Last updated: 6 July 2026
This policy explains what ForgeFun collects, why, and the choices you have. ForgeFun is operated by Daniel Bywater (“we”, “us”). It is a family-oriented daily puzzle app. We try to keep data collection to the minimum needed to run the games and, where you opt in, the social features.
No third-party analytics or ad tracking. ForgeFun does not embed any analytics, advertising, or behavioural-tracking SDKs. There are no advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.
You can play in one of three ways, and what we store depends on which:
If you enable push notifications, we store the push subscription for that browser/device — the push endpoint, its encryption keys, and the device’s User-Agent string (used to help debug multi-device delivery).
If you choose the “photo to avatar” option when customising your avatar, the photo you provide is sent to our AI provider, Anthropic (the Claude API), which analyses it and returns only a short set of cartoon-avatar attributes (such as skin tone, hairstyle, and whether you wear glasses) that we use to build a free avatar. The photo is processed in memory for that single request and is not stored on our servers or kept after the avatar is generated. This feature is only offered to signed-in users and is rate-limited.
When you send feedback or report a bug, and when the app catches an unexpected error, we record the message, any error stack trace, the page URL, your User-Agent, and your identity (your user id and name, including for guests). Automatic error capture is always on so we can find and fix crashes; it is technical diagnostic data, not tracking.
Your IP address is used transiently to rate-limit abusive requests. We do not keep it as part of your long-term profile.
We do not sell your data, and we do not use it for advertising or cross-site tracking.
ForgeFun uses only functional / essential cookies — there are no advertising or tracking cookies. These include:
fw_state, fw_endless, fw_daily) that hold your current puzzle progress.fw_profile) and a guest session id (fw_sid) so we know who you are between visits.fw_admin) for site administrators only.We also use your browser’s localStorage on your own device to remember game progress, stats and interface preferences.
We keep third parties to a minimum. Depending on how this server is configured, the following may process data on our behalf:
If you use the social features, other players can see your display name and your game stats: friends and members of the same group see each other (a group member can add their own friends, so groups may include people you haven't met), and a leaderboard may show display names publicly. Your email and password are never shown to other players.
We keep account and game data for as long as your account exists. Delete your account (see below) and we remove your stored rows. Guest / local data lives on your device until you clear it. Feedback and error reports are kept while they’re useful for fixing issues; rate-limit data is transient.
ForgeFun is family-oriented, but it is not directed at children under 13 (or the minimum age in your country, e.g. 16 in parts of the EU) without a parent or guardian. Accounts should not be created for younger children without a parent’s involvement and supervision. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children below that age without parental consent.
On first use we ask for a birth year (stored only on your device, never on our servers). Players under 13 are kept in a private, local-only mode: they can play every puzzle with their stats saved on the device, but sign-in and online accounts — which is where personal data would be collected — are not offered. This is a good-faith, self-declared check, not identity verification. If you believe a child has provided us data without a parent’s involvement, contact us at daniel.bywater@gmail.com and we will remove it.
Depending on where you live, you may have additional rights (to access, correct, or restrict processing of your data). Contact us to exercise them.
Questions about this policy or your data? Email daniel.bywater@gmail.com.
We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected here with a new “Last updated” date. Continuing to use ForgeFun after a change means you accept the updated policy.