Privacy Policy
Last updated June 9, 2026
Buzzword Bingo Game (buzzwordbingogame.com) is a personal project run by Frank Ledo. This policy explains what information we collect, why, and how it is used.
What we collect
If you play without an account: We collect no personal information. Server access logs (including IP addresses) are retained for up to one year for security and traffic analysis, then automatically deleted.
If you create an account: We store your email address, a username you choose, and any bingo games you create. Your email is never displayed publicly — only your username is visible. We generate a profile avatar by passing a one-way hash of your email address to Gravatar; Gravatar may show a photo if you have an account there, otherwise a geometric pattern is shown.
Sign-in methods
You can sign in with an email address and password, or via Google, Apple, or Facebook. When you use a third-party provider, we receive only your email address and a provider-specific identifier — we do not receive your password or other profile data from those services. Their own privacy policies govern what they collect.
How we use your information
- To authenticate you and maintain your session
- To display your games on your public creator profile
- To generate your Gravatar avatar
- We do not sell, share, or use your data for advertising
Where data is stored
Account data is stored on Amazon Web Services infrastructure in the United States, encrypted at rest and in transit.
Deleting your account
You can delete your account and all associated data directly from your profile page. All your games and data are deleted immediately. System games derived from your games via promotion are independently maintained copies and are not affected.
User-submitted content
You may submit questions, issue reports, game suggestions, or buzzword suggestions via the contact page. Submissions may be made anonymously or with an optional email address. If submitted while signed in, submissions are linked to your account.
Email addresses provided with submissions, and the email address associated with your account, may be used to respond to your submissions or to contact you about your account or games — for example, to notify you that a submitted game was featured, or to follow up on an issue you reported. We will not use your email for marketing or share it with third parties.
Submitted game suggestions and buzzwords may be incorporated into the site's content at our discretion.
Community-created cards
Games created by registered users are their own content. Buzzword Bingo Game does not review user-created games before a creator publishes them or before they appear in the community listings described below.
When you create a game, you choose its visibility. Games you set to Public are surfaced in the community sections of the game browser (/cards) and on your public creator page; other settings can limit a game to your creator page, to anyone with the direct link, or to you alone. Community games shown in the browser are listed separately from our curated games and are not reviewed before they appear.
Our curated games — including any user game we have chosen to feature — are reviewed and edited by the site admin before publishing.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date above always reflects the most recent revision, and every change is summarized in the revision history below. Material changes will be called out there so you can see what changed and when.
Revision history
- June 9, 2026 — Renamed the session cookie to a site-branded name; added a table of contents and this revision history.
- June 8, 2026 — Disclosed the small preferences stored in your browser's local storage.
- June 7, 2026 — Initial published privacy policy.
Contact
Questions or concerns? Contact us.