Cookie Policy

Last Updated: November 8, 2026

This Cookie Policy explains which cookies and similar browser storage Wordspike ("we," "us," and "our") uses on wordspike.com and app.wordspike.com. We use them to keep you signed in, to run the product and to count visits. We do not use advertising cookies, advertising pixels or third-party analytics such as Google Analytics.

Cookies we set

We only set cookies the app needs to work, and only when you use the app:

  • session: keeps you signed in to app.wordspike.com. It is set when you sign in and removed when you sign out. The sign-in expires after 30 days without use.
  • codeVerifier: set for 10 minutes while you sign in with Google, to complete that sign-in safely.

The website at wordspike.com sets no cookies.

Browser storage

We also keep a few values in your browser's local storage, which is not sent anywhere on its own:

  • Visit statistics: a random visitor id, created by our analytics script (see below).
  • Guest use: when you use the app without an account, it computes a device identifier in your browser from browser and device characteristics and keeps it in local storage. The app sends it with your requests so we can apply the free plan's limits and move videos you added as a guest into your account if you sign up.
  • Preferences: your language, and the position and size of the video player.

Analytics

We count visits with Rybbit, an open-source analytics tool that we run on our own server (a.xevol.com). The script loads from wordspike.com and app.wordspike.com themselves. It records the pages you view, the site that referred you, your browser, device type, screen size, language and approximate location (country, region and city, derived from your IP address). It does not store your IP address, does not set cookies, does not record the text of the page or what you type, and does not record your session. Pages that sign you in or reset a password are not measured.

Other services

  • YouTube: videos are embedded in YouTube's privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com). YouTube may store information in your browser once you play a video, under Google's privacy policy.
  • Stripe and Google: when you pay or sign in with Google, you use their pages, which set their own cookies under their own policies.

How Can You Control Cookies?

You can block or delete cookies and local storage in your browser settings. If you block the session cookie, you can still read the website but cannot sign in to the app. Blocking local storage stops visit counting and resets guest use and your preferences.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will post the new version on this page with a new date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, you can contact us at privacy@wordspike.com.