Privacy policy
Last updated: November 9, 2026. This is a translation; the French version prevails.
Pixel Fail is a drawing and guessing game played without an account, on the website pixel-fail.app and in the Android app. This page explains what data is processed, why, for how long, and how to exercise your rights, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the French Data Protection Act.
Data controller
The publisher of the game, whose identity is given in the legal notice. Contact: contact@pixel-fail.app.
What the game processes
| Data | Why | How long |
|---|---|---|
| The name you choose | Showing it to the other players in the game. It is also saved on your device so you don't have to type it again. | On the server: in memory, for the duration of the game, erased at the latest 10 minutes after it ends. On the device: until you change it or clear the data of the app or the site. |
| Drawings and guesses typed during a game | Running the game live. | In memory only, erased at the end of the game. The text of guesses is never stored. |
| Anonymous game statistics (word played, constraint, number of pixels, answer time, number of answers) | Balancing the game (words that are too easy or impossible, durations). | Without name or IP address: they cannot identify you. |
| Technical logs (connections, errors) | Keeping the service running and secure. | Without IP address or name, rotated automatically (a few days to a few weeks depending on activity). |
The game asks for no account, email address or phone number, and accesses neither your contacts nor your location. The game itself sets no cookies: your name, language and the server address are stored locally on your device (browser or app local storage), which is strictly necessary for it to work.
Legal basis: performance of the service you request by starting a game (Article 6.1.b GDPR) and our legitimate interest in securing and improving it (Article 6.1.f).
Advertising: Google AdSense (website only)
The web version of the game shows ads provided by Google AdSense. The Android app does not show ads.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this website or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
- On your first visit, a banner asks for your consent. You can refuse personalized ads: non-personalized ads may then be shown. You can change your mind at any time from the consent management link offered by this banner.
- You can also opt out of personalized advertising in Google Ads Settings, or opt out of many advertisers' cookies at youronlinechoices.com.
- To learn how Google uses data when you visit this site: How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.
This advertising processing is based on your consent (Article 6.1.a GDPR) and may involve transfers of data outside the European Union, governed by Google.
Hosting and recipients
The game server is hosted in France by 3DS OUTSCALE. Your game data is neither sold nor shared with third parties. Only the publisher and the host, for technical needs, have access to it.
Children
The game asks for no information about age or identity. For ads, the consent choice rests with the holder of parental authority for children under 15.
Your rights
You have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, object and withdraw your consent. Since the game keeps no data that could identify you, most of these requests are fulfilled by default; for any question, write to contact@pixel-fail.app. You can also file a complaint with the CNIL, the French data protection authority.