Privacy Policy

Introduction

At Tickr, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy will inform you about how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

Information We Collect

Tickr is designed with privacy in mind. We collect minimal information:

• Basic Technical Data: Our hosting service (Firebase) automatically logs basic access information like IP addresses and browser types for security and functionality.
• Local Storage: We use browser local storage to remember your theme preference. This data stays on your device and is not sent to our servers.
• Anonymous Usage Statistics: We may use analytics tools to understand how visitors use our site in aggregate, without identifying individual users.

We do not collect or store any personal data that directly identifies you. The countdown events you create are not stored on our servers - they exist only in the URL parameters of the link you generate and share.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our countdown timer service
• Understand how visitors use our website through anonymous analytics
• Detect, investigate, and prevent technical issues
• Serve relevant advertisements (which help keep our service free)

Data Storage

We keep data collection to a minimum:

• Local Preferences: We use browser localStorage to remember your theme preference. This data stays on your device and is not sent to our servers.
• URL Parameters: Your countdown information (event title, date, styling) is stored in the URL you share, not in our database.

We don't use cookies for tracking or analytics at this time. If we add third-party services like Google Analytics or ads in the future, we'll update this policy.

Third-Party Services

We use third-party services that may collect information used to identify you:

• Google Analytics: To analyze usage of our website
• Google AdSense: To display advertisements
• Firebase: For hosting and analytics

These third-party providers have their own privacy policies addressing how they use such information.

Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you
• The right of rectification - to have your information corrected if it's inaccurate
• The right to object to processing of your personal data
• The right of restriction - to request that we restrict the processing of your data
• The right to data portability - to request that we transfer your data to another organization
• The right to withdraw consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your information

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@https://tickr-countdown.web.app.

Family-Friendly Service

Our countdown timer service is designed to be usable and safe for people of all ages. We don't knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children under 13. Parents and guardians should supervise younger children's internet activities.

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.

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.