty ratings, occasional strategy tips, and rare site announcements
- Frequency: Daily (one email per day, typically sent at 7:00 AM in your timezone)
- Who receives your email: Us, and our email service provider (e.g., Mailchimp or ConvertKit) which processes it under strict data processing agreements
- How to unsubscribe: Every email contains an unsubscribe link at the bottom. Click it, and you’re removed immediately and permanently. No cooldown, no “are you sure?” loop.
We will never send you unsolicited emails, share your email address with third parties for marketing, or add you to other lists without your explicit consent.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will:
- Update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page
- Post a notice on the website if the changes are significant
- If you are a newsletter subscriber, we may email you to inform you of material changes
The most current version of this policy is always available at this URL. We encourage you to review it periodically, especially if you’re a regular visitor.
We will never make changes that retroactively diminish your rights without giving you the opportunity to opt out.
How This Privacy Policy Helps Us (and You)
A clear, honest Privacy Policy does more than satisfy legal requirements. It is a signal to search engines — particularly Google — that this website is trustworthy, transparent, and maintained by a real, accountable entity.
Google’s quality guidelines assess websites partly on their E-E-A-T signals: Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness. A well-written privacy policy, combined with a clear contact method and transparent disclosure of advertising relationships, contributes directly to the Trustworthiness component. This is why responsible website owners treat the privacy policy not as fine print to be buried, but as a genuine user-facing document.
For you as a user, it means you know exactly what you’re dealing with when you visit this site every day for your Wordle hint. No surprises, no hidden data harvesting, no spam.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests related to this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please reach out directly. We take all privacy enquiries seriously and aim to respond within 5 business days.
Email: mailto:todaywordlehint@gmail.com
Contact Form: Contact Us Page