Privacy Policy

Wordabulary ("we", "us") operates wordabulary.com. This page explains what information we collect, why, and how it's handled.

Information we collect

• Account information — if you register, we store your name, email address, and a securely hashed password (or a passkey credential if you choose passwordless sign-in). If you sign in with Google, Google shares your name and email address with us and we store them along with your Google account identifier; we do not receive your Google password or access your Google contacts, mail, or files.
• Learning progress — for registered accounts, we store your word practice history, quiz results, streaks, points, badges, and display preferences (theme, text size, avatar, pronunciation accent) so your progress is saved between visits.
• Billing information — if you upgrade to a paid Pro plan, our payment processor Paddle collects and processes your payment details (see "Payments & Pro plans" below). We never see or store your full card number.
• Contact form submissions — if you use our contact form, we store the name, email, topic, and message you provide, and any reply we write, so we can respond to you. We also email the message to our support inbox. Contact messages are deleted automatically after 12 months, or along with your account if you sent them while signed in. The form never sends an email to the address you type; only a reply we write ourselves does.
• Problem reports and error records — if you press Report a problem, we store which page you were on, what you chose and the optional note you wrote, so we can fix it, and we email you a confirmation. If something breaks while you use practice, quizzes, the timed test or the placement assessment, we also keep a short technical record (the kind of error and where in our code it happened, never what you typed). These records are deleted 90 days after they are resolved, or along with your account.
• Feedback you send — if you send feedback from Settings, we store your message, the topic you chose, and the name and email of your account, together with any reply we write and any Pro time we add as a thank-you. We also email the message to our support inbox. Your feedback and our replies are deleted along with your account when you delete it from Settings.
• Notifications — the notices shown under the bell and on your Notifications page (for example a badge you earned, or a reply to your feedback) are stored with your account and removed automatically after 90 days, or when you delete your account.
• Where you signed up from — when you create an account, we record the campaign label carried by the link you used to reach us, such as that you came from a button in one of our blog posts or from a link we shared on social media (for example "blog" or "facebook"). We keep that label in your session while you visit and store it with your new account. We do not record your IP address, your browser details, or the full address of the page you came from for this purpose. After your first practice, quiz or test session we may ask, once, how you heard about us; the answer is optional, is kept with your account and is only counted by us, never shared.
• Essential cookies — first-party session and security (CSRF) cookies required for the site to function, such as staying logged in.
• Analytics cookies — we use Google Tag Manager to load basic site-usage analytics (such as which pages are visited) so we can understand how the service is used and improve it. These are only set once you've given consent through the cookie banner shown on your first visit — you can change your choice at any time from that banner.

Practice mode, quiz mode, and the initial placement assessment require a free account. Anonymous visitors can browse individual word pages and the blog without creating an account; no learning progress is stored for that activity.

Wordabulary does not show advertising and does not use advertising cookies or trackers of any kind.

Payments & Pro plans

Pro plans (a monthly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase) are billed through Paddle.com, which acts as the merchant of record for these purchases. When you upgrade, Paddle collects the payment and billing information it needs to process your purchase (such as card details, billing address, and email for tax and receipt purposes) and handles that data under its own privacy policy. We receive confirmation of your purchase and subscription status from Paddle so we can grant and maintain your Pro access, but we don't receive or store your full payment card details.

Your US state privacy rights

If you live in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Utah, or another US state with a comprehensive privacy law, that law may give you rights to access, correct, or delete your personal information, and to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. We don't sell your personal information, and since we don't show advertising there is no behavioral-advertising sharing to opt out of.

You can exercise your access, correction, or deletion rights at any time by emailing our email address . We won't deny you service, charge you a different price, or provide a lower quality of service because you exercised any privacy right described on this page.

How we use your information

We use your information to operate your account, save your learning progress, process Pro plan purchases and subscriptions, respond to support requests, and keep the service secure (for example, detecting abuse of forms). We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

We also use the "where you signed up from" label to understand which of our own pages and blog posts bring new learners to Wordabulary. We see it only as counts grouped by label, not as a list of people. The label is deleted along with your account when you delete it from Settings.

Service providers

We use a transactional email delivery provider to send account-related email (such as email verification and password resets) and to deliver messages submitted through our contact form. We use standard web hosting and database infrastructure to run the site, Google Tag Manager to load basic site-usage analytics, Google Sign-In if you choose it, and Paddle to process payments for Pro plans. These providers process data only as needed to provide their part of the service, subject to their own privacy policies.

Your choices

• You can update or correct your account information at any time from your Profile & settings page.
• You can delete your account at any time from Settings — this removes your saved progress, streaks, and personal information from our active database.
• You can manage or withdraw analytics cookie consent at any time from the cookie banner.
• You can contact us at our email address to ask what data we hold about you or to request its deletion.

Children's privacy

Wordabulary is intended for teens and adults. Registration requires confirming you are 13 or older, and the service is not directed to children under 13 — we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under that age. If we learn that we've collected personal information from a child under 13, we'll delete it. Parents or guardians who believe their child has provided us with personal information can contact us at the address below to request its removal.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time as the service evolves. Material changes will be reflected by updating the "last updated" date above.

Contact us

Questions about this policy or your data? Reach us via our contact page or email our email address directly.