Privacy Policy

The Short Version

Information We Collect

PureFormatter does not collect or store the code, text, or content you paste into the formatters. All formatting logic executes entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Your pasted input and output never leave your device.

Depending on your cookie choices, we may use analytics and advertising services that process limited technical data such as page views, approximate location, browser type, device information, ad interactions, and consent preferences. This data is used to measure site performance, keep the service secure, and support the free service with advertising.

Analytics and advertising data is handled according to your consent settings and the policies of the third-party services involved, including Google. Your pasted formatter input and output are not included in analytics, ads, logs, or third-party requests.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

PureFormatter stores your theme preference in localStorageand uses a consent cookie (pf_cookie_consent) to remember your privacy choices. These are necessary for basic site preferences and consent management.

If you allow analytics or advertising cookies, third-party services such as Google Analytics and Google AdSense may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to measure traffic, prevent abuse, and serve ads. Google and its partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this site and other websites.

You can change your cookie preferences through the consent banner or opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings athttps://www.google.com/settings/ads.

If you are located within the European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland, or the United Kingdom, you have additional rights under the GDPR, including the right to be informed about the processing of your personal data, the right to access your personal data, the right to rectification, the right to erasure (the "right to be forgotten"), the right to restrict processing, the right to data portability, and the right to object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the Contact section below.

Third-Party Services and Data Processing

PureFormatter may be hosted on a CDN (Content Delivery Network) that logs standard web server access logs for security and performance purposes. These logs do not contain your code or formatted output. Such logs typically include information such as Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser types, Internet Service Provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamps, and number of clicks. This information is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track user movement in the aggregate, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

We integrate Google AdSense to help fund the free service. AdSense may collect and process personal data for ad delivery, measurement, fraud prevention, and personalization where permitted by your consent settings and applicable law.

Google may use first-party cookies, third-party cookies, or other identifiers to compile data about ad impressions and interactions on this website. These services do not receive the code or text you paste into PureFormatter tools.

You can manage how Google advertises to you using the Google Ads Settings page. You may also opt out through supported industry opt-out tools or browser-level privacy controls.

Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are a visitor from the European Economic Area, our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described above will depend on the specific information concerned and the context in which we collect it.

We will normally collect personal information from you only where:

• we have your consent to do so, or
• we need the personal information to perform a contract with you, or
• the processing is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your data protection interests or fundamental rights and freedoms.

In some cases, we may also have a legal obligation to collect personal information from you or may otherwise need the personal information to protect your vital interests or those of another person.

Where we rely on your consent to process personal information, you have the right to withdraw or decline your consent at any time. Please note that this does not affect the lawfulness of the processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

If you have any questions about or need further information concerning the legal basis on which we collect and use your personal information, please contact us using the contact details provided below.

International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal data that may be collected by third-party advertising partners such as Google, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside United States and choose to provide information to us or our partners, please note that we and our partners transfer the data, including personal data, to the United States and process it there.

Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer. We and our partners will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your personal data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

Data Retention

Because we do not collect your code or personal data, there is nothing to retain or delete from our servers. Your formatting history exists only in your browser's session memory and is discarded when you close the tab or navigate away from the page. We have no records of what code you formatted, when, or how often.

However, third-party advertising partners such as Google may retain data collected through cookies and similar technologies in accordance with their own data retention policies. For information about Google's data retention practices, please review Google's Privacy Policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

Children's Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 16 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 16. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your Child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers. This policy is in alignment with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and similar regulations in other jurisdictions.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. In the event of material changes that affect your rights or how we process your data, we will provide more prominent notice, which may include email notification if we have your email address.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or your rights under applicable data protection laws, please contact us at:

Email: support@pureformatter.com