Privacy and cookies

What is stored

lang cookie
Where and how long
Your browser, 1 year
Why
Remember the language you pick in the switcher. Only created if you use it.
Needs consent?
No (you ask for it)
“My builds”, “My names”, BiS “My lists” and “My gear” (what you say you're wearing, to tell whether an item is an upgrade), whether you asked to hide spoilers, the calculator's last class, the launch-day checklist, your randomizer character, the class, level and faction you pick in “Your character”, what you tick on the leveling route, “best of” and randomizer sound, the Legacy checklist, the library books you've ticked, your camp planner, the community builds you voted, your achievements, your daily-roll streak, the date of your last visit (to flag what's new) and whether the home-page hotkeys are on
Where and how long
Your browser's local storage, until you clear it
Why
Keep what you save. It never leaves your device: no accounts and no copy on our servers.
Needs consent?
No (you ask for it)
Cloudflare Web Analytics
Where and how long
No cookies or storage in your browser
Why
Count visits and measure load speed. Aggregated data: page, referrer, country, device type, browser. Cloudflare uses no cookies, does not identify individual visitors and does not store your IP for this.
Needs consent?
No (nothing stored on your device)
Our own tool-usage counter
Where and how long
wow4ever's database (Supabase)
Why
Know how many times a day each tool is used (a build copied, a name generated, a spin, a search) and how long a visit lasts, in bands (over 30 s, 2, 5 and 15 minutes with the page visible, and whether you see 3 pages or more; your tab keeps that count in sessionStorage and it is deleted when you close it). Only the day, event name, language and a number are stored. No IP, no identifiers, nothing you type.
Needs consent?
No (anonymous)
“Horde or Alliance”, “Which ruleset will you play?”, “Which pet will you tame?” and “Which class will win the tournament?” votes
Where and how long
Your browser (a random ID, until you clear it) and wow4ever's database (Supabase)
Why
Count your vote and let you change it without voting twice. Your browser stores a random ID and what you voted; the database stores that ID, your vote (side, ruleset, pet or class), the page language and the date. To cap how many new votes come from one connection per day, the server computes an encrypted fingerprint (a hash with a secret key that changes daily) of your IP; the IP is not stored and the fingerprint is deleted after two days.
Needs consent?
No (you ask for it by voting)
“Murlocs online” (header)
Where and how long
Your tab (a random ID in sessionStorage, deleted when you close it) and wow4ever's database (Supabase), 10 minutes
Why
Count how many people have the site open right now. Every 4 minutes, while the tab is visible, that ID is sent; the database stores the ID and the time of the last signal and deletes the row after 10 minutes. No IP, no cookies, nothing that identifies you.
Needs consent?
No (anonymous, lasts as long as the tab)
“Most saved on wow4ever” (talent calculator)
Where and how long
Your browser (a random ID, until you clear it) and wow4ever's database (Supabase)
Why
When you save or copy a build, it is counted once per browser to build the most-saved list. The database stores that ID, the class, the build code and the date. To cap how many new builds come from one connection per day, the same encrypted IP fingerprint as the polls is used (the IP is not stored and the fingerprint is deleted after two days).
Needs consent?
No (you ask for it by saving or copying)
“Community builds” (talent calculator)
Where and how long
Your browser (a random ID and the builds you voted) and wow4ever's database (Supabase)
Why
If you publish a build, it is stored publicly with the name and author you type (don't use personal data), the class, the code, the language and the date, plus your browser's random ID. If you vote, that ID and the voted build are stored. To cap publications and votes per connection per day, the same encrypted IP fingerprint as the polls is used (the IP is not stored and the fingerprint is deleted after two days). Builds that break the rules are removed.
Needs consent?
Yes (you ask for it by publishing or voting)
YouTube video (cinematic)
Where and how long
Your browser, under Google's policy
Why
Watch the trailer. Until you press “Play” there is only our own image; pressing it loads the player from youtube-nocookie.com, which may store data to play the video.
Needs consent?
Your click on “Play”
WoW music (YouTube video)
Where and how long
Your browser, under Google's policy
Why
Listen to official WoW music (Blizzard's videos) while you read. The soundtrack you pick is remembered only in your browser (w4e:music:v1). Nothing loads until you press “Music” in the header; pressing it opens a youtube-nocookie.com player, which may store data to play the video. Close it with the ×.
Needs consent?
Your click on “Music”
Twitch stream thumbnails (“Live now”)
Where and how long
Nothing in your browser
Why
Show who is live. Our server asks Twitch for the list; the images load from Twitch's image server (static-cdn.jtvnw.net), which receives the request like any image server (your IP and browser), with no cookies and without our page as referrer. We don't load Twitch's player: clicking a stream takes you to twitch.tv, under its own policy.
Needs consent?
No (nothing stored on your device)
Beast and boss images (Blizzard's database)
Where and how long
Nothing in your browser
Why
Show what each tameable beast looks like on “Hunter pets” and boss portraits on “Dungeons” and “Raids”. The images load from Blizzard's server (render.worldofwarcraft.com), which receives the request like any image server (your IP and browser), with no cookies and without our page as referrer.
Needs consent?
No (nothing stored on your device)

