Privacy Policy — MyWord

Privacy Policy

MyWord™
Last updated: 12/December/2025

Summary

MyWord ("we", "our", "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This page explains what data we collect, why we collect it, and how you can manage or delete it. Applicable laws considered include POPIA (South Africa), GDPR (EU/UK) and common international privacy standards.

1. Information We Collect

  • Account information: username (required), password (if you sign up without Google), email (optional), and profile picture (optional).
  • Google sign-in data: name, email (if permitted) and profile picture URL — only with your consent.
  • Gameplay & technical data: game results, scores, challenge records, timestamps, device/browser metadata, and IP address for security.

2. How We Use Your Data

  • To provide and operate the MyWord service (accounts, challenges, leaderboards).
  • To permit you to challenge other players by username (we do not expose user lists).
  • For security, fraud prevention, and rate-limiting abuse.
  • To send optional emails (challenge invites) only if an email exists and you permit it.

3. Sharing & Third Parties

We do not sell your personal data. We may share data with:

  • Hosting providers and services needed to run MyWord.
  • Email providers if you receive invitation emails.
  • Legal authorities if required by law.

4. Google Sign-In

If you use Google OAuth to sign in, we receive only the profile information you consent to share (name, email, profile photo). We do not access your Google contacts, drive, or other private resources.

If Google’s profile image URL becomes unreachable, we may optionally store a downloaded fallback copy (only when permitted). You may remove MyWord access from your Google account at any time via Google account security settings.

5. Data Retention & Deletion

We retain gameplay records and leaderboard data to preserve fairness and integrity. You may request complete account deletion (see Data Deletion page). We will act on deletion requests within 30 days where feasible.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction you may request access, correction, or deletion of personal data. Contact support@mywordgame.com.

7. Contact

For privacy questions or requests: support@mywordgame.com

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