Last updated 7 November 2026

Privacy

Short version: we don't collect any personal data ourselves. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing tracking you. The only personal data involved is the basic technical information any website host receives, and anything you choose to send through the recommendations form, both explained below.

What we don't do

• No accounts or logins. The only form is the optional recommendations box, described below.
• No analytics, tracking pixels, fingerprinting or advertising.
• No cookies of any kind, so there's no cookie banner.
• No third-party scripts, fonts or embeds. Every file the site uses is served from this site.

What stays on your device

To remember today's progress, your streaks and the "Flags only" setting, the games save a small amount of data in your browser's local storage. The globe animation between pages also keeps its position in session storage, which your browser clears when you close the tab. None of this leaves your device and we can't see it. It is strictly necessary for the games to work, so no consent banner is needed. You can delete it at any time:

Clear my game data

Clearing your browser's site data does the same thing.

Sharing results

The "Share result" button only runs when you press it. It copies a short text summary (coloured dots and a link) to your clipboard or opens your device's share menu. Where it goes next is up to you.

Recommendations you send

The recommendations form on the home page is optional. If you use it, we receive what you type: which part of the site it's about, your message, and your email address only if you choose to give one so we can reply. Your browser sends it to this site, and our hosting provider (Vercel) passes it to Resend, an email delivery service, which emails it to Ethan Williams. It is not stored on this website or added to any list, and we never use it for marketing. The email stays in our inbox until it's deleted; ask us and we'll delete it. Resend processes the message on our behalf in the United States; see Resend's privacy policy. Please don't include personal details in the message itself, and if you're under 13, leave the email field blank.

Hosting

Like every website, this one is served by a hosting provider, Vercel Inc., based in the United States. When your browser requests a page, Vercel's servers necessarily receive standard technical information such as your IP address, browser type and the page requested, and keep short-lived logs to deliver the site and keep it secure. Vercel processes this on our behalf; we don't use it to identify, track or profile visitors, and we don't turn on any analytics. Because Vercel is in the US, this information may be processed outside your country; Vercel relies on recognised safeguards for international transfers, such as the EU Standard Contractual Clauses. See Vercel's privacy policy for details.

Who runs this site

Globetrotter Games is run by Ethan Williams. For any privacy question or request, email ewill154@vols.utk.edu.

Legal basis and your rights

The hosting logs described above are processed on the basis of legitimate interests: delivering the website and keeping it secure. Recommendations are processed because you chose to send them (consent), and you can ask us to delete them at any time. Depending on where you live (for example under the GDPR or UK GDPR), you may have the right to access, correct or erase personal data about you, to object to or restrict its processing, and to complain to your local data protection authority. Because we hold no personal data ourselves, most requests can be answered quickly; contact us at the address above.

Links to other sites

Each fun fact links to its source, usually Wikipedia. Those sites have their own privacy policies.

Children

The games are suitable for all ages. We don't ask anyone for personal information to play. The recommendations form asks younger visitors to leave the email field blank, and if we learn a child under 13 has sent us personal information, we delete it.

Changes

If this ever changes, for example if we add another optional feature that needs data, we will update this page first and ask for your consent where the law requires it.