Privacy
Last updated 2 November 2026
SevenBlocks (sevenlettersdaily.com/blocks) is a set of daily block puzzles. This page explains what we collect, why, and the choices you have. We don't sell your data, we don't show ads, and we only use analytics if you accept them.
What we collect
Your game account. When you first open the app we create a guest account for you, tied to your browser by a session cookie, so your settings are kept.
Your Google profile, if you sign in. If you choose “Sign in with Google”, we receive your Google account ID, name, email address and profile picture link. We use them to show who's signed in and to keep your results across devices. We don't get your Google password or access to anything else in your Google account.
Your email address, if you sign in with it. If you choose “Sign in with email”, we use your address to send you a sign-in link and code, and to find your account. We only send those sign-in emails. We keep your address with your account, and each sign-in request (the address and a scrambled form of your network address, used to limit how many emails can be asked for) for two days. If you ask for a name, the one you give is shown as described below.
Your settings. We save your chosen color theme with your account so it follows you across devices.
Daily results and leaderboards. If you're signed in, your daily puzzle results (score, moves or time, and the moves you made, so the result can be checked) are saved, along with when you started each timed puzzle. Your results are shown on that day's public leaderboard under your initials (for example, "A.P."). You can choose in your account settings to show your first name and last initial ("Alex P.") or your full name instead. Guests' daily results aren't saved or shown; they stay on your device.
Friends and challenges. If you're signed in, you can invite friends with a personal link. Anyone who opens it can see your name and picture, until you make a new link in your account settings. When they accept, you become friends: each of you sees the other's name (at least first name and last initial), picture and daily results on a friends leaderboard. You can challenge friends to beat a result, which shows on their Daily screen and, if they've turned on reminders, as a notification. Removing a friend, or deleting your data, ends the friendship and its challenges.
Reminders, if you turn them on. If you allow notifications, we store your browser's push subscription (an address at your browser's push service, such as Google's or Apple's, plus encryption keys), your time zone offset and which reminders you chose, so we can send them at the right local time. Turn them off any time in the account menu or your device settings; deleting your data removes them too.
Usage analytics, only if you accept. If you accept analytics cookies, we use Google Analytics to understand how our puzzles are used. It records the pages you visit, game events (such as the puzzles you start, results, scores, times and whether hints were used), whether you're signed in or playing as a guest, and how long the app's requests take, so we can spot slowdowns. It also records general device and location information that Google derives from your connection. If you decline, Google Analytics isn't loaded at all. Your choice applies to every Seven site.
Puzzle counts. We count how many times each puzzle is attempted, per day, split only into daily or practice puzzles and guests or signed-in players. These totals don't identify anyone, and they stay when you delete your data.
Server logs. Like most websites, our hosting provider keeps standard request logs (such as IP address and the page requested) for a limited time to run the service and keep it secure.
Cookies and local storage
| Name | Purpose | Kept for |
|---|---|---|
| sl_session | Keeps you signed in to your guest or signed-in account. Required for the game to work. | 1 year |
| sl_oauth | Protects the Google sign-in process from tampering. Only set while you're signing in. | 10 minutes |
| sl_theme | Remembers your color theme so the page opens in it. | 1 year |
| _ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics. Only set if you accept analytics. | Up to 2 years |
| Local storage | Remembers things on this device: a daily puzzle you're partway through, guests' daily results, and whether you've seen the welcome screen. It isn't sent to us, except a flag the first time you open a daily puzzle each day, so we can count it once. | Until you clear it |
Who else processes data
- Render hosts the app and its database.
- Google provides sign-in (if you use it) and Google Analytics (if you accept it).
- Resend delivers sign-in emails (if you sign in with email).
These providers may process data in countries other than your own.
How long we keep it
Your account, profile and results are kept until you delete them. Guest accounts that never played are deleted automatically after 30 days of inactivity.
Your choices
- Delete your data: in the app, open the account menu (top right) and choose Delete my data. This permanently deletes your account, profile and results.
- Analytics: you can change your choice at any time below.
- Questions or requests (for example, to access your data): email privacy@sevenlettersdaily.com.
Analytics: not chosen yet.
Children
SevenBlocks isn't directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their personal information.
Changes
If this policy changes, we'll update this page and the date at the top.