Privacy Policy

General information about how communications and basic site information may be handled.

Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 2026

Your privacy matters to WordGeek.net. This Privacy Policy explains, in general terms, how information may be collected, used, stored, or handled when you visit the website, contact us, or interact with current or future site features.

Information WordGeek May Collect

  • Basic website usage information that may be available through hosting, server logs, browser activity, security tools, or standard website operation
  • Name, email address, or contact details if you voluntarily contact WordGeek.net
  • Information voluntarily included in messages, feedback, corrections, suggestions, or other communications you send
  • Technical information such as browser type, device type, approximate location, referring pages, pages visited, timestamps, IP address, or similar diagnostic information where available
  • Information collected by third-party tools, embedded services, analytics, advertising systems, or external platforms used by the website

How Information May Be Used

  • To respond to inquiries, corrections, feedback, or other communications
  • To improve website content, layout, performance, usability, security, and reliability
  • To monitor, protect, troubleshoot, or maintain the operation and integrity of the website
  • To investigate spam, abuse, security issues, technical problems, or misuse of the website
  • To support advertising, analytics, measurement, and other website services provided by WordGeek.net or third-party service providers
  • To comply with legal obligations, court orders, law enforcement requests, or other lawful requirements where applicable

WordGeek.net does not sell or rent personal information.

Cookies, Google AdSense, and Third-Party Tools

WordGeek.net may rely on standard browser, hosting, server, security, analytics, advertising, or platform technologies. These tools may use cookies, log files, web beacons, tracking pixels, IP addresses, embedded content, or similar technologies to operate, secure, improve, measure, or support the website.

WordGeek.net uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve advertisements based on a user's prior visits to WordGeek.net or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies allows Google and its advertising partners to serve advertisements to users based on visits to WordGeek.net and other websites on the Internet.

Users may manage or opt out of personalized advertising through Google's advertising settings and may also manage cookies through their browser settings. Additional choices regarding third-party advertising cookies may be available through applicable industry opt-out services.

Google and other third-party advertising providers may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, or similar technologies in connection with advertising, measurement, personalization, and ad delivery. Information collected by third-party services is handled according to the privacy policies, settings, and terms of those providers. WordGeek.net does not directly control the data practices of third-party advertising or service providers. Visitors can review how Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services for additional details.

Where required by applicable law, visitors may be presented with consent or privacy choices regarding cookies, advertising technologies, personalized advertising, or the collection and use of information by third-party services.

Messages and Sensitive Information

Users are strongly encouraged not to send sensitive personal, medical, financial, legal, employment, account-access, or other highly confidential information unless absolutely necessary. WordGeek.net does not request health-related, financial-account, government-identification, password, or other highly sensitive information as part of normal website use.

If you choose to send information voluntarily, you are responsible for the content of that communication. While reasonable steps may be taken to protect communications, no internet-based message, email, form, or website transmission can be guaranteed fully secure.

How Information May Be Shared

WordGeek.net may share or disclose information when reasonably necessary to operate the website, respond to communications, protect the website, comply with legal obligations, respond to lawful requests, investigate misuse, or work with hosting providers, email providers, security tools, analytics services, advertising providers, or other service providers.

WordGeek.net does not sell or rent personal information to third parties.

Data Retention

WordGeek.net may retain communications, logs, records, or related information for as long as reasonably necessary for website operation, security, documentation, legal compliance, dispute prevention, troubleshooting, or content improvement. Information may be deleted, archived, or retained at our discretion unless a legal obligation requires otherwise.

Your Choices

You may choose not to contact the website, may limit what information you provide, and may use browser settings to block or manage cookies and similar technologies where available. You may also use available Google advertising controls to manage personalized advertising and may contact WordGeek.net to ask questions about information you voluntarily submitted.

Children’s Privacy

WordGeek.net is not directed toward children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the website, please contact us so the issue can be reviewed.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

WordGeek.net may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as the website grows, changes, or adds new features, services, advertising, or third-party technologies. Updated versions become effective when posted on the website unless otherwise stated. Continued use of the website after updates means you accept the revised Privacy Policy.

Contact

Questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy may be sent to webmaster@wordgeek.net.