Privacy Policy
Last updated September 21, 2026
The Daily RAT is a free daily word puzzle, available at dailyrat.fun and as an iOS app. It is built to work without knowing who you are. This page explains exactly what it does and doesn't collect.
No accounts, no personal information
There is no sign-up. We never ask for your name, email address, contacts, location, or any other personal information, and the app requests no such permissions.
What the game records
When you play, our server records the puzzle you played, how long it took, how many guesses you made, and whether you used the hint. This exists so we can show everyone the day's median time and calculate percentiles and medals.
Guesses you type are logged, again anonymously, so we can improve future puzzles and hints.
Counting players
To know how many people play each day, the app and the website generate a random identifier the first time they run and send it along with requests. It is a random string, not derived from your device, your Apple ID, or anything about you, and it is never combined with any other information. We use it for one thing: counting how many distinct devices visit and play on a given day. Reinstalling the app or clearing your browser data creates a new one. It is not used for advertising or for tracking you across other apps or sites.
What stays on your device
Your streak, history, medals, and settings live only on your phone (in the iOS app) or in your browser (on the website). We cannot see them. Deleting the app, or clearing your browser data, erases them.
Notifications
The iOS app can remind you each morning that a new puzzle is out. These are scheduled locally on your phone; no push token is sent to us. You can turn them off in the app's Settings or in iOS Settings at any time.
Analytics and third parties
The website uses Google Analytics to count visits and pages viewed; Google's collection is governed by Google's privacy policy. The iOS app contains no analytics, advertising, or tracking SDKs of any kind and makes no requests to third parties.
Both the site and the app talk only to our own server at dailyrat.fun, over HTTPS. Like any web server it sees your IP address while handling a request; we use it solely for rate limiting and do not store it with game data.
Children
The game is suitable for all ages and collects no personal information from anyone, including children.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will be posted here with a new date.
Contact
Questions? Email hello@dailyrat.fun.