WordWeft — Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-08-12

WordWeft is a collaborative word-game app and website operated by Michael Hatkevich. This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and how you can delete it.

WordWeft and Wefty

The same account also signs you in to Wefty (wefty.net) — our arcade word-runner games, Wefty Run and Wefty Climb. WordWeft and Wefty are different- looking products, but they run on the same Google Firebase project and share one identity: when you sign in to either, it's the same account, and your Wefty leaderboard scores live in the same database. This policy covers Wefty too, and deleting your account (see below) removes your Wefty leaderboard entries along with everything else.

What we collect

• Anonymous account ID. Created on your device the first time you open the app. Lets the game remember your scores and progress even if you never sign in.
• Google account info — only if you choose to sign in with Google. We store your email address, display name, and profile photo URL. Sign-in is optional.
• Gameplay content you create or contribute — words, stories, usernames, turn-by-turn game state, and scores.
• Leaderboard entries — your display name and your score. This includes your Wefty Run and Wefty Climb scores on wefty.net.
• Bug reports you send us. If you use the in-app "report a bug" feature, we store the text you write, your account ID and display name, whether the account is anonymous, your browser's user-agent string, the page URL you were on, and up to three screenshots you choose to attach. We only collect this when you actively submit a report.
• Basic technical data passed automatically to Google's Firebase platform: your IP address during connection, device model, crash reports.

We do not collect your phone number, contacts, precise location, or advertising ID. WordWeft contains no ads and no third-party analytics SDKs.

How we use it

• To run the game: synchronize multiplayer rooms, persist your progress, show leaderboards.
• To grade stories (a Cloud Function reads your submitted story and returns a score).
• To show your display name and contributions to other players you share a room with.
• To fix bugs via crash reports.
• To investigate and fix problems you send us through the in-app bug reporter, using the details and screenshots you attach.
• To keep the game safe: to review reports players file about each other, and to issue warnings or bans when our rules are broken.

Who we share with

• Google Firebase — our backend (Authentication, Realtime Database, Cloud Functions). Their handling of your data is governed by Google's Privacy Policy.
• Google Play — standard distribution metrics when you install from the Play Store.

We don't sell your data. We don't share it with advertisers.

Data retention & deletion

We keep your data for as long as your account exists. You can delete your account at any time from Settings → Delete my account in the app, or by emailing wordweftgame@gmail.com. In-app deletion is immediate; email requests are processed within 30 days. Full step-by-step instructions live at How to delete your WordWeft account.

What is deleted when you delete your account:

• Your user profile — display name, avatar, color.
• Your Firebase Authentication account, including any linked Google Sign-In identity.
• Stories where you are the sole author.
• All of your leaderboard entries.
• Your friends list and any pending friend requests.
• Your achievements and progression data.
• Your block list — the players you've chosen to block.

Reports you've filed about other players are not deleted; see "What we keep for safety" below.

What may be retained after deletion:

• Collaborative stories. Stories you co-wrote with other players are part of those other players' game history. Once your profile is gone your name no longer appears next to the words you wrote — your turns simply show no author — but the words themselves stay visible to the other contributors. We do this so that one player leaving doesn't destroy other players' memories of games they participated in.
• Aggregate, anonymized statistics — e.g. total daily active players, total stories graded — that contain no personally identifying information.
• Backups. Firebase keeps automated backups of our database for up to 90 days. Deleted account data may persist in those backups until they roll off, after which it is permanently overwritten.

What we keep for safety

Some records are kept even after an account is deleted, because deleting them would let someone erase a moderation history simply by deleting and re-registering. These are retained for as long as we need them to keep the game safe and to enforce our rules:

• Warnings and bans. If we've warned or banned an account, that record stays so the decision can't be wiped by re-registering.
• Reports you've filed. Reports you submit about other players stay in our moderation queue. They contain your account ID, who you reported, and what you wrote, and they remain actionable for the players you reported even if you later delete your own account.
• Bug reports. Reports you send through the in-app bug reporter (including any screenshots) are kept while we work through the issue and are not automatically removed when you delete your account.

If you want a report or bug report you filed removed, email us at wordweftgame@gmail.com and we'll remove it unless we're required to keep it to resolve an open moderation case.

Children

WordWeft is rated for players 13 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you believe we've collected data from a child under 13, email us and we'll delete it.

Your rights

Regardless of where you live, you can email us to:

• Access a copy of the data we hold about you.
• Correct inaccurate data.
• Delete your account and associated data.
• Export your data.

Changes to this policy

We'll update the "Last updated" date above when we change this policy. Material changes will be called out in-app.

Contact

Email: wordweftgame@gmail.com