Privacy policy

Effective October 12, 2026

Who runs the arcade

Towers 205 Arcade is a DBA of JonWard.IO LLC, the company behind JonWard Studios. This policy covers towers205arcade.com, the browser games offered here and the mobile editions described below.

Game progress on your device

Word Search saves selected puzzles, found words, completed themes, difficulty and recent word selections in your browser. Retro Crossword Puzzles saves completed puzzle identifiers; partial entries remain in the active session. These records let you resume or replay games and track completed puzzles.

Saved progress stays in this browser on this device until you reset the applicable progress or clear browser data. When browser saving is unavailable, progress lasts for the current session and the game displays its saving status. Browser settings let you clear this site's saved data and cached files.

Mobile editions in development

Towers 205 Retro Word Search and Towers 205 Retro Crossword are in development for Apple and Android devices. The approved app design uses ad-free, account-free gameplay with no analytics tracking. Current mobile builds keep gameplay progress and preferences locally. Store purchases use Apple or Google accounts; optional image sharing uses destinations selected by the player. Cloud recovery requires configuration and testing. The Help page distinguishes tested recovery actions for each platform. App-specific privacy disclosures accompany the actual mobile releases.

Retro Word Search — Android

Retro Word Search is published by JonWard.IO LLC under Towers 205 Arcade. Puzzles run on your device. The game stores puzzle progress, completed themes, a previous recovery checkpoint and haptics preferences in private app storage. Removing the app or clearing its data can remove saved progress. Export progress lets you select a backup location. Restore progress checks your selected file and asks before replacing current progress.

The permanent full-game unlock uses Google Play and the purchasing Google account. Google processes store accounts and payments under its own terms and privacy policy. The app checks purchase ownership and stores signed purchase information locally to remember and restore the unlock. Purchase restoration and saved puzzle progress are separate. Android and Apple purchases use their respective stores.

Optional completion sharing creates an image on your device and opens the device’s sharing choices. You choose its destination. The game uses an ad-free design and zero gameplay analytics. Google operates Play Store, billing and related platform services under its own privacy practices. Google Play Billing can send technical billing events to Google, including the app and billing-library versions, device model and system information, and a temporary billing-client identifier. These services operate under Google’s privacy practices.

Game and privacy questions can be sent to the help contact shown on the arcade website. Company-held correspondence follows the website privacy policy.

Retro Word Search — iPhone and iPad

Retro Word Search is published by JonWard.IO LLC under the Towers 205 Arcade brand. The game is ad-free and runs from bundled puzzle content with device-local saving.

Puzzle progress, selected themes, found words, recent word selections and gameplay preferences stay in the app on your device. A previous valid checkpoint helps recover saved progress. Device backups follow your Apple settings. Resetting progress requires your confirmation; removing the app can remove its local saves.

Apple processes purchases, restoration and eligible Family Sharing through your Apple account under Apple’s terms and privacy policy. The app checks verified purchase ownership to open the paid collection. Menu → Restore purchases recovers eligible ownership through Apple. Saved puzzle progress and purchase ownership are separate records. Purchases for iOS and Android are separate.

When you choose Share, the app creates a result image on your device and opens Apple’s share sheet. You choose its destination, which handles the image under its own privacy practices.

If you email us, we use your email address and message to answer your request and resolve the issue. Include only the information needed for your question. We keep correspondence while addressing the request and for applicable legal or dispute-related needs. Email providers process correspondence for delivery; information may also be disclosed where legally required.

For privacy questions, access, correction or deletion requests, email [email protected]. We verify identity where needed and respond under applicable law, explaining any legally required retention.

Retro Crossword — Android

Retro Crossword is published by JonWard.IO LLC under Towers 205 Arcade. Puzzles run on your device. The game stores selected puzzles, unfinished letters, completed puzzles, a previous recovery checkpoint and haptics preferences in private app storage. Removing the app or clearing its data can remove saved progress. Export progress lets you select a backup location. Import progress checks your selected file and asks before replacing current progress.

The permanent full-game unlock uses Google Play and the purchasing Google account. Google processes store accounts and payments under its own terms and privacy policy. The app checks purchase ownership and stores signed purchase information locally to remember and restore the unlock. Purchase restoration and saved puzzle progress are separate. Android and Apple purchases use their respective stores.

Optional result sharing creates an image on your device and opens the device’s sharing choices. You choose its destination. Gameplay is ad-free and uses zero gameplay analytics. Google operates Play Store, billing and related platform services under its own privacy practices. Google Play Billing can send technical billing events to Google, including the app and billing-library versions, device model and system information, and a temporary billing-client identifier. These services operate under Google’s privacy practices.

Questions and privacy requests: [email protected]. Company-held correspondence follows the website privacy policy.

