Privacy Policy
Last Updated on June 17, 2025
Welcome to the privacy policy for https://writing-games.com!
This site is built with WordPress and is designed and maintained by me, Andruid, a nerd who likes to write about text-based games. This page explains how your information is collected, used, and protected when you visit writing-games.com.
Analytics
Litlyx
This site uses Litlyx, a privacy-respecting, cookieless analytics tool, to understand general traffic patterns and improve content. No personally identifiable information is collected about you.
Here is the information Litlyx does collect:
- what browser you’re using, e.g. “Chrome”
- what operating system you’re on, e.g. “Android”
- what country you’re browsing from, e.g. “US”
- and on what kind of device, e.g. “desktop” or “mobile”
In a Nutshell
I use Litlyx to see how many people visit and what pages are popular. It doesn’t collect personal info or set cookies.
Forms
Newsletter subscription (Enginemailer)
This site includes a form to join the monthly newsletter. It appears on the following page:
The form is powered by Enginemailer, a secure, third-party email service. When you fill out the form, your information is sent directly to Enginemailer and is only used for the purpose of delivering the monthly newsletter to you.
This form uses a confirmation step known as double opt-in. You will receive an email asking you to confirm your email address. If you confirm, Enginemailer will store your IP address and a timestamp as proof of your consent to receive the newsletter; only then will you start receiving the newsletter.
In a Nutshell
If you sign up for the newsletter, your info goes to Enginemailer. You’ll need to confirm before you’re added. I don’t use that info for anything else.
Enginemailer cookies
Enginemailer may set temporary session cookies to deliver the form correctly, such as ARRAffinity, ARRAffinitySameSite, and ASP.NET_SessionId. These cookies are only active on pages where a form is displayed. Enginemailer may use these cookies to manage form delivery and prevent duplicate submissions. These cookies do not store personal information, but may be used to track how many times a form is viewed or submitted during a session.
To learn more about how Enginemailer collects, processes, and stores data, you can view their Terms of Service and Acceptable Use Policy.
In a Nutshell
Enginemailer sets temporary cookies when a form is shown, just to make sure it works smoothly. They don’t track you.
Contact and other forms (Forminator)
Some pages on this site include forms powered by Forminator. These forms are used to collect information that you choose to provide, as well as your nickname and email for the sole purpose of responding to you.
The following pages have these types of forms:
The information you submit is emailed directly to me and is not stored in the site’s database.
In a Nutshell
If you fill out a contact, event, or resource form, your message goes straight to my inbox. Nothing is stored in the site’s database.
Spam protection
To help protect against spam and abuse, this site uses Google reCAPTCHA and Akismet.
- Google reCAPTCHA may collect limited usage data to verify you’re not a bot. For more details, please see Google’s privacy policy and terms of service. Forms that use reCAPTCHA include Subscribe, Contact, Submit an Event, and Submit a Resource.
- Akismet checks your submission against known spam patterns. For more details, please see Akismet’s privacy policy. Forms that use Akismet include Contact, Submit an Event, and Submit a Resource, as well as the Leave a Comment forms on blog posts.
These tools help keep the site safe and functional, but they may involve limited data sharing with their respective services. By submitting a form, you acknowledge that some information may be processed for security purposes.
In a Nutshell
I use reCAPTCHA and Akismet to stop spam. These tools may collect some data to check if you’re a real person.
Social logins
This site offers optional social login through services like Google, GitHub, and WordPress. If you choose to sign in using one of these services, your basic profile information (such as your name and email address) may be shared with this site in order to create or log in to your account.
Your information is only used for login and account management. I don’t collect any additional data from these services or share your login info with others.
The use of social logins is subject to the privacy policies of the services you use. You can read them here:
In a Nutshell
If you log in using Google, GitHub, or WordPress, your basic info is shared just to create or access your account.
Comments
Email addresses in comments
When you leave a comment, your email address is required but never published. It’s only used to help detect spam, associate your comment with a Gravatar (if you have one), or notify you if a reply is posted (depending on your settings). Your email will never be shared or added to any list.
In a Nutshell
If you leave a comment, your email is required but never shown or used for anything shady.
Comment cookies
If you leave a comment on a blog post, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in a cookie by checking the “Save my name…” box. This is for your convenience, so you don’t have to re-enter your information when leaving another comment.
- This cookie is optional
- It is only set if you check the box
- It does not track your activity
- It expires after one year
In a Nutshell
If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name and email in a cookie so you don’t have to retype them. It’s totally optional.
Embedded content from other websites
Some pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Mostly, this is relevant to the handful of YouTube videos embedded in some blog posts. If you choose to play those videos, it will be as if you’d opened them on YouTube.com.
In a Nutshell
Some posts include things like YouTube videos. If you interact with them, it’s like visiting the original site.
What rights you have over your data
If you submitted personal information about yourself through one of the form methods listed above, you can email me at andruid [at] writing-games [dot] com to request to have your records permanently deleted. All such requests will be promptly honored.
In a Nutshell
If you’ve submitted any personal info through a form, you can ask me to delete it. Just reach out and I’ll take care of it.