Privacy Policy

PookieTech ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website pookietech.site. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our developer tools.

1. Information We Collect

1.1 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit PookieTech, we automatically collect certain information about your device and usage, including:

• Log data — IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, pages visited, and timestamps
• Device data — Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet), screen resolution
• Location data — Approximate geographic location (country, city) derived from your IP address
• Session data — Duration of visit, pages viewed per session

1.2 Information from Developer Tools

All PookieTech developer tools (JSON Formatter, JWT Decoder, Token Counter, etc.) run 100% client-side in your browser. We do not collect, store, transmit, or have access to any data you input into our tools. Your data never leaves your device.

1.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use the following technologies:

• Session cookies — To maintain your browsing session and prevent duplicate analytics recording
• Google Analytics (gtag.js) — To understand traffic patterns, popular content, and user engagement
• Google AdSense — Third-party advertising cookies to serve relevant ads (see Section 4)

2. How We Use Your Information

We use automatically collected information to:

• Analyze website traffic and usage patterns to improve our content and tools
• Monitor and prevent abuse, spam, and bot traffic
• Understand geographic distribution of our audience
• Serve relevant advertising to fund free access to our platform

3. Data Sharing & Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information. We may share anonymized, aggregated data with:

• Google Analytics — For traffic analysis (governed by Google's Privacy Policy)
• Google AdSense — For advertising purposes (governed by Google's Ad Policy)

4. Third-Party Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google and its partners may use cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings or aboutads.info.

5. Data Retention

Visit analytics data is retained for up to 12 months for traffic analysis purposes. We periodically purge old data. No personal data from our developer tools is ever stored.

6. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request deletion of your data
• Opt out of targeted advertising
• Restrict or object to data processing

To exercise these rights, contact us at the email below.

7. Children's Privacy

PookieTech is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child, please contact us immediately.

8. Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Your continued use of PookieTech after changes constitutes acceptance.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact us:

• Email: privacy@pookietech.site
• Contact page: pookietech.site/contact