Privacy Policy

What This Policy Covers

This Privacy Policy describes how tops.games collects, uses, and manages information when you use the website. The site has been running since 2025 and offers browser games across 8 categories: Action, Adventure, Arcade, Casual, Clicker, Puzzle, Skill, and Sports. There are no user accounts, logins, or stored passwords, and playing a game never requires registering.

This document applies to all visitors who access or interact with tops.games.

Information We Collect Automatically

When you browse tops.games, technical records are created to monitor site operation. Every page view is recorded first-party: the request path, the page type, the game identifier where there is one, a device class, the referring host (the site records only the host, never the full referring URL), and a timestamp. No third party receives any of this recorded page view information. Raw page-view rows are deleted after 3 days, and only daily totals are kept beyond that timeframe.

To measure unique visits without maintaining individual user tracking across time, the visitor counter relies on an irreversible hash. This hash combines a secret key, the date, the visitor IP address, and the browser user-agent string. No IP address is stored in any form for the counter. Because the date is inside the hash, the same person counts once per day and cannot be linked from one day to the next.

Additionally, when a visitor likes or favourites a game, the IP address is stored so the same action is not counted twice on that title.

Information You Send Us

You may choose to send information to the site through interactive forms. The contact form stores the name, email address, subject, and message you submit. These messages are readable by site administrators and are kept until manually deleted. With each contact message, the sender IP address and browser user-agent string are also stored to enforce a submission rate limit of 3 messages per hour and to block abusive senders.

Every game page includes a report form. Submitting a report stores the reason chosen from a fixed list (including copyright issues), the description written, an email address only if you provide one, the reporter IP address, and a timestamp. The IP address limits reports to 3 per item per address per day. Each report is stored with a status and is marked reviewed, resolved, or dismissed in the administration interface, recording which administrator handled it and when.

Comments You Post

Visitors may choose to post comments on game pages across the site. When you submit a game comment, the system stores the commenter name, an optional email address, the comment text, your IP address, and your browser user-agent string.

Nothing deletes game comments on an automated schedule: a comment stays on the site until it is removed, and all comments on a game are deleted with that game if it is taken down. The name and text you submit are displayed publicly on the corresponding page. Administrative details, such as the IP address, user-agent string, and any optional email address you enter, remain stored in the database.

Search Queries

When you use the search feature on tops.games to locate titles across the catalog, On-site searches are logged: the search text, browser user-agent, referring page and session identifier.

In those search logs, the visitor IP address is stored only as an irreversible hash, never in readable form. This technical logging allows the site to evaluate query trends, detect search issues, and understand visitor interests across the 8 game categories without retaining readable IP addresses alongside search entries. These records are kept first-party and are not shared with third-party search indexes or external data brokers.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies and similar technologies are used on tops.games to support site operations, evaluate performance, and display advertisements. Some of these technologies are essential for the site to function, and—subject to visitor consent choices and each provider configuration—others are used for analytics and advertising services.

The site sets its own first-party session cookie so a visit holds together across pages. This cookie is restricted to HTTP requests, sent over HTTPS where the connection allows, expires after 30 minutes of inactivity, and its identifier is replaced every 30 minutes. This session identifier allows the system to recognize consecutive page requests from the same visit as a cohesive session without storing personal profile information.

Third-party providers operating on the site, including analytics services, advertising networks, and embedded game providers, may also place or read cookies on your device depending on configuration and consent choices. Visitors have the ability to control cookies and site data storage through individual web browser settings or available consent preferences. However, some site features, advertisements, analytics or embedded games may behave differently when browser storage or third-party scripts are restricted.

Analytics

Google Analytics is used on tops.games to measure traffic and understand how visitors interact with the site. This service helps evaluate aggregate visitor trends, such as overall traffic volume, popular pages, and general site usage patterns.

Google Analytics may use cookies and similar technologies to collect measurement data. The placement and operation of these analytics cookies depend on the visitor consent choices made on the site and the specific configuration of the analytics provider.

Information processed by Google Analytics is handled in accordance with Google's own privacy policies and technical settings. We use these traffic measurements to understand site performance and ensure that the catalog remains accessible and reliable.

