Cookie Policy

Last updated: 2 September 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how ScrabbleWordFinder.uk uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit or use the website.

It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains more broadly how personal information may be processed.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that websites may store on your device when you visit them.

They can be used for purposes such as:

keeping a website secure;
remembering user preferences;
measuring website usage;
improving website performance;
understanding visitor behaviour; and
displaying and measuring advertising.

Similar technologies, such as local storage or tracking identifiers, may also be used for comparable purposes.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are required for the website to operate securely and correctly.

They may be used for:

security;
bot protection;
traffic management;
network performance;
remembering consent choices; and
protecting the website from malicious activity.

Some Cloudflare cookies fall into this category. Cloudflare states that the cookies it lists for services such as security, traffic management and challenge verification are generally strictly necessary for the services requested by its customers.

Strictly necessary cookies may be used without consent where permitted by law.

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics services to understand how visitors use the website.

These services help us measure things such as:

number of visitors;
pages viewed;
session activity;
device and browser information;
approximate location; and
how users interact with the website.

We currently use:

Google Analytics
Microsoft Clarity

These cookies are non-essential and are used only in accordance with your consent choices where consent is required.

Advertising Cookies

ScrabbleWordFinder.uk uses Google AdSense to display advertising.

Advertising cookies and similar technologies may be used to:

deliver advertisements;
measure advertising performance;
prevent fraudulent or invalid traffic;
limit how often advertisements are shown; and
personalise advertising where permitted.

Google requires AdSense publishers serving users in the UK to use a Google-certified Consent Management Platform when serving personalised ads.

Preference Cookies

Where used, preference cookies may remember choices such as:

cookie consent preferences;
website settings; or
interface preferences.

4. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand website usage and improve ScrabbleWordFinder.uk.

Depending on your consent settings, Google Analytics may use cookies or similar identifiers to measure visits and interactions.

Analytics information may include:

pages visited;
session duration;
device category;
browser type;
referring source; and
approximate geographic information.

Google Analytics cookies should not be activated before consent where consent is required under UK rules.

5. Microsoft Clarity

We use Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors interact with the website.

Clarity may help us analyse:

clicks;
scrolling;
mouse movement;
navigation behaviour;
heatmaps; and
reconstructed session activity.

Microsoft states that for visitors in the UK, EEA and Switzerland, Clarity requires a valid consent signal for full functionality. Clarity can operate without setting its tracking cookies where consent is not granted.

Google AdSense may use cookies and similar technologies in connection with advertising displayed on ScrabbleWordFinder.uk.

Depending on your consent choices and other settings, ads may be:

personalised; or
non-personalised.

Google and participating advertising technology providers may process information for advertising measurement, fraud prevention and ad delivery.

You can manage your advertising consent through the cookie controls available on the website.

7. Cloudflare

We use Cloudflare for security, network performance and protection against malicious traffic.

Cloudflare may set cookies relating to functions such as:

bot detection;
security challenges;
rate limiting;
traffic routing; and
protecting website availability.

Cloudflare describes many of these cookies as strictly necessary for providing its security and network services.

When you first visit ScrabbleWordFinder.uk, you may be given options to manage non-essential cookies.

You should be able to:

Accept All
Reject Non-Essential
Manage Preferences

You can change your choices later through the cookie or privacy settings available on the website.

The ICO states that consent for non-essential cookies must involve a clear positive action and that users should be able to enable or disable non-essential cookies easily.

9. Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow you to:

view cookies;
delete cookies;
block cookies;
restrict cookies from certain websites; and
control third-party cookies.

The method varies by browser.

Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect website functionality or security.

Cookies may be either:

Session cookies – deleted when you close your browser.

Persistent cookies – remain on your device for a set period or until deleted.

Different service providers may apply different expiration periods.

We periodically review the cookies used by the website and aim to retain them only for as long as necessary for their intended purpose.

11. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies or similar technologies may be set by third-party services used on ScrabbleWordFinder.uk, including:

Google;
Microsoft; and
Cloudflare.

These providers control their own technologies and may update their cookie names, purposes or retention periods over time.

You should review their privacy and cookie documentation for further details.

We may update this Cookie Policy if:

the website changes;
we add or remove services;
cookie technologies change; or
legal or regulatory requirements change.

The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will be revised when material changes are made.

13. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us using the email address listed on our Contact Us page.

1. About This Cookie Policy