What	Where and how long	Why	Needs consent?
`lang` cookie	Your browser, 1 year	Remember the language you pick in the switcher. Only created if you use it.	No (you ask for it)
“My builds”, “My names”, BiS “My lists” and “My gear” (what you say you're wearing, to tell whether an item is an upgrade), whether you asked to hide spoilers, the calculator's last class, the launch-day checklist, your randomizer character, the class, level and faction you pick in “Your character”, what you tick on the leveling route, “best of” and randomizer sound, the Legacy checklist, the library books you've ticked, your camp planner, the community builds you voted, your achievements, your daily-roll streak, the date of your last visit (to flag what's new) and whether the home-page hotkeys are on	Your browser's local storage, until you clear it	Keep what you save. It never leaves your device: no accounts and no copy on our servers.	No (you ask for it)
Cloudflare Web Analytics	No cookies or storage in your browser	Count visits and measure load speed. Aggregated data: page, referrer, country, device type, browser. Cloudflare uses no cookies, does not identify individual visitors and does not store your IP for this.	No (nothing stored on your device)
Our own tool-usage counter	wow4ever's database (Supabase)	Know how many times a day each tool is used (a build copied, a name generated, a spin, a search) and how long a visit lasts, in bands (over 30 s, 2, 5 and 15 minutes with the page visible, and whether you see 3 pages or more; your tab keeps that count in `sessionStorage` and it is deleted when you close it). Only the day, event name, language and a number are stored. No IP, no identifiers, nothing you type.	No (anonymous)
“Horde or Alliance”, “Which ruleset will you play?”, “Which pet will you tame?” and “Which class will win the tournament?” votes	Your browser (a random ID, until you clear it) and wow4ever's database (Supabase)	Count your vote and let you change it without voting twice. Your browser stores a random ID and what you voted; the database stores that ID, your vote (side, ruleset, pet or class), the page language and the date. To cap how many new votes come from one connection per day, the server computes an encrypted fingerprint (a hash with a secret key that changes daily) of your IP; the IP is not stored and the fingerprint is deleted after two days.	No (you ask for it by voting)
“Murlocs online” (header)	Your tab (a random ID in `sessionStorage`, deleted when you close it) and wow4ever's database (Supabase), 10 minutes	Count how many people have the site open right now. Every 4 minutes, while the tab is visible, that ID is sent; the database stores the ID and the time of the last signal and deletes the row after 10 minutes. No IP, no cookies, nothing that identifies you.	No (anonymous, lasts as long as the tab)
“Most saved on wow4ever” (talent calculator)	Your browser (a random ID, until you clear it) and wow4ever's database (Supabase)	When you save or copy a build, it is counted once per browser to build the most-saved list. The database stores that ID, the class, the build code and the date. To cap how many new builds come from one connection per day, the same encrypted IP fingerprint as the polls is used (the IP is not stored and the fingerprint is deleted after two days).	No (you ask for it by saving or copying)
“Community builds” (talent calculator)	Your browser (a random ID and the builds you voted) and wow4ever's database (Supabase)	If you publish a build, it is stored publicly with the name and author you type (don't use personal data), the class, the code, the language and the date, plus your browser's random ID. If you vote, that ID and the voted build are stored. To cap publications and votes per connection per day, the same encrypted IP fingerprint as the polls is used (the IP is not stored and the fingerprint is deleted after two days). Builds that break the rules are removed.	Yes (you ask for it by publishing or voting)
YouTube video (cinematic)	Your browser, under Google's policy	Watch the trailer. Until you press “Play” there is only our own image; pressing it loads the player from `youtube-nocookie.com`, which may store data to play the video.	Your click on “Play”
WoW music (YouTube video)	Your browser, under Google's policy	Listen to official WoW music (Blizzard's videos) while you read. The soundtrack you pick is remembered only in your browser (`w4e:music:v1`). Nothing loads until you press “Music” in the header; pressing it opens a `youtube-nocookie.com` player, which may store data to play the video. Close it with the ×.	Your click on “Music”
Twitch stream thumbnails (“Live now”)	Nothing in your browser	Show who is live. Our server asks Twitch for the list; the images load from Twitch's image server (`static-cdn.jtvnw.net`), which receives the request like any image server (your IP and browser), with no cookies and without our page as referrer. We don't load Twitch's player: clicking a stream takes you to twitch.tv, under its own policy.	No (nothing stored on your device)
Beast and boss images (Blizzard's database)	Nothing in your browser	Show what each tameable beast looks like on “Hunter pets” and boss portraits on “Dungeons” and “Raids”. The images load from Blizzard's server (`render.worldofwarcraft.com`), which receives the request like any image server (your IP and browser), with no cookies and without our page as referrer.	No (nothing stored on your device)

