Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how CharCounterPro.com ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your information when you use our website, CharCounterPro.com, and the services it provides (our "Service"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive and secure experience while using our character and word counter tool.
By accessing or using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use our Service.
1. Information We Collect
We collect different types of information to provide and improve our Service to you.
a. Information You Provide Directly:
When you use our character and word counter tool, you will input text into the designated area for analysis. We want to be crystal clear: CharCounterPro.com does not store, save, or retain any of the text you input into our tool. All text analysis is performed in real-time within your browser, and your input is immediately discarded after processing the count. We do not transmit your text to our servers for storage or analysis. Your content remains private to you.
While using our Service, you may choose to provide us with information if you contact us directly. This could include:
- Contact Information: Your name, email address, and any other contact details you provide when you send us an email (e.g., to info@charcounterpro.com, contact@charcounterpro.com, or policy@charcounterpro.com).
- Correspondence: The content of your communications with us.
b. Information We Collect Automatically (Usage Data):
When you access and use our Service, we may automatically collect certain information that your browser sends. This "Usage Data" may include:
- Your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address.
- Browser type and version.
- The pages of our Service that you visit.
- The time and date of your visit.
- The time spent on those pages.
- Unique device identifiers.
- Other diagnostic data.
This data helps us understand how users interact with our site, allowing us to improve its performance, features, and user experience.
c. Information Collected Through Cookies and Similar Technologies:
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are small data files placed on your device or computer that often include an anonymous unique identifier.
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the operation of our Service, enabling core functionalities like site navigation and access to secure areas.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information about areas visited, time spent on the website, and any issues encountered, such as error messages. This helps us improve how our website works.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (like your preferred language or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
- Advertising/Targeting Cookies: These cookies are used by our advertising partners (like Google AdSense) to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.
2. Use of Your Information
CharCounterPro.com uses the collected data for various purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Service.
- To notify you about changes to our Service.
- To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so.
- To provide customer support.
- To monitor the usage of our Service.
- To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
- To display advertisements, primarily through Google AdSense.
3. Disclosure of Your Information
We may share your information in the following situations:
- With Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service ("Service Providers"), to provide the Service on our behalf, to perform Service-related services, or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
- For Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your information may be transferred. We will provide notice before your information is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
- For Legal Requirements: We may disclose your data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with a legal obligation.
- Protect and defend the rights or property of CharCounterPro.com.
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service.
- Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public.
- Protect against legal liability.
- With Your Consent: We may disclose your information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.
- With Advertising Partners: We partner with Google AdSense to display advertisements on our site. Google AdSense uses cookies and other technologies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites. For more information on how Google uses data, please visit Google's Privacy Policy and Terms. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings or aboutads.info.
4. Security of Your Information
The security of your data is paramount to us. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee its absolute security.
5. Links to Other Sites
Our Service may contain links to other sites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.
6. Children's Privacy
Our Service is not intended for use by children under the age of 13 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. 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.
7. 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. We will also update 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.
8. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data. These may include the right to access, correct, delete, or restrict the processing of your data, as well as the right to data portability. For more details on GDPR-specific rights, please refer to our GDPR Policy page.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- By email: policy@charcounterpro.com
- For general inquiries: info@charcounterpro.com
- For business inquiries: contact@charcounterpro.com