Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

The Blog Timer is designed to be privacy-friendly. We do not require account creation, and we do not collect personal information.

Timer Data: Timer settings and state are stored locally in your browser via localStorage. This data never leaves your device.
Analytics and Advertising: Depending on your region and consent choices, we may use analytics or advertising integrations to operate and improve the service.
Server Logs: Our web server automatically collects standard log data including IP addresses, browser type, and pages visited. These logs are retained for security and operational purposes only.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

The Blog Timer uses the following types of cookies and tracking technologies:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function properly. They include cookies for basic website functionality and your cookie consent preferences. These cannot be disabled.

Advertising Cookies

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to The Blog Timer and/or other sites on the Internet.

Advertising cookies may include:

Google AdSense cookies: Used for ad delivery, personalization, measurement, and fraud prevention
DoubleClick cookies: Used by Google for ad targeting and frequency capping
Third-party ad network cookies: Other advertising partners may place cookies for ad relevance and performance tracking

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You can manage your cookie preferences in the following ways:

Cookie consent banner: When you first visit our site, you can choose to accept or decline non-essential cookies
Google Ads Settings: You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings
NAI opt-out: You may opt out of third-party vendor cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page
DAA opt-out: Visit aboutads.info to opt out of interest-based advertising
Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through their settings

Please note that opting out of advertising cookies does not mean you will no longer see ads; it means the ads you see may be less relevant to your interests.

localStorage

We use your browser's localStorage to save:

Timer duration preferences
Timer name labels
Active timer state (so timers persist across page refreshes)
Cookie consent preferences
Pomodoro session count

This data is stored entirely on your device and is never transmitted to our servers. You can clear it at any time through your browser settings.

Third-Party Services

We use or may use the following third-party services:

Google AdSense: For advertising. Google may collect data through cookies and similar technologies to serve personalized or non-personalized ads. See How Google uses information from sites that use its services.
Google Fonts: For typography. Google may collect your IP address when fonts are loaded. See Google's Privacy Policy.
Content Delivery Networks (CDNs): To serve static assets efficiently.

GDPR Rights (European Economic Area)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

Right to access: You can request information about whether we process your personal data
Right to rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate personal data
Right to erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data
Right to restrict processing: You can request restriction of processing of your personal data
Right to data portability: You can request to receive your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format
Right to object: You can object to the processing of your personal data
Right to withdraw consent: You can withdraw your consent at any time by clearing your cookies or using the cookie consent controls on our site

Since The Blog Timer stores user data primarily in localStorage on your device, you can exercise most of these rights directly by clearing your browser data. For server-side data inquiries, please contact us.

CCPA Rights (California Residents)

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

Right to know: You can request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we collect
Right to delete: You can request deletion of personal information we have collected
Right to opt out: You can opt out of the sale of personal information. Note: We do not sell personal information in the traditional sense, but targeted advertising may constitute a "sale" under CCPA
Right to non-discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights

To exercise your CCPA rights, please contact us or use the opt-out links provided in the Cookies section above.

Children's Privacy

Our website is suitable for general audiences and does not knowingly collect information from children under 13. If you are a parent and believe your child has provided personal information, please contact us.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, please visit our Contact page.