Privacy

Last updated 6 November 2026

The short version: this site doesn't track you. We count visits the way a shop counts people through the door. If you play Declass, we keep your cards and your progress, never your name or email. We don't sell or share anything, and there are no ads.

When you visit

ww2dispatches.com has no ads, no third party trackers, and no tracking cookies. To see what people read, each page adds one to a daily count: which page it was, the site or app that sent you there (for example X or Instagram), and whether you're on a phone or a computer. Your browser keeps a small note that you've already visited today, so you're counted once; that note never leaves your device. We don't store your internet address or anything else that identifies you, and if your browser sends Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control, nothing is counted at all.

Cloudflare, which hosts the site, handles your internet address to deliver each page, as every web host does. Pages also load fonts from Google Fonts, card pictures from jsDelivr and GitHub, and films and their poster frames from media.ww2dispatches.com, our own storage at Cloudflare; those services see your internet address when they send them.

Declass

Signing in. Declass uses Google sign in to save your collection. Google tells us who you are when you sign in; we turn your Google account number into a scrambled ID that can't be turned back, and discard everything else. We never receive or keep your name, email, or photo. Google's own privacy policy covers the sign in itself. The free starter pack needs no sign in.

What we keep. The scrambled ID and a short file number made from it, plus your game: the cards you've pulled or requested, their finishes and any Top Secret serials, when you opened each envelope, your streak, your Intel balance and what you earned and spent it on, your rank, which stamps you've already been shown, and your Code Room puzzle results.

How we use it. Only to run the game: to give you your envelopes, keep your dossier, and check that a shared file number is genuine. To fix problems and improve the game, we look at play records by file number, which never shows who you are. Across the whole game we count actions like opening a card or sharing one as daily totals, and we count new players by the site that first sent them, as a number only.

On your device. A sign in cookie keeps you signed in for up to six months; it's needed for the game to work and isn't used for tracking. Your browser also remembers your sound and music settings, which tips you've already seen, and a starter pack opened before signing in.

Sharing. When you share a card, the picture is made on your phone or computer and goes wherever you choose to send it. It shows the card, your rank, and a file number for that pull, nothing about who you are.

Delete anytime. "Delete my dossier," at the bottom of the Declass home screen, removes everything above right away and signs you out. Backup copies are cleared within 30 days. Top Secret serials already issued stay used, so no one else's cards are renumbered.

Age. Declass is for players 13 and older.

The Weekly Dispatch

If you enter your email in the signup box, it goes straight to Substack, which runs our newsletter. We use it only to send the newsletter, and every issue has a one click unsubscribe. Substack's own privacy policy covers how it stores your address.

Supporting us on Ko-fi

Ko-fi handles the payment. It may share your supporter name, your email, and any message you leave with us; we use them only to thank you.

What we never do

We don't sell your information, share it with anyone, or use it for ads.

Writing to us

If you email [email protected], we use your message only to reply.

Children

This site is for a general audience and isn't aimed at children under 13.

Changes

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