Privacy
Policy

Overview

WordBeasts is a Chrome extension developed by OATH Studio. It is a passive creature-raising game that awards experience points when a randomly selected dictionary word is found in the visible text of pages you browse. This policy explains what data WordBeasts does and does not collect, how the extension operates, and what controls you have over your information. The short version: WordBeasts collects nothing about you. All processing happens locally on your device.

What We Do Not Collect

• —No personally identifiable information no name, email, IP address, or account
• —No browsing history the URLs or titles of pages you visit are never recorded
• —No page content text extracted from pages is processed in memory and immediately discarded
• —No analytics or telemetry no usage statistics, crash reports, or event tracking
• —No financial, health, location, or authentication information of any kind
• —No data is transmitted to OATH Studio servers or any third-party server, ever

What Is Stored Locally

WordBeasts stores one object in your browser's chrome.storage.local. This data exists only on your device and is never transmitted anywhere.

{
  creature_id:          number,   // which of the 12 creatures you chose
  creature_name:        string,   // the creature's name
  current_level:        number,   // your creature's current level
  current_exp:          number,   // total experience points earned
  evolution_stage:      number,   // current visual stage (1–4)
  last_word_triggered:  string,   // the last dictionary word that matched
  created_at:           timestamp
}

This data contains no personal information. It is your game save. You can delete it at any time by removing the extension or clearing extension storage in your browser settings.

How The Extension Works

When you visit a page, the content script uses a TreeWalker to extract visible text from the DOM the same text you can read on screen. This text is normalised to lowercase, split into words, and held in memory as a JavaScript Set. The background service worker selects one random word from a locally bundled 370,000-word dictionary. If that word exists in the page's word set, your creature earns +10 EXP. The word set is then discarded. Nothing is written to disk except the updated game state described above. The dictionary file is bundled inside the extension package. No network request is made to load it.

Permissions Explained

• —storage used exclusively to save and load your creature's game state locally
• —tabs used only to send a message back to the current tab's content script to trigger the +10 EXP overlay notification after a word match
• —<all_urls> host permission required so the content script can run on any page you visit and extract visible text for word matching. No page content, URL, or user data is transmitted anywhere as a result of this permission

Third Parties

WordBeasts does not integrate with any third-party services, analytics platforms, advertising networks, or data brokers. No user data is sold, shared, rented, or transferred to any third party under any circumstances.

Children's Privacy

WordBeasts does not collect any data from any user, including children under the age of 13. The extension is compliant with COPPA by virtue of collecting nothing.

Your Controls

• —Delete all local game data by navigating to chrome://extensions, finding WordBeasts, and clicking "Clear storage" or by uninstalling the extension
• —Disable the extension at any time from the Chrome extensions menu without losing your save
• —Reset your creature from within the extension popup using the reset button

Changes To This Policy

If we update this policy, the revised version will be published at this URL and the "Last Updated" date will be changed. We will not introduce data collection without clearly disclosing it here and, where required, seeking your consent.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy or about how WordBeasts handles data, please contact us at: