Privacy, advertising & usage counts

Contact contact@idlecentral.com with privacy questions. Updated November 12, 2026.

Our usage counter

Search and filters run in your browser. Our own usage counter records page loads, game-detail opens, selected filters, search result counts and clicks on official game links to improve the directory. We record a broad traffic-source category such as search or social, not the referring address. We do not send your search text or URL query parameters to our analytics service.

Our usage counter does not assign a persistent visitor ID, use analytics cookies, store your IP address in the analytics database, or fingerprint your device. Random event and batch IDs prevent delivery retries from inflating counts; they do not identify returning visitors. These counts are not counts of unique people. These practices describe our own counter; advertising services are described separately below.

Events are processed on AWS in the United States. Raw event batches expire after seven days; AWS may take additional time to delete expired items. Daily aggregate reports are retained for up to 400 days. AWS processes network addresses to deliver and protect the site. Application logs are retained for seven days and do not intentionally record event bodies or IP addresses.

Use the button below to opt out of usage counts. Only this preference is saved in your browser. Our usage counter also honors Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control. This button does not change Google's advertising choices. Already collected anonymous events cannot be linked back to you.

Google advertising

We use Google AdSense to fund this site. Google and other advertising vendors may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses and device identifiers to deliver, personalize and measure ads, limit repetition and prevent fraud. Advertising cookies can be based on your visits to this site and other websites. Ad tags can process information even when an advertisement is not displayed.

Where applicable, Google's consent message explains the purposes and participating vendors and lets you consent, decline or manage your choices. Use the Privacy and cookie settings link provided by Google to revisit those choices. A regional privacy message may also offer an opt-out of the sale or sharing of personal information. The privacy page is excluded from Auto ads, although Google's code may still load to provide privacy choices.

Read how Google uses information from partner sites and Google's privacy policy. You can manage Google's personalized advertising through My Ad Center, and participating third-party advertising choices through YourAdChoices. Turning off personalization does not necessarily remove advertisements or all advertising cookies.

Links and local preferences

Official game and store links open other websites whose privacy policies apply. Filters appear in the address so you can share them. No Google Analytics tag is installed.