Privacy Policy
The Games Ingredients
Last updated: 2 November 2026
Who we are
Welcome to The Games Ingredients, a website dedicated to video games, retro gaming, music, creative projects and independently developed browser games.
Our website address is:
https://www.thegamesingredients.net/
Our WordPress blog is located at:
https://www.thegamesingredients.net/blog/
This Privacy Policy explains how personal information may be collected and used when you visit our website.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our WordPress website, we collect the information entered into the comments form, along with their IP address and browser information, to help detect spam and maintain website security.
An anonymised string generated from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check whether you use it. Gravatar’s Privacy Policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/.
If your comment is approved, your comment and any associated public profile picture may be visible to other visitors.
Browser Games
The Games Ingredients develops and hosts browser-based games, including THE LINE and RICOCHET.
Some games may use your browser’s local storage to remember preferences, progress, previous challenges or other game-related settings.
Information stored locally can generally be cleared through your browser settings.
Local storage is not necessarily transmitted to our servers. Where a game uses online features or communicates with a server, any personal information involved must be covered by this policy.
Cookies
Our WordPress website may use cookies for commenting, logging in and remembering preferences.
If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies normally last for one year.
WordPress also uses cookies for administrator login sessions and display preferences.
Additional cookies or similar technologies may be used by plugins or embedded third-party services.
Where consent is legally required, non-essential cookies or similar technologies should not be used until the appropriate consent has been obtained.
Hosting and Technical Information
Our website is hosted using IONOS.
Our hosting provider may process technical information such as IP addresses, browser details, access times and requested pages for website delivery, security, troubleshooting and server administration.
Images and Media
If visitors are permitted to upload images, they should avoid including sensitive personal information or embedded GPS location data.
Images containing location information may reveal details about where a photograph was taken.
Embedded Content and External Websites
Our website may include content from other websites, such as videos, social media posts and external links.
Embedded content may collect information or use cookies according to the third party’s own privacy practices.
Visitors should review the privacy policies of those services where appropriate.
How We Use Information
Where applicable, personal information is processed to:
- Operate, maintain and secure the website.
- Publish and moderate visitor comments.
- Detect spam and prevent misuse.
- Respond to messages and enquiries.
- Provide website and game functionality.
- Meet applicable legal obligations.
We only process personal information where an appropriate lawful basis applies.
Sharing Information
Information may be processed by services necessary to operate the website, including our hosting provider and any enabled spam-protection or security services.
Personal information may also be disclosed where required by law.
We do not sell visitors’ personal information.
How Long Information Is Kept
WordPress comments and associated metadata may be retained to maintain discussions and recognise previously approved commenters.
Technical records may be retained for security and operational purposes.
Browser-stored game preferences may remain on a visitor’s device until they are cleared, overwritten or removed by the browser.
Your Privacy Rights
Depending on the circumstances, you may have the right to request access to your personal information, correction of inaccurate information or deletion of information.
You may also have rights to object to or restrict certain processing, request data portability or withdraw consent where consent is relied upon.
Requests can be made using the contact details provided on our website.
You also have the right to complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office:
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to the website, its games, services or legal requirements.
The latest version will be published on this page.
Contact
For privacy-related questions or requests, please contact The Games Ingredients using our published contact details.
Privacy contact email.