Advertising

Google AdSense serves the advertisements displayed across tops.games. These advertisements provide the financial support needed to operate the website, maintain server infrastructure, and keep the browser game catalog free and open for all visitors without requiring paid subscriptions or registered accounts.

To deliver advertisements, Google may use cookies and similar identifiers under its own policies and the consent choices offered to each visitor. This site does not determine ad delivery parameters, manage advertising networks, or control how commercial identifiers are processed. Google AdSense operates independently, serving ad units and utilizing technical identifiers in accordance with Google's own privacy policies and the specific permissions granted by the visitor during their session.

The placement and reading of advertising cookies remain subject to visitor consent selections and provider configuration settings. Visitors who wish to manage their advertising experience can consult Google Ads Settings, where Google provides controls over how advertising identifiers operate, or configure their individual browser settings to adjust third-party cookie handling.

Third-Party Games and Embedded Content

Many games available on tops.games are embedded in iframes from third-party providers. When you view or interact with an embedded game, your web browser establishes a direct technical connection with the external server hosting that specific title. As a result of this direct connection, third-party game providers receive the visitor IP address and set their own cookies and storage identifiers.

We do not control these third-party providers, their server infrastructure, or their data practices. Tops.games lists and embeds those games across its catalog; it did not build, develop, or publish any of them. All game code, visual assets, game logic, and associated scripts originate from and execute through external provider servers rather than our own systems.

Because these external titles operate inside independent iframe containers, their technical operations are governed entirely by the third-party hosts responsible for delivering them. Any technical identifiers, network data, or cookies transmitted during gameplay fall under the separate privacy notices of the respective game providers rather than this document.

Children’s Privacy

The audience of tops.games includes school-age children. For this reason, personal information is treated with extra care, and nothing this site collects is used to build an advertising profile of a child.

The website does not require account creation, logins, or stored passwords to access or play any of the games. Children can browse the 8 game categories and play titles directly in their web browsers without providing personal registration details. Where interactive features exist—such as the contact form, report tool, or comment sections—information submitted is handled strictly for administrative and communication purposes as described in this policy. Parents and guardians who have questions about site practices can contact the site operator directly.

How Long We Keep Data

Different categories of data are retained on tops.games according to specific operational schedules. Raw page-view rows are deleted after 3 days, with only aggregated daily totals kept beyond that timeframe. Session cookies expire after 30 minutes of inactivity, and their identifiers are replaced every 30 minutes.

Information submitted through interactive forms is kept according to administrative needs. Contact form messages are readable by site administrators and are kept until manually deleted. Game reports are stored alongside their handling status (reviewed, resolved, or dismissed) and administrative records. Comments posted on games remain stored until manually removed, and all comments on a game are deleted if that game is removed from the catalog.

Your Rights and Choices

Visitors have multiple options for managing their privacy and controlling technical identifiers when browsing tops.games. Because the site operates without user accounts, logins, or stored passwords, you do not need to create a profile, manage account settings, or request account cancellation to browse or play games across the catalog.

You can manage cookies and device storage directly through your web browser preferences. Most browsers provide settings that allow you to inspect stored cookies, delete existing data, block third-party cookies, or restrict storage features. For third-party advertising and analytics services operating on the site, you can adjust commercial identifier settings via Google Ads Settings and manage permissions through the consent choices presented during your visit.

If you have submitted personal details through the contact form, filed a game report, or posted a public comment on a game page, you may submit an inquiry regarding that data.

Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect operational adjustments, technical updates, or changes in how third-party services are integrated on tops.games. Any revisions to this policy will be posted directly on this page with an updated text. Visitors are encouraged to review this document periodically to stay informed about how information is collected, stored, and managed across the site.

How to Contact Us

If you have questions, notices, or formal requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the handling of data on tops.games, you can reach the operator by email. Notices and requests about this page reach the operator at privacy [at] tops [dot] games; that mailbox exists and is monitored. Please include relevant details in your message so your inquiry can be identified and reviewed appropriately.