Privacy
Last updated November 13, 2026.
In your browser
Your game progress, scores, streak and a random game ID are saved in your browser's local storage so a refresh doesn't lose your game. They never leave your device except as described below. Clearing site data removes them.
In the soccer games the player taking the shot wears your country's flag on the shirt. The country comes from your connection as the page is sent (we don't store it with any address); if you pick a different flag, or none, that choice is kept in your browser's local storage too, as is the shirt number your browser drew at random on its first visit. Neither is sent to us.
Answers you submit
When you type a guess, it is sent to our server to check it. For answers that count we add one to that player's counter, using the random game ID only to count each question once per browser. We also count finished-game scores in 25-point buckets to show how you compare with other players. Names that don't count are kept per question, with a counter of how many browsers tried them (the random game ID is used only for that count), so a missing answer many people try gets checked even if nobody reports it. These counters contain no emails or IP addresses.
Game statistics (no cookies)
To make the game better we count how games go, without cookies and without recognising you across visits. Each game gets a random number that exists only while the page is open; nothing new is saved on your device and we don't store IP addresses. For each game we record: the country (from the connection, not stored with any address), the kind of device and screen (phone, tablet or desktop, upright or sideways, window size rounded to 50 pixels), which page or site you came from, which game it was, how you started it (the button or by typing), how far you got, your score, and for each question how long it took, how many guesses, the result, whether you used the name suggestions, how long you watched the result and whether you skipped the animation. Also whether you opened the menu or went back to the page mid-game, and which flag the shirt showed and whether you picked it yourself. After the game: whether you shared it, kept playing or looked at the answers. We also note roughly how many days this browser has played (1, 2–3, 4–7 or 8+), worked out from the game progress already saved in your browser. These records are used only in aggregate to improve the game and are never sold or shared.
Feedback
If you answer “How was today's game?” after a game, we store your thumbs up or down, the note you write (if any, up to 300 characters), which game it was, the date, the country (from the connection, not stored with any address) and the kind of device (phone, tablet or desktop). It is linked only to that game's random number, which exists while the page is open; we don't store IP addresses. Don't put personal details in the note.
Reports
If you use the report form, or “I had one” on a question you missed, we store the question, the answer, your note and the last name you typed that didn't count. To limit reports to 10 a day we also store the random game ID, or, on the corrections page, a one-way hash of your IP address that changes every day. Reports are checked against public Wikipedia pages; nothing about you is sent there. Don't put personal details in the note.
Analytics
We may use Google Analytics to count visits and finished games. Where the law requires consent (for example the EU and UK) it only loads after you allow it; elsewhere you can turn it off in “Usage statistics settings” in the footer. Advertising features and Google signals are off.
Hosting
The site runs on Cloudflare, which processes requests (including IP addresses) to deliver and protect the site.