Privacy

Last updated 12 November 2026

Use a nickname, not your real name, and keep your name, school, address and phone number out of build names.
We only keep what we need to save your builds and help when something goes wrong.
No adverts, no tracking, nothing sold.
A grown-up can ask us to delete everything at any time.

What we keep

A profile: a nickname, a password (stored scrambled, nobody can read it) and, only if you choose, a grown-up's email for password resets. Playing without a profile keeps the build in your browser.
Builds saved to a profile: the bricks, a name and a small picture.
Share links: a copy of the build that anyone with the link can look at, but not change. Kept out of search engines; we count how often it is opened.
Help requests sent with the ? button: the message, the page, the browser type and, for problem reports, the build on the board.
To keep the site working: when a profile was active, error reports from the playground, and short-lived server logs (including IP addresses).

Cookies

Only the ones the site needs: staying signed in, form security, and remembering which profiles have played on this device. No analytics or advertising cookies, so no cookie banner.

Who sees it

Tinkerpile staff, the company hosting our server, and the email service that sends password resets. Anyone with a share link sees that one build. We never sell personal information or use it for advertising.

Deleting it

Builds can be deleted in My Builds. To see, correct or delete everything for a profile, email support@tinkerpile.co.uk or use the ? button and tell us the nickname. In the UK you can also complain to the ICO (ico.org.uk).