Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how MapsGuessr handles information when you use the website and its game services.

Last updated: September 2026.

Information you provide

If you create an account, MapsGuessr may process information such as your username, email address and authentication information.

Passwords are not stored as plain text. Authentication information is processed to provide and secure your account.

Gameplay information

MapsGuessr may store information related to games you play, including scores, guesses, game results, player identifiers, assigned locations and competitive rating information.

This information is used to operate the game, calculate results, maintain leaderboards, prevent repeated locations and support multiplayer features.

Guest players

MapsGuessr may create a temporary guest identity for players who use features that do not require a registered account.

Cookies

MapsGuessr uses cookies where necessary to maintain authentication sessions, preserve account security and operate website functionality.

Additional cookies or similar technologies may be used for analytics or advertising where permitted and, where required, subject to your consent choices.

Google Analytics

MapsGuessr may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the website, including page visits, game starts, game completions and other usage events.

Analytics information helps improve site performance, usability and gameplay.

Advertising

MapsGuessr may use Google AdSense or other advertising services.

Advertising providers may use cookies or similar technologies to deliver, personalize, measure or limit advertising, subject to applicable law and your consent preferences.

Google Maps and Street View

MapsGuessr uses Google Maps and Google Street View to provide map and geographic imagery functionality.

Your use of these features may involve communication with Google services and is also subject to Google's applicable terms and privacy practices.

Service providers

MapsGuessr relies on third-party infrastructure and service providers to operate the website.

These may include services for hosting, databases, authentication, email delivery, maps, analytics and advertising.

Security

Reasonable technical and organizational measures are used to protect account and gameplay information.

However, no internet service can guarantee absolute security.

Data retention

Information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to operate the service, maintain account and game history, prevent abuse and comply with applicable obligations.

Your choices

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights concerning access, correction, deletion or restriction of personal information.

Where consent is required for analytics or advertising technologies, MapsGuessr may provide controls allowing you to manage those choices.

Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated as MapsGuessr develops or its services change.

The latest version will be published on this page together with the updated date.