Retro Word Stack — iPhone and iPad

Word Stack keeps confirmed match history, a previous recovery checkpoint, computer difficulty, vibration preferences and its free-match counter on this device. Removing the app or clearing its data can remove these records. The dictionary and computer opponent run locally. The game code uses device-local gameplay and an ad-free design.

The permanent unlock uses Apple’s purchase services. Apple handles store accounts and payments under its own terms and privacy policy. The app checks store ownership and retains the unlock locally. Use Menu → Restore purchase with the same Apple account to recover ownership. Purchase restoration and saved match progress are separate.

Optional result sharing creates a score image on the device and opens the device’s sharing choices. You choose the destination. Apple also operates App Store, TestFlight and their platform diagnostic services under its own policies.

Retro Word Stack — Android

Retro Word Stack is published by JonWard.IO LLC under Towers 205 Arcade. The dictionary and computer opponent run on your device. Confirmed match history, a previous recovery checkpoint, computer difficulty, the free-match counter and vibration preferences stay in private app storage. Removing the app or clearing its data can remove these records.

The permanent unlock uses Google Play and the purchasing Google account. Google handles store accounts and payments under its own terms and privacy policy. Word Stack checks signed purchase information and stores ownership locally. Restore purchase recovers eligible ownership with the same Google Play account. Saved matches and purchase ownership are separate records.

Google Play Billing sends technical billing events to Google. These can include app and billing-library versions, device and system details, network information, event times and a random billing-client identifier. Word Stack provides no separate control to disable these SDK events. Google's policies govern its processing and retention. We have no verified method to identify and delete these SDK diagnostic events through Word Stack.

Gameplay is ad-free. Optional result sharing creates a score image on your device and opens the device's sharing choices. You choose its destination, which handles the image under its own privacy practices.

For game and privacy questions, contact [email protected]. Company-held correspondence follows this website's privacy policy. Requests concerning data held by Google follow Google's privacy and account controls; their coverage depends on Google's services and policies.

Towers 205 Arcade — Android

Towers 205 Arcade is published by JonWard.IO LLC under the Towers 205 Arcade brand. Word Search, Crossword, Word Stack, Hidden Objects and Picture Puzzle run from bundled game content. The app stores puzzle progress, unfinished entries, match history, its free-match counter, preferences and previous recovery checkpoints in private storage on your device. Removing the app or clearing its data can remove local progress. Games with progress export and import let you choose a backup location and review a replacement.

Google Play processes purchases and restoration through the purchasing Google account under its own terms and privacy practices. The app checks permanent-purchase ownership with Google Play, sends purchase acknowledgements to Google Play and keeps signed purchase information locally to remember and restore access. Purchase ownership and saved gameplay progress are separate records. Purchases made in the Arcade app and the standalone game apps remain separate. Google Play Billing can send technical billing events to Google, including app and billing-library versions, device and system information, language and country settings, mobile operator and network information, event timing, and a temporary billing-client identifier. Google handles these technical events under its own privacy and retention practices.

Optional result sharing creates an image on your device and opens Android sharing choices. You choose its destination, which handles the image under its own privacy practices. The app is ad-free. Game and privacy questions can be sent to [email protected]. Company-held correspondence follows the website privacy policy.

Retro Hidden Objects — Android

Retro Hidden Objects is published by JonWard.IO LLC under Towers 205 Arcade. The game uses bundled artwork and keeps scene progress, completed searches, found objects and preferences on your device. Removing the app or clearing its data can remove local progress. Google Play handles store accounts and payments under its own terms and privacy practices. The app checks purchase ownership, acknowledges purchases through Google Play and keeps recognized product identifiers locally to open purchased cities and the collection. Menu → Restore purchases checks eligible ownership through the purchasing Google account. Purchase ownership and saved progress are separate records. Google Play Billing can send technical billing events to Google, including app and billing-library versions, device and system details, language and country settings, mobile operator and network information, event timing and a random billing-client identifier. The app provides no separate switch for these SDK events. Google’s policies govern their processing and retention. We have no verified method to identify and delete these SDK diagnostic events through Hidden Objects. Gameplay is ad-free. Player-initiated external links open webpages governed by their own privacy practices. For game and privacy questions, contact [email protected]. Company-held correspondence follows this website’s privacy policy.

