Core Ball is a free browser game site for casual players of all ages. Many of the people who play our games are children and teenagers, so we take family-friendly design, child safety, and data protection seriously. This page explains how Core Ball works, what we do (and do not do) with data, and the choices parents, teachers, and carers have. If anything on this page is unclear, please get in touch and we will do our best to help.
Our approach to family-friendly content
Core Ball only publishes games that are suitable for a general audience. Before a game is featured on the site, we check that it is free of graphic violence, sexual content, gambling mechanics, and real-money transactions. We also look out for chat features, user-generated content, or external links that could expose a child to unmoderated communication. If a game does not meet those standards, we do not list it. We review our catalogue regularly and remove titles that no longer meet our criteria.
We believe short, skill-based games like Core Ball can be a healthy break in the day. They reward attention and timing rather than spending, and they end quickly, which makes it easier for parents to manage screen time.
Why we don’t ask for accounts or personal data
Core Ball does not require players to sign up, log in, or share their name, age, email address, or phone number to play any game on the site. There are no profiles, no friend lists, no public scoreboards, and no direct-message features. You can simply open a game page and start playing. By keeping the experience anonymous, we minimise the personal information collected from children and reduce the risk of misuse.
The only forms on Core Ball are the contact form on our Contact page and the comment areas on some posts. Children should not submit these forms themselves; if a child wants to report a problem or ask a question, please do so on their behalf.
How we handle children’s data
We design Core Ball to be compatible with the major frameworks that protect children online, including the United States’ Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the UK Information Commissioner’s Office Age Appropriate Design Code (the “Children’s Code”), the UK and EU General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR and EU GDPR), and the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).
In practice, this means Core Ball:
- does not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13;
- does not build advertising profiles of our visitors;
- does not sell, rent, or share personal information with data brokers;
- uses only the technical cookies needed to keep the site working plus limited, aggregated analytics; and
- keeps logs for the short period needed to secure the service, then deletes them.
Full details of what is collected, why, and how long it is kept are in our Privacy Policy.
Advertising and cookies
Core Ball is supported by display advertising, which allows us to keep the site free. Because a significant portion of our audience may be under the age of consent for targeted advertising, we treat our pages as child-directed where applicable and request non-personalised, contextual ads from our advertising partners. Non-personalised ads are chosen based on the page a visitor is looking at and general, coarse location such as country, rather than on a profile built from their browsing history.
If you visit Core Ball from the UK or EU, you will see a consent banner the first time you arrive. You can accept, reject, or manage cookie categories from that banner, and you can change your choice at any time from the footer. We do not set non-essential cookies before you have made a choice.
What parents and teachers can do
Parents and carers know their family best, and Core Ball is designed to work alongside the controls you already use at home or in school. A few practical suggestions:
- Use the parental controls built into your operating system, broadband router, or antivirus to set time limits and filter categories.
- Enable SafeSearch in your browser and search engine of choice so that children are less likely to land on unsuitable sites through search results.
- If your child plays on a school or library device, ask whether the network filter covers gaming sites and how to request an exception if needed for a legitimate activity.
- Talk with your child about what to do if a game ever asks for personal information, a download, or money. The correct answer is always to stop and ask an adult.
Teachers are welcome to use Core Ball in a classroom setting as a short brain-break activity. If your school needs written confirmation that the site does not require accounts or collect personal data from pupils, please contact us and we will send a statement on request.
Reporting a concern
If you believe a game on Core Ball is unsuitable for children, if an advertisement seems inappropriate, or if you think personal information about a child has been collected in error, please tell us as soon as possible. Email [email protected] or use the form on our Contact page. We aim to reply to all safety-related messages within two business days and to remove or correct problem content promptly.
Parents and guardians have the right to ask what information, if any, we hold about their child, to request that it be deleted, and to withdraw any consent previously given. We will action verified requests at no charge.
Useful external resources
The following organisations publish practical, independent advice on keeping children safe online:
- UK Safer Internet Centre — saferinternet.org.uk
- Internet Matters — internetmatters.org
- Common Sense Media — commonsensemedia.org
- Information Commissioner’s Office (UK) — ico.org.uk
Core Ball is not affiliated with these organisations; we simply find their guidance helpful and link to them so families can read directly from the source.
How to contact us
You can reach the Core Ball team at [email protected] or through the form on our Contact page. For the full legal basis of how we handle information, please read our Privacy Policy alongside this page.