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Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 10, 2026

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2026Last Updated: November 10, 2026

At ASCII Art Generator, protecting user privacy is our core architectural foundation. This Privacy Policy details how our website operates, our client-side processing guarantee, and your rights regarding data protection.

1. Zero-Server-Upload Architecture (Our Core Guarantee)

Unlike cloud-based image and video editors, ASCII Art Generator does NOT upload, store, or transmit your media to any server:

  • 100% Local In-Browser Processing: All image pixel calculations, video transcoding, webcam frame streaming, dithering, halftone dotting, and FIGlet banner parsing occur strictly within your device's memory using client-side JavaScript, Web Workers, OffscreenCanvas, and WebCodecs.
  • Zero Media Transmission: Your photos, video clips, webcam feeds, and input text never leave your computer or mobile device.
  • No Media Logs: We operate zero server-side media processing backends. It is technologically impossible for our servers to see or retain your files.

2. Settings & Shareable Links

  • URL Hash Fragments: When you share a configuration using our "Share" button, settings are encoded entirely within the URL hash fragment (#s=...). URL hashes are evaluated exclusively by your client browser and are never transmitted over HTTP to web servers.
  • Local Storage: We use browser localStorage solely to preserve your UI preferences (character set, contrast, brightness) and your cookie consent choices on your device.

3. Advertising & Google AdSense

To keep ASCII Art Generator free and accessible to everyone worldwide, we display advertisements provided by Google AdSense:

  • Third-Party Vendors: Google and third-party advertising partners use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to our website or other websites on the Internet.
  • European Economic Area, United Kingdom and Switzerland: we ask for your consent through Google's consent message, a Google-certified consent management platform (IAB TCF v2.2). Until you choose, Google Consent Mode v2 keeps advertising and analytics storage denied, so no advertising or analytics cookies are set.
  • Other regions: advertising and analytics cookies are used by default. Where local law gives you the right to opt out (for example in some US states), Google shows a "Do not sell or share my personal information" link.
  • Changing your choice: use the "Cookie settings" link in the footer of any page at any time. You can also turn off personalized ads at Google Ads Settings.
  • How Google uses data: see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
  • Optional opt-out from other ad networks: you can opt out of interest-based ads from participating companies at aboutads.info.

4. Analytics & Google Tag Manager

We use Google Tag Manager to collect anonymized website performance statistics:

  • In the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, analytics storage is used only after you consent; elsewhere it is on by default and follows Google Consent Mode.
  • Telemetry events measure aggregate tool usage (e.g., export format counts) to guide performance enhancements. No personal data or media pixels are ever tracked.

5. Your Rights Under GDPR and CCPA

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), you retain the right to:

  • Access, review, or withdraw consent at any time without penalty.
  • Request information regarding any data practices.
  • Exercise your rights by adjusting your cookie preferences or by writing to us through the contact page.