Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 6, 2026
Bridge Words is a daily word puzzle created by Ben Stadler. You can play the daily puzzle without creating an account. Sign-in is used for optional archive features, including saving stats and playing missed puzzles.
Information We Collect
- Account information: If you sign in with Google or Apple, Bridge Words receives account information needed to create and maintain your account, such as your email address, provider user ID, and authentication session data.
- Archive and score information: If you use Archives, Bridge Words stores completed puzzle dates, span numbers, puzzle IDs, scores, letter grades, elapsed time, hint counts, wrong guess counts, and related completion details.
- Local game data: Bridge Words stores some progress and settings in your browser storage, including daily stats, in-progress puzzle state, archive session state, paused archive games, and pending sync data.
- Gameplay telemetry: Bridge Words may collect anonymous gameplay events such as game starts, hint usage, solved bridge IDs, completion events, score summaries, elapsed time, viewport size, and browser user agent. Telemetry does not intentionally include raw guesses or clue text.
How We Use Information
- To run the daily puzzle and archive features.
- To save your completed puzzles and display your stats.
- To prevent replaying completed archive puzzles.
- To import existing local stats into your account when you sign in.
- To understand broad gameplay behavior and improve the puzzle.
- To maintain security, debug errors, and prevent abuse.
How Information Is Shared
Bridge Words does not sell your personal information. Bridge Words uses service providers to operate the site, including Netlify for hosting/functions and Supabase for authentication and archive data. If you choose Google or Apple sign-in, those providers process the sign-in request under their own policies.
Cookies and Browser Storage
Bridge Words uses browser storage to keep puzzle progress, local stats, archive progress, sign-in session data, and feature flags. Clearing site data in your browser may remove local progress or require you to sign in again.
Your Choices
- You can play the daily puzzle without signing in.
- You can sign out of Archives from the archive menu.
- You can clear local game data by clearing site data for playbridgewords.com in your browser.
- You can request deletion of account-linked archive data by contacting ben@thebenstadler.com.
Data Retention
Local browser data stays on your device until you clear it or Bridge Words replaces it. Account-linked archive records are kept so that your archive and stats continue to work. Anonymous telemetry may be retained for product analysis and debugging.
Children
Bridge Words is not directed to children under 13. If you believe a child has provided account information, contact ben@thebenstadler.com.
Changes
This policy may be updated as Bridge Words changes. The updated date at the top of this page will show when the policy last changed.
Contact
Questions about this policy can be sent to ben@thebenstadler.com.