Last updated: 14 September 2026
This page explains what personal information thepuzzlebrain.com collects, why, and what you can ask us to do about it. The short version is that reading, printing or downloading a puzzle collects nothing about you.
Who is responsible for your information
The Puzzle Brain is run by Vistera Ltd, which is the data controller for this website. Vistera Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales, company number 16890983. Registered office: 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2H 9JQ. VAT registration number GB508432992.
If you have a question about anything on this page, email hello@thepuzzlebrain.com.
What this site collects
When you read, print or download a puzzle: nothing. There are no accounts, no sign-ups and no forms. The PDFs are free and ungated.
If you email us: your email address, your name if you include it, and whatever you write. We use it to reply to you, and for nothing else. It is not added to any mailing list. Emails are kept in a mailbox run by Hostinger, which also hosts this website.
Cookies, analytics and advertising
At the moment this site sets no cookies for ordinary visitors, uses no analytics service and carries no advertising. Your browser does not contact any other company when you visit: even the fonts come from this site. WordPress sets its own cookies only for people who log in to manage the site.
If we add analytics or advertising, this page will be updated to say exactly what is collected and by whom before it goes live, and you will be asked for consent where the law requires it.
Server logs
This site is hosted by Hostinger. Like every web host, it keeps standard server logs that include IP addresses, to keep the site running and to deal with attacks. We do not use those logs for anything else.
Why we are allowed to hold it
- Replying to your email. Legitimate interests. You wrote to us and expect an answer.
- Server logs. Legitimate interests, being the security and stability of the site.
Who else sees it
Hostinger International Ltd hosts the website and the mailbox, and handles your information only on our instructions. That is the full list. Gandi, where the domain name is registered, sees none of it. Nothing is sold, rented or passed to anyone for marketing.
The website runs on a server in the United Kingdom. Email can pass through servers in other countries on its way to and from us, as all email does. Where Hostinger handles it outside the UK, its data processing terms cover how it is protected.
How long it is kept
- Emails: up to 24 months, then deleted.
- Server logs: Hostinger’s own retention period, which is a matter of weeks.
Your rights
Under UK GDPR you can ask us for a copy of what we hold about you, and ask us to correct it, delete it, stop using it, or object to how it is used. Email hello@thepuzzlebrain.com and we will respond within one month. There is no charge. If you live elsewhere, including the United States or Australia, you can ask for the same things and we will do the same.
If you are not happy with how we have handled it, you can complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.
Children
Some puzzles on this site are made for children. Reading, printing or downloading them collects nothing, from children or from anyone else. If a child under 13 emails us, we will reply only to ask that a parent or guardian gets in touch instead, and then delete the message.
Changes to this policy
If what the site collects changes, this page changes with it and the date at the top is updated first.