Retro Picture Puzzle — Android

Retro Picture Puzzle is published by JonWard.IO LLC under Towers 205 Arcade. The game uses bundled artwork and keeps puzzle arrangements, completed pictures and preferences on your device. Removing the app or clearing its data can remove local progress. Google Play handles store accounts and payments under its own terms and privacy practices. The app checks purchase ownership, acknowledges purchases through Google Play and keeps recognized product identifiers locally to open purchased cities and the collection. Menu → Restore purchases checks eligible ownership through the purchasing Google account. Purchase ownership and saved progress are separate records. Google Play Billing can send technical billing events to Google, including app and billing-library versions, device and system details, language and country settings, mobile operator and network information, event timing and a random billing-client identifier. The app provides no separate switch for these SDK events. Google’s policies govern their processing and retention. We have no verified method to identify and delete these SDK diagnostic events through Picture Puzzle. Gameplay is ad-free. Player-initiated external links open webpages governed by their own privacy practices. For game and privacy questions, contact [email protected]. Company-held correspondence follows this website’s privacy policy.

Retro Hidden Objects — iPhone and iPad

Retro Hidden Objects keeps scene progress, completed search lists, found objects and hint counts on your device. Gameplay uses bundled scene artwork. Apple handles store accounts, payments and purchase restoration under its own terms and privacy policy. The app checks verified purchase ownership to open purchased city content. Purchase ownership and game progress are separate records. Removing the app can remove local progress. If you choose an external game link, it opens a webpage governed by that site's privacy practices. Privacy questions and correspondence follow the contact and correspondence sections of this policy.

Retro Picture Puzzle — iPhone and iPad

Retro Picture Puzzle keeps tile arrangements and completion history for each picture and tile count on your device. Gameplay uses bundled picture artwork. Apple handles store accounts, payments and purchase restoration under its own terms and privacy policy. The app checks verified purchase ownership to open purchased city content. Restoring purchases recovers eligible ownership through Apple; puzzle progress remains device-local. Removing the app can remove local progress. Player-initiated links open external webpages governed by their own privacy practices. Privacy questions and correspondence follow the contact and correspondence sections of this policy.

Playing on CrazyGames

When you play an edition with Automatic Progress Save enabled on CrazyGames, CrazyGames can back up browser-stored game progress and restore it across devices signed in to the same CrazyGames account. For Retro Crossword Puzzles, this progress consists of completed-puzzle identifiers. Letters in unfinished puzzles remain in the active play session. Recovery depends on the platform backup and the same account.

CrazyGames operates its accounts, hosting, backup and platform services under its Privacy Policy. Its account controls and privacy contact handle requests concerning information it holds. Clearing a browser's local game records changes that browser's copy; requests concerning platform-held copies follow CrazyGames' account and privacy procedures.

Website delivery and security

Cloudflare hosts and delivers this website. It processes technical information such as network addresses, requested pages, request times, browser information and security events to deliver pages and protect its services. Cloudflare's processing and retention are described in its Privacy Policy. The arcade menu uses temporary browser memory for your game filter.

Cookies and other services

The game's browser storage is used for saving progress. Website delivery and security features may use necessary browser technologies. The website offers free samples and prepares paid web collection access. Stripe processes checkout details and payment records under its Privacy Policy. JonWard.IO LLC stores purchase identifiers, access status and a protected representation of the checkout email address to verify and restore purchases. An essential signed browser cookie remembers purchased access for 30 days. Purchase records may be kept for accounting, access restoration and applicable legal needs. Resend delivers requested email sign-in links and processes the recipient email address and email content under its Privacy Policy. Sign-in links expire after 24 hours and work once. Temporary protected request records limit repeated recovery requests; rate-limit records expire after two hours. Expired link records are cleared during recovery requests. Game progress remains in your browser; email restoration restores purchased access. Links to other websites lead to services governed by their own privacy notices.

Messages you send us

If you email us, we use your email address and message to answer your request and resolve the issue. Include only the information needed for your question. We keep correspondence while addressing the request and for any applicable legal or dispute-related needs. Relevant service providers process correspondence to deliver email; information may also be disclosed where legally required.

Your choices and requests

Browser controls let you clear device-local game records. You can ask about personal information held by JonWard.IO LLC, request access or correction, or request deletion by emailing [email protected]. We will verify identity where needed and respond under applicable law. Applicable rights may also include portability, objection or restriction, and a complaint to your local privacy regulator. The response will explain any legally required retention.

Audience

Retro Hidden Objects and Retro Picture Puzzle are intended for ages 6 and older, including children, teens and adults. On towers205arcade.com, game progress stays in the player's browser. CrazyGames editions may use the account backup described above. Website purchases, purchase-recovery emails and correspondence are handled as described in this policy. A parent or guardian can contact us about a child's information or correspondence so we can address the request.

Security and international services

The site uses encrypted HTTPS delivery. Cloudflare and email providers may process information in countries where they operate, under their applicable service and privacy arrangements. Access to company correspondence is restricted to people handling the request.

Contact and updates

Privacy and game questions: [email protected]. We will update this page when our data practices change, publish the effective date, and provide additional notice where applicable.

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