Plain-language summary: timezone.fun does not sell, rent, trade, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing or commercial purposes. Period.
1. Who We Are
timezone.fun ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website at timezone.fun (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy describes how we handle information when you visit and use the Site.
If you have any questions about this policy, you can reach us through our Contact page.
2. Information We Collect
We collect the minimum information necessary to provide the Site's features.
Information we do NOT collect:
- Your name, email address, or any account credentials (we have no accounts or login system)
- Your precise GPS location
- Your device's contacts, photos, or files
- Payment or financial information of any kind
Information automatically collected by your browser: When you visit the Site, your browser may automatically send standard technical information to our web hosting provider. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and the date and time of your visit. This information is used only for security and basic operational purposes (e.g., preventing abuse, diagnosing server errors).
Timezone detection: The Site uses your browser's built-in Intl.DateTimeFormat() API to detect your local timezone. This process happens entirely within your browser. Your timezone is never transmitted to our servers.
3. Cookies
timezone.fun itself does not set any first-party cookies.
However, we display advertisements through Google AdSense, which may set its own cookies on your device to serve personalized ads. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and other sites on the internet. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ad Settings.
We may also use Google Analytics to understand aggregate, anonymized traffic patterns on the Site. Google Analytics uses cookies and collects data subject to Google's own Privacy Policy. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
4. How We Use Information
The limited information we receive is used exclusively to:
- Operate and maintain the Site
- Monitor and improve site performance and security
- Understand aggregate, anonymized visitor patterns (e.g., which pages are most visited)
- Comply with legal obligations
We do not use your information for targeted marketing, profiling, or any form of behavioral advertising beyond what Google AdSense's own systems may independently perform.
5. Third-Party Services
The Site integrates with the following third-party services, each of which has its own privacy practices:
- Google AdSense — serves advertisements on the Site. Governed by the Google Privacy Policy.
- Google Fonts — delivers web fonts. Google may log requests to its font servers per its own privacy policy.
- Google Analytics (if enabled) — provides anonymized site analytics.
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your information to any outside parties beyond what is necessary to operate these services.
6. Data Retention
Because we collect minimal personal data directly, we have minimal data to retain. Standard web server logs (IP addresses, access timestamps) are retained by our hosting provider for up to 30 days for security purposes and are then deleted. We do not maintain any personal database of visitor records.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access — to request a copy of any personal data we hold about you
- Right to erasure — to request deletion of any personal data we hold about you
- Right to object — to object to certain types of processing
- Right to opt out of sale — we do not sell personal data, but you may formally invoke this right if applicable under your local laws (e.g., CCPA)
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via our Contact page. We will respond within 30 days.
8. Children's Privacy
The Site is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a child, please contact us immediately and we will take steps to delete it.
9. Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the Site and any information it handles. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage method is 100% secure. We encourage you to be aware of this when using any online service.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please use our Contact page. We aim to respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 30 days.