Privacy & Policy

Last updated: 5 September 2026

This policy explains what data maskedgames.com processes, why, and what control you have over it. It is written to describe this site specifically — not a generic template. It sits alongside our Cookie Policy.

The Short Version

  • You do not need an account to play. We hold no name, email address or password for players.
  • We do not sell personal data.
  • The site is funded by advertising, and our advertising partners process data under their own policies.
  • The "Recently Played" list lives in your browser and never reaches our server.

Who Is Responsible

Masked Games operates this site and decides why and how the data described below is processed. For any question about this policy, write to info@maskedgames.com.

What We Process

1. Server logs

Like any web server, ours records the request: IP address, date and time, the page requested, the referring page, and your browser and operating system string. These logs are used to keep the site running, investigate errors and detect abuse such as automated scraping. They are not used to build a profile of you.

2. Site functionality

  • Session cookie — keeps your request context consistent while you browse.
  • Consent record — remembers your answer to the cookie notice so it is not shown on every page.
  • Recently played — stored in your browser's local storage. It never reaches our server; clearing your browser data removes it.

3. Game ratings

When you rate a game, we store the rating against the game, together with a technical marker used only to prevent the same visitor rating a game repeatedly. Ratings are not published against your identity, because we do not have one.

4. Analytics

We use Google Analytics to see which games and pages are used, roughly where visitors come from and which devices they use. We use this to decide which games to keep and which pages to fix. The reporting we see is aggregated.

5. Advertising

The site is free because advertising pays for it. Our partners are Google AdSense (display advertising) and AdinPlay (the short video that may play before a game starts). These companies are independent of us and act as their own data controllers: they decide what they collect and how they use it, under their own policies. See how Google uses data in advertising.

6. Push notifications

We use OneSignal for optional browser notifications about new games. This is only activated if you explicitly allow notifications when your browser asks. If you ignore or dismiss that prompt, nothing is stored. You can withdraw permission at any time in your browser's site settings.

7. Email you send us

If you contact us, we keep your message and address for as long as needed to deal with it and to keep a record of copyright matters.

Legal Bases

Where the GDPR applies, we rely on: legitimate interests for server logs, security and basic site functionality; and consent for analytics, advertising cookies and push notifications. You can withdraw consent at any time — see "Your Choices" below.

International Transfers

Our service providers, including Google, may process data outside your country, including in the United States. Those transfers rely on the safeguards those providers put in place, such as the European Commission's standard contractual clauses.

How Long We Keep Things

  • Server logs — a rolling window measured in weeks, then deleted.
  • Ratings — kept while the game is on the site.
  • Email correspondence — kept while it is relevant, then deleted.
  • Analytics and advertising data — retained by those providers under their own schedules.

Your Choices

Cookie notice. Clearing your browser data for this site makes the notice appear again so you can change your answer.

Your browser. You can block or delete cookies and clear local storage in any major browser. The games will still run.

Advertising. You can adjust or turn off personalised Google advertising at Google Ad Settings.

Analytics. Google offers a browser add-on to opt out of Google Analytics.

Your Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access the personal data we hold about you, to have it corrected or erased, to restrict or object to its processing, to receive it in a portable form, and to complain to your data protection authority. Because we do not operate accounts, we usually hold nothing that identifies you personally; if you make a request we will explain what, if anything, we can match to you. Write to info@maskedgames.com.

Children

The site is family-friendly and requires no registration. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Parents who want to limit data collection should block non-essential cookies in the browser their child uses. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, write to us and we will delete it.

Security

The site is served over HTTPS and access to the server is restricted. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

External Links

Pages on this site may link to sites we do not operate. We are not responsible for their content or their privacy practices.

Changes

If this policy changes, the date at the top changes with it. Significant changes will also be reflected in the consent notice.

Contact

Questions about privacy or data: info@maskedgames.com, or use our Contact page.