Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 5, 2025

1. Definitions

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

  • "Personal Information" means any information relating to an identified or identifiable individual
  • "Service" means the TextFormatting.com website and text transformation services
  • "User" means any individual who uses our Service
  • "Cookie" means small pieces of data stored on your device
  • "Analytics Data" means information collected about website usage and performance
  • "Device" means any device used to access our Service
  • "Usage Data" means data collected automatically from Service usage

2. Contact Information Collection

2.1 User-Provided Information

When you choose to contact us, we may collect:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Any additional information you choose to provide in your message

2.2 Purpose of Collection

We collect this information solely for:

  • Responding to your inquiries
  • Providing customer support
  • Processing feature requests
  • Sending service-related communications

2.3 Storage and Retention

Contact information is stored securely and retained only for the duration necessary to fulfill the purpose of collection or as required by law.

2.1 Information You Provide

We do not collect or store any text content that you input for transformation. All text processing occurs in real-time and is not saved on our servers.

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

We collect certain information automatically through your use of the Site, including:

  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system
  • IP address
  • Usage patterns and statistics
  • Pages viewed
  • Time and date of visits
  • Referral sources

3. Analytics

We use anonymous analytics tools to understand how users interact with our Site. This data is collected in an aggregated form and does not personally identify individual users.

4. Advertising

We display third-party advertisements on our Site. These advertisers may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your browsing activities over time and across different websites. We do not control these third parties' tracking technologies or how they may be used.

5. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information to:

  • Improve and optimize our Site performance
  • Analyze usage patterns
  • Maintain and enhance site security
  • Display relevant advertising
  • Generate anonymous usage statistics

6. Data Retention

6.1 Retention Period

We retain collected data for a maximum of 30 days, after which it is automatically deleted from our systems. This includes:

  • Analytics data
  • Performance metrics
  • Usage statistics

6.2 Data Deletion

  • Automatic deletion occurs after 30 days
  • No user action is required
  • No backup copies are retained beyond this period We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your information. However, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

7. Third-Party Services and Analytics

7.1 Analytics Services

We use the following analytics services to understand Site usage:

  • Google Analytics
    • Purpose: To analyze Site traffic and user behavior
    • Data collected: Page views, user interactions, device information, IP addresses
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    • Opt-out: Users can opt-out via Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

7.2 Advertising Services

We display third-party advertisements through:

  • Google AdSense
    • Purpose: To display relevant advertisements
    • Data collected: Cookies, device information, browsing behavior
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7.3 Data Processing Agreements

We maintain appropriate data processing agreements with our service providers in compliance with GDPR and other applicable laws.

8. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

9. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify users of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

10. International Privacy Rights

10.1 GDPR Rights (European Union)

If you are located in the European Union, you have these rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

  • Right to be informed about the collection and use of your personal data
  • Right to access your personal data
  • Right to rectification of inaccurate personal data
  • Right to erasure ('right to be forgotten')
  • Right to restrict processing
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to object to processing
  • Rights related to automated decision-making and profiling

Our legal basis for processing your data under GDPR is:

  • Legitimate interests: For analytics and website optimization
  • Consent: For advertising cookies and similar technologies

10.2 Other International Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. These may include:

  • Right to access
  • Right to rectification
  • Right to erasure
  • Right to restrict processing
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to object

11. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California residents have the following rights:

  • Right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold
  • Right to delete personal information held by businesses
  • Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information
  • Right to non-discrimination for exercising CCPA rights

In the preceding 12 months, we have collected:

  • IP addresses
  • Browser and device information
  • Usage data and analytics
  • Cookies and similar technologies

We do not sell personal information. However, we do share certain information with analytics providers and advertising networks as described in this Privacy Policy.

California Notice of Collection

For detailed information about our data collection practices, please refer to Section 2 of this Privacy Policy. We collect this information for the business purposes described in Section 5.

12. Contact Us

For questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

TextFormatting (operated by Shepard Labs LLC)

10350 N Vancouver Way, Suite 5251, Portland, OR 97217

Email: [email protected]