Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 29, 2026

ArcadeWhale ("we", "us") operates https://arcadewhale.com. This page explains what information is collected when you use our free online games and how it is used. We keep it simple: we do not require an account and we do not ask you for personal information to play.

Information we collect

  • Local storage on your device. Games save progress, settings, coin balances and high scores in your browser's local storage. This never leaves your device and we cannot read it.
  • Anonymous usage data. We count aggregate, cookieless usage on our own server: visits per day, new vs returning, which games were opened and played, time spent in a game, the domain that referred you (never the full address), the country your request came from (our content delivery network derives it from your IP address; the address itself is never stored), whether you are on a phone, tablet or desktop, which language version of the site you viewed, the hour of day on your own clock, ad views, and what people type into our search box. These are counters only — they are not linked to any identifier and cannot be traced back to you. Search terms are kept for 90 days and then deleted.
  • Advertising data. Our advertising partners may collect data as described below.

Advertising & cookies

We display ads through Google AdSense / H5 Games Ads. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

  • Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
  • You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
  • You can opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies at aboutads.info/choices.
  • Learn more in Google's partner policy.

Advertising to visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland is served only after a consent choice has been presented through Google's certified consent message. Google's advertising script is loaded on every page so that Google can verify our implementation; it shows no ads while our account is not yet active.

Your rights

Because we do not collect personal data ourselves, we hold nothing to give you access to, correct or erase. If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, the GDPR still gives you rights over any personal data our advertising partners process; you can exercise those directly with them through the links above. If the consent message has been shown to you, you can reopen it and change your choice at any time from the Privacy choices link at the bottom of any page.

If you live in California or another U.S. state with a consumer privacy law, you have the right to know what personal information is collected about you, to have it deleted, and to opt out of its sale or sharing. We do not sell personal information for money. The personalized advertising described above can, however, count as "sharing" for cross-context behavioral advertising or as "targeted advertising" under laws such as the CCPA/CPRA. You can opt out at any time through Google Ads Settings and aboutads.info/choices; if a privacy message has been shown to you, the Privacy choices link at the bottom of any page reopens it. We do not treat you differently for exercising these rights.

If you believe we hold personal data about you, write to arcadewhaleinfo@gmail.com and we will answer.

Children

Our games are family-friendly, but the site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Where required, we request non-personalized ads for traffic that may include children.

Your choices

You can clear your browser's local storage at any time to reset game progress, and you can manage or block cookies in your browser settings.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Email arcadewhaleinfo@gmail.com.