Cookie Policy

Last updated: July 28, 2026

This page lists every cookie, localStorage key, and sessionStorage key that may be set when you visit wordgameunscrambler.com, including those that may be set by third-party services we use (Google AdSense, Google Fonts, Cloudflare). Optional analytics and advertising storage are disabled until you make a choice. For broader privacy context see our Privacy Policy.

1. What are cookies and local storage?

Cookies are small text files set by a website (or a third party loaded by it) and stored in your browser. localStorage and sessionStorage are key-value stores that work the same way but don't get sent with every HTTP request. We use all three families of technology.

2. Categories

Strictly necessary — required for the site to function.
Functional — remember your preferences and game progress.
Analytics — let us understand site usage in aggregate.
Advertising — used by Google AdSense to deliver ads.

3. First-party storage we set

Key	Type	Category	Purpose	Lifetime
`wgu_consent_v1`	localStorage	Strictly necessary	Records whether you allowed analytics and advertising so the site can respect your choice.	180 days
`wgu_sess`	HTTP-only cookie	Strictly necessary	Keeps you signed in after you choose to create or use an account.	30 days, or until you sign out
`wgu_vid_v2`	localStorage	Analytics	Anonymous random visitor UUID. Sent with each beacon to the server so visits from the same browser can be counted as one visitor.	Until you clear it
`wgu_vid`	Cookie	Analytics	Copy of the anonymous visitor UUID used by our first-party analytics beacon.	400 days
`wgu_stats_v1`	localStorage	Analytics	Legacy per-device stats (kept for backwards compatibility; no longer actively written).	Until you clear it
`wgu_session_v1`	sessionStorage	Analytics	Legacy session tracker. May be cleared.	Until tab closed
`wgu_ads_config_v1`	localStorage	Functional	Stores AdSense slot configuration the admin entered on the dashboard.	Until cleared
`wu_daily_streak`	localStorage	Functional	Your current consecutive-day Daily Puzzle streak.	Until cleared
`wu_daily_last`	localStorage	Functional	The last date you solved the Daily Puzzle (for streak calculation).	Until cleared
`wu_daily_total`	localStorage	Functional	Lifetime count of Daily Puzzles you've solved.	Until cleared
`wu_daily_solved_YYYY-MM-DD`	localStorage	Functional	A per-date flag marking that you solved a given day's puzzle.	Until cleared

4. Cookies set by Google AdSense

If you allow advertising, we may load AdSense (publisher ca-pub-8659253496258930). Google and its advertising partners may then set the following cookies. Where required, Google's regional consent or opt-out message may ask you to make additional privacy choices before advertising is served. Google records those choices using its certified TCF v2.3 CMP or the IAB Global Privacy Protocol (GPP), as applicable. Google and its partners may set cookies on the domains google.com, googleadservices.com, doubleclick.net, and others. Names and lifetimes can change; this list reflects Google's published common cookies at the time of writing.

Cookie	Domain	Category	Purpose	Lifetime
`__gads`	your domain	Advertising	Ad delivery, frequency capping, ad-clicks tracking.	~13 months
`__gpi`	your domain	Advertising	Stores ad personalisation preferences.	~13 months
`IDE`	`doubleclick.net`	Advertising	Used to measure and report on ad interactions.	~13 months
`NID`	`google.com`	Advertising	Stores Google preferences including ad personalisation.	~6 months
`ANID`	`google.com`	Advertising	Ad measurement (when applicable in your region).	~13 months
`DSID`	`doubleclick.net`	Advertising	Links your activity across devices if you're signed in to Google.	~14 days
`FLC`	`doubleclick.net`	Advertising	Conversion tracking.	~10 seconds
`AID`	`google.com`	Advertising	Links activity across devices for ad measurement.	~13 months
`TAID`	`google.com`	Advertising	Links cross-device user activity for ad measurement.	~14 days
`_gcl_*`	your domain	Advertising	Stores click info to attribute conversions.	~90 days
`FPGCLAW`	your domain	Advertising	First-party Google Click ID for conversion attribution.	~90 days
`FPGCLDC`	your domain	Advertising	First-party DoubleClick conversion attribution.	~90 days

Google Privacy & Messaging choices

Google's message-only tag can load before advertising so that a published European or US-state privacy message is available before any ad request. It does not render ads. After you use a Google privacy message, Google may set these first-party cookies to remember and communicate your choice:

Cookie	Category	Purpose	Lifetime
`FCCDCF`	Functional	Stores choices made through Google's Funding Choices privacy message.	13 months
`FCNEC`	Analytics	Supports measurement associated with Google's Funding Choices message.	365 days

Authoritative reference: see Google's "Types of cookies used by Google".

5. Cloudflare

Cookie	Category	Purpose	Lifetime
`__cf_bm`	Strictly necessary	Bot management — distinguishes humans from bots.	~30 minutes
`cf_clearance`	Strictly necessary	Issued after a successful security challenge.	up to 30 days
`__cfruid`	Strictly necessary	Rate limiting / fraud detection.	Session

6. Google Fonts

We load typefaces from fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com. Google states that font files served from these domains are CORS-served without cookies, but the request itself is logged by Google.

7. Managing cookies

Site controls. Open Privacy choices to allow or reject analytics and advertising at any time. Turning a category off stops future use and removes related first-party storage that this site can access.
Browser controls. All modern browsers let you view and delete cookies and block third-party cookies entirely. Look in Settings → Privacy.
Industry opt-outs. aboutads.info/choices (US), youronlinechoices.eu (EU).
Google-specific. google.com/settings/ads to opt out of personalised advertising.
Local storage. Clear via your browser's "site data" settings for this site. You can also enable Do Not Track to disable our local analytics beacon entirely.

8. Changes

This list reflects what's wired into the site today. When we add or remove integrations we'll update this page and bump the "Last updated" date at the top.