Spanish law (article 22.2 of the LSSI) and the Spanish Data Protection Agency's guidance require consent to store data on your device that isn't needed for something you asked for. wow4ever uses no advertising, tracking or analytics cookies, so there is nothing to accept or reject.

If that ever changes (ads, affiliate links, user accounts), this page will change first and, if needed, a notice will let you decline as easily as accept.

The contact form and the board

If you write to us, we use your name, email and message only to read it and reply. The legal basis is your consent when you send it. It isn't stored in any database: the message arrives by email through Resend (the sending provider) and is kept in the inbox for as long as needed to reply, and at most one year. It isn't used to send you anything else and isn't shared with anyone.

The guild board (the message of the day at the top) works the same way: your message, the kind of suggestion, the page you write from and, only if you add them, your name and email reach us by email through Resend, kept for at most one year. If you hide the message of the day, your browser remembers it in its local storage.

To prevent spam, the server looks at your IP address for a few minutes, in memory only, to limit how many messages are sent in a row. It is never written anywhere.

Who hosts the site

Cloudflare serves the site and, like any server, logs technical request data for a limited time for security and operation. Supabase hosts the news database and the anonymous counter. Both may process data outside the European Economic Area under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or the European Commission's standard contractual clauses.

Your rights

You can request access to, correction or deletion of anything you sent us, or object to its use, through the contact form in the footer. If you think we got it wrong, you can complain to the Spanish Data Protection Agency or your local authority.

What your browser stores (language, builds, names, checklist) you can delete at any time from your browser settings, or by removing each item in its tool.

Fan site

wow4ever is a free fan site with no affiliation to Blizzard Entertainment. World of Warcraft®, Warcraft® and Blizzard Entertainment® are registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Game artwork, icons and videos are © Blizzard Entertainment and are used with attribution under its fan content policy.