Effective Date: May 2026
Welcome to Advanced Character Counter (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website https://advancedcharactercounter.com.
Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of our website immediately.
By using our website, you consent to this Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.
1. Information We Collect
1.1 Information You Provide Voluntarily
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you:
- Contact us through our contact form or email
- Subscribe to our newsletter or updates
- Leave a comment on a blog post
- Participate in any survey or feedback form
The types of information collected may include your name, email address, and any message content you provide.
1.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, certain information is collected automatically through cookies and similar tracking technologies. This may include:
- IP address and approximate geographic location
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Pages you visit and the time spent on each page
- Referring website address (where you came from)
- Device type (desktop, tablet, or mobile)
- Date and time of your visit
1.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amounts of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. We use the following types of cookies:
- Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser. They allow our website to link your actions during a browsing session.
- Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until deleted. They help us remember your preferences across sessions.
- Third-Party Cookies: These are placed by third-party services such as Google Analytics and Google AdSense that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies.
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 website.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To operate, maintain, and improve our website and its content
- To personalize your experience and deliver content relevant to your interests
- To respond to your comments, questions, and requests
- To send periodic emails (if you have subscribed), including updates, newsletters, or other information we think you may find interesting
- To monitor and analyze usage trends and activity in order to improve our website
- To display targeted advertisements through third-party ad networks, including Google AdSense
- To detect and prevent fraudulent activity and ensure the security of our website
- To comply with applicable laws and legal obligations
3. Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites on the Internet. This means Google may show you ads based on your interests.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings at https://adssettings.google.com. You can also opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
We have implemented the following Google advertising features:
- Remarketing with Google Analytics
- Google Display Network Impression Reporting
- Demographics and Interests Reporting
We, along with third-party vendors including Google, use first-party cookies (such as the Google Analytics cookie) and third-party cookies to report how your ad impressions, other uses of ad services, and interactions with these ad impressions and ad services are related to visits to our website.
4. Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service offered by Google LLC. Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how visitors use our website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
Google will use this information on our behalf to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity, and provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in your browser. You can also prevent Google from collecting and using data by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
5. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, plugins, and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website, we encourage you to read the privacy notice of every website you visit.
6. Data Retention
We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. When determining the appropriate retention period, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal data, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure, the purposes for which we process the data, and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means.
7. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information from accidental loss, unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. However, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
We do not sell, trade, or rent users’ personal identification information to others.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately at advancedcharactercounter@gmail.com. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected personal data from children under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
9. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:
- The right to access the personal information we hold about you
- The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
- The right to request deletion of your personal data
- The right to object to processing of your personal data
- The right to request restriction of processing your personal data
- The right to data portability
- The right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at advancedcharactercounter@gmail.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
10. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)
If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). You have the right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell. You have the right to delete personal information we have collected about you. You have the right to opt out of the sale of your personal information. You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your CCPA rights.
We do not sell personal information to third parties. To make a request under the CCPA, please contact us at advancedcharactercounter@gmail.com.
11. GDPR Rights for EU Residents
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your personal information. The lawful bases we rely on for processing your information include your consent, our legitimate interests, compliance with a legal obligation, and performance of a contract.
12. 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 effective date at the top of this 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.
13. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- By email: advancedcharactercounter@gmail.com
- By visiting the Contact Us page on our website.