Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 26, 2025

At Prettify Code, we believe in keeping things simple and transparent. This Privacy Policy explains what happens to your data when you use our code formatting tools and website.

1. Your Code Stays Private

The most important thing: All your code formatting happens directly in your browser. When you paste code into our tools, it never leaves your device. We don't see it, store it, or have any access to it. It's processed entirely on your computer using JavaScript.

This means:

  • Your code never gets sent to our servers
  • We can't see what you're formatting
  • No one else can access your code through our website
  • Your code stays completely private and secure

2. What Information We Actually Collect

Website Usage: We use Google Analytics to understand how people use our website - like which tools are most popular and how long people spend on different pages. This helps us improve the website and build better tools.

Contact Information: If you send us a message through our contact form, we'll have your email address and whatever information you choose to share with us. We only use this to respond to your message.

Preferences & Tool Data: We use your browser's local storage to remember your preferences (like dark mode) and optionally save your work within our tools. This includes any content you choose to save using the "Save" feature in our tools. All saved data remains on your device only - it never gets sent to our servers. You can clear this saved data at any time by using the "Clear" buttons in our tools or clearing your browser's local storage.

3. Cookies

We use cookies for:

  • Essential Functions: Making the website work properly
  • Your Preferences: Remembering settings like dark/light mode
  • Analytics: Understanding how the website is used (through Google Analytics)
  • Advertisements: Showing relevant ads (through Google AdSense)

You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but some parts of the website might not work as well.

4. Advertisements

We use Google AdSense to show ads on our website. These ads help keep our tools free to use. Google may use cookies to show you ads based on your interests.

You can opt out of personalized ads by visiting Google Ads Settings.

5. Third-Party Services

We use a few external services to make our website work:

  • Google Analytics: To understand website usage
  • Google AdSense: To show advertisements
  • Web Hosting: To keep the website online and fast

These services have their own privacy policies and may collect some information about your visit.

6. Local Data Storage

Our tools offer optional features to save your work locally on your device for convenience:

  • Auto-save: Your current work is automatically saved to your browser's local storage as you type
  • Manual save: You can create named save sessions using the "Save" button
  • Data persistence: Your saved data remains available when you return to our tools
  • Complete privacy: All saved data stays on your device and is never transmitted to our servers
  • Easy cleanup: Use "Clear" buttons to remove saved data, or clear your browser's local storage

This local storage functionality is designed to improve your experience without compromising your privacy.

7. Data Security

Since your code never leaves your browser, it's inherently secure. For any information we do collect (like contact form messages), we take reasonable steps to protect it.

However, no internet service is 100% secure, so we can't guarantee absolute security - but we do our best to protect your information.

8. Your Choices

You have several options to control your privacy:

  • Disable cookies in your browser
  • Use ad blockers to prevent tracking
  • Opt out of Google's personalized ads
  • Clear saved tool data using the "Clear" buttons in our tools
  • Clear your browser's local storage to remove all saved preferences and tool data
  • Contact us if you have questions about your data

9. Updates to This Policy

We might update this privacy policy occasionally. If we make significant changes, we'll update the date at the top and may add a notice on the website.

We recommend checking this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect your privacy.

10. Questions?

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your information, feel free to get in touch with us.

We're happy to answer any questions and help you understand how your privacy is protected when using Prettify Code.