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A clear summary of what data GeoGames uses, what is stored during games, and how cookies, maps, and advertising work.
Quick summary
GeoGames is a multiplayer game based on maps and Street View. It does not require an account and does not ask for your real GPS location to play: the coordinates handled are virtual start positions, Street View movement, map marks, and results.
The website uses technical cookies to keep the game session and remember the language. It may also use browser local storage for interface preferences, such as minimap size, GeoBingo board size, or side panel state.
GeoGames may show non-intrusive advertising to help maintain the service. Third-party ads are only loaded when the user chooses to allow ads; if they choose only what is necessary, only technical cookies and basic preferences are kept.
Game data GeoGames may store
For rooms to work, GeoGames may temporarily store technical and game information:
- Room code, technical client identifier, and connection status.
- Name or nickname chosen by the player inside the room.
- Team, role, ready/not ready status, and options configured by the host.
- Game mode, selected city/map, timers, rounds, radii, movement, and enabled rules.
- Virtual Street View or map position, orientation, checkpoints, hints, marks, votes, results, and final summary.
- In Hide and Seek: saved hiding spots, guesses, scores, rounds, and search state.
- In GeoBingo: board size, game view, difficulty, manual board words, marked squares, saved locations, yes/no votes, and validated result.
- Room chat messages and quick reactions, if used.
This data is used to run the game, synchronize players, calculate results, prevent technical errors, and maintain the multiplayer experience.
Cookies and local storage
GeoGames uses technical cookies and local preferences. Some are necessary to play and others only remember visual settings.
| Name | Type | Purpose | Approximate duration |
|---|---|---|---|
__Host-geogames_session / geogames_session |
Technical cookie | Keep the player's technical session, identify the client inside the room, and synchronize game APIs. | Up to 30 days or until browser cleanup. |
__Host-geogames_locale / geogames_locale |
Preference cookie | Remember the selected language: Spanish, English, or Catalan. | Up to 1 year. |
geogames.locale |
Local storage | Fallback language preference when the cookie is unavailable. | Until the user deletes it. |
__Host-geogames_ad_consent / geogames_ad_consent |
Consent cookie | Remember whether the user chose to allow ads or use only necessary cookies. | Up to 1 year. |
geogames.adConsent |
Consent local storage | Local fallback for the privacy choice: ads or necessary only. | Until the user deletes it. |
geogames.supportNoticeDismissedAt / geogames.supportNoticeShownAt |
Functional local storage | Remember when the support/ads notice was shown or dismissed so it is not repeated constantly and can show a periodic reminder. | Until the user deletes it. |
geogames.geobingoCardScale |
Local storage | Remember the visual size of the GeoBingo board. | Until the user deletes it. |
geogames.hideSeekMapSizeLevel |
Local storage | Remember the minimap size in Hide and Seek. | Until the user deletes it. |
geogames.sidePanelCollapsed |
Local storage | Remember whether the side panel is open or closed. | Until the user deletes it. |
geogames.cacheScope / geogames.cacheVersion |
Technical local storage | Help clean old preferences when the GeoGames version changes. | Until the user deletes it or the version changes. |
Cookies, identificadores, píxeles o tecnologías equivalentes de proveedores publicitarios activos |
Third parties / advertising | Show ads, measure performance, prevent fraud, limit ad repetition, and apply their own preferences or consents. | Depends on each provider. |
Cookies, almacenamiento o peticiones de Google Maps / Street View |
Third parties / maps | Load maps, panoramas, Street View services, security, technical measurement, and operation of Google Maps Platform. | Depends on Google. |
You can delete or block cookies from the browser. If you block technical cookies, some functions such as creating a room, joining, keeping a session, or remembering the language may stop working correctly.
Advertising and project support
GeoGames may show advertising to help cover technical costs such as Google Maps Platform, server, and maintenance. The current configuration prioritizes non-intrusive banners and native banners.
The community support notice also works as an advertising cookie notice. You can continue with advertising or choose Only what is necessary to keep only technical cookies and basic preferences.
When advertising is allowed, GeoGames may load advertising providers configured by the administrator to show non-intrusive banners or native banners. These providers may use cookies, identifiers, pixels, or equivalent technologies to show ads, measure campaigns, limit repetition, and prevent fraud.
If a third-party ad does not load, is blocked, or you choose only what is necessary, GeoGames may show its own support banners for JimXBCN, Twitch, Bits, or direct donations. These banners are first-party static images and do not load third-party advertising cookies.
On active game screens, GeoGames avoids placing advertising scripts over the map or Street View. The configurable exception is a fixed banner on the game side panel, if enabled by the administrator.
Advertising providers may process data such as IP, browser, device, visited pages, impressions, clicks, or anti-fraud signals according to their own policies. GeoGames does not sell personal data or create its own advertising profiles.
Google Maps and Street View
GeoGames uses Google Maps Platform to load maps, Street View, panoramas, visual routes, and coverage checks. When using these functions, your browser communicates with Google services.
Google may receive technical information necessary to provide the service, such as IP address, device/browser data, API usage, loaded maps, and Street View requests. This processing depends on Google and its terms/policies.
Data retention
Rooms and games are stored temporarily. The current configuration cleans inactive rooms after about 1 hour, finished rooms after about 6 hours, and finished empty rooms after a short period. These values may change to improve stability or performance.
Technical server logs, if present, may include IP, date, requested URL, browser, errors, and security events. They are used for diagnostics, security, and maintenance.
Your options and rights
- You can use a non-identifiable nickname if you do not want to use your real name.
- You can delete cookies and local storage from the browser.
- You can choose Only what is necessary in the cookies/ads notice to avoid loading third-party advertising.
- You can block third-party advertising, although this may show support messages or alternative spaces.
- You can request information, correction, or deletion of reasonably identifiable data by contacting us through the contact page.
This policy may be updated when GeoGames modes, advertising providers, cookies, or technical operation change.
Last update: June 12, 2026.
