Privacy
Way Downtown is a free daily basketball trivia game. This page explains, in plain language, what we store and why. [Site owner: add your legal name/contact email here and have this reviewed before launch.]
Playing without an account
We set one cookie containing a random ID so your game, streak and “one ranked attempt per day” work on this device. We store your answers and score against that ID. We keep a scrambled (hashed) form of your IP address, used only to limit abuse, and — when our host provides it — your country code for country leaderboards.
Accounts
If you create an account we store your email address and the leaderboard name you choose, and link your results to it. Sign-in uses a one-time emailed code; we never store a password. You can delete your account at any time from the account menu, which removes your email and unlinks your results.
Creating an account does not subscribe you to anything. The newsletter is a separate, optional signup, and every email includes a one-click unsubscribe link.
Anonymous answer statistics
We count how often each answer is given so rarity scores for future puzzles reflect how people really play. These counts are not linked to you.
Advertising
If ads are shown, our advertising partner (such as Google AdSense) may use cookies to serve and measure them. Where required by law you will be asked for consent first.
Not affiliated with the NBA
Way Downtown is an independent fan project. Team, league and player names are used only to describe basketball history.