Advertising Policy

Current advertising status

WordyLab does not currently run display advertising. Some pages include ad-slot components in the layout, but those slots should not show ads unless advertising is enabled later and the related policy review is complete.

If WordyLab later enables ads, this policy, the Cookie Policy, and any related disclosures should be reviewed so visitors understand the change before relying on the updated site.

Ad labeling

Ads, sponsored placements, and paid recommendations should be labeled in a way that is clear to a reasonable visitor. Labels should not make ads look like puzzle answers, solver results, editor picks, navigation links, or required next steps.

Acceptable labels may include plain words such as "Advertisement," "Ad," "Sponsored," or "Sponsored links," depending on the placement and provider requirements. Labels should be visible near the ad, not hidden in a footer or separated from the paid placement.

Placement rules

• No ad should appear between a tool input and its immediate result area.
• No ad should appear before the first useful hint, answer, tool, or task module on daily puzzle pages.
• Ads should not be styled as puzzle answers, solver buttons, clue cards, download buttons, or navigation controls.
• Ads should not cover, interrupt, or obscure the main task on desktop or mobile.
• Ad space should be stable where possible so the page does not jump while a visitor is reading or interacting.
• Pages with thin, placeholder, unverified, or low-original-value content should not carry heavy ad density.
• Ads should be separated from editorial recommendations and affiliate resource sections unless the relationship is clearly disclosed.

Invalid clicks and visitor behavior

WordyLab should not ask visitors, friends, contractors, editors, or team members to click ads, refresh pages to create ad views, or interact with ads for the purpose of increasing revenue. Ad clicks and views should come from genuine visitor interest.

WordyLab should not place arrows, misleading labels, rewards, or other prompts near ads to pressure or trick visitors into clicking. If ad traffic appears suspicious, ads may need to be paused, reviewed, or adjusted.

Editorial independence

Advertising does not decide puzzle answers, solver behavior, word-list inclusion, ranking, hints, correction decisions, or editorial methodology. The main answer, tool, or guide on a page should stay separate from paid placements.

If a page contains both editorial content and paid placement, the paid placement should be understandable as advertising or sponsorship. Visitors should not have to guess whether a recommendation is paid.

Ad networks and provider policies

If WordyLab enables an ad network later, WordyLab should follow that provider's publisher policies, placement rules, content restrictions, privacy requirements, and account terms. Provider requirements may change over time and may be stricter than this page.

Any future ad setup should be reviewed for content quality, ad density, placement, consent requirements, cookie or identifier use, invalid-click risk, and mobile readability before being treated as ready.

Privacy and personalization

If advertising is enabled later, ad providers may use cookies, device information, identifiers, contextual signals, or other technologies to serve, measure, limit, or personalize ads. Those practices would depend on the provider and the visitor's privacy choices.

WordyLab's Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy explain how privacy and browser technologies are handled more broadly.

Sponsored content and affiliate links

Sponsored content and affiliate links are related to advertising, but they are handled separately from display ad slots. Paid or commission-earning links should be disclosed near the relevant recommendation and should not be disguised as ordinary puzzle results.

More detail is available in the Affiliate Disclosure.

Corrections and questions

If an ad placement appears too close to a tool, answer, hint, or navigation control, or if a paid placement seems unclear, please send the page URL so it can be reviewed.

For advertising policy questions, email legal@wordylab.com or use the WordyLab contact page.