Privacy Policy

Consent

Htmlrunner asks for your consent to use your personal data for the following purposes:

• 🌐 Personalised ads and content — Google AdSense and third-party vendors may use cookies to show ads tailored to your interests based on your browsing activity.
• ⚙ Ad measurement — Cookies and device identifiers are used to measure ad performance, prevent fraud, and report aggregate usage statistics to advertisers.
• 📈 Audience insights — Aggregated, anonymised data about user behaviour and demographics may be derived to improve our services and ad relevance.
• 🔒 Security and fraud prevention — Technical data such as IP addresses and device fingerprints are processed to detect and prevent malicious activity, spam, and abuse.
• 📋 Service improvement and analytics — We and our partners may use cookies to understand how you interact with our tools, helping us improve functionality and user experience.
• 🚀 Basic site operations — Essential cookies and local storage are used to remember your code edits, editor preferences, and session state so the tools function correctly.

By using Htmlrunner, you consent to the use of cookies and data processing as described in this policy. You may withdraw or modify your consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings or by using the cookie consent preferences available on this site.

Information We Collect

Htmlrunner is designed with privacy as a priority. We collect minimal data and never sell your personal information. The data we may collect includes:

Automatically Collected Data

When you visit Htmlrunner, certain technical information is automatically sent by your browser, including:

• 🌐 IP address — Used for geolocation (country/city level), security, and fraud prevention.
• 📄 Browser type and version — Helps us ensure compatibility and diagnose technical issues.
• 💻 Device type and operating system — Used for analytics and responsive design optimisation.
• 🕓 Pages visited and time spent — Aggregated, anonymised data to understand which tools are most useful.
• 🎦 Referral source — The website or search engine that brought you to Htmlrunner.

Data You Provide Voluntarily

• 📧 Email address — If you subscribe to our newsletter, we store your email in a secure MySQL database solely for sending updates. You can unsubscribe at any time.
• 💬 Contact form messages — Messages sent via our contact form are forwarded to us via email. We do not store contact form submissions on our servers.

Cookies and Local Storage

Htmlrunner uses cookies and browser local storage for essential functionality and analytics. We do not use cookies for tracking across third-party websites except through Google AdSense.

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the site to function properly:

• 📋 Session cookies (hr_h, hr_c, hr_j, hr_t) — Store your HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code temporarily so your work is preserved between page refreshes. These expiry after 3 days.
• 📋 Local storage (nl_sub, nl_close) — Remembers whether you have subscribed to the newsletter or closed the newsletter prompt, so you are not asked repeatedly.

Third-Party Cookies (Google AdSense)

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google and its partners use cookies to serve personalised ads based on your visits to this site and other websites. These cookies may include:

• 📼 NID, IDE, ANID, DSID — Google advertising cookies used for ad personalisation and frequency capping.
• 📈 _ga, _gid — Google Analytics cookies (if enabled) for aggregated usage statistics.

You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings or by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page.

Google AdSense Disclosure

Htmlrunner uses Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service provided by Google LLC ("Google"). AdSense uses cookies and web beacons to serve advertisements based on your prior visits to our website and other websites on the internet.

How Google Uses Your Data

When AdSense serves ads, Google may use the following data to make advertising more relevant:

• 📈 Your browsing history across websites that use Google's advertising services
• 🌐 Approximate geographic location (derived from IP address)
• 📄 Browser and device information
• 🔒 Unique advertising identifiers on your device

AdSense Policies We Follow

• ✔ We do not place AdSense ads on pages with restricted content (violence, adult content, copyrighted material, etc.).
• ✔ We do not click our own ads or encourage others to do so.
• ✔ We clearly distinguish advertisements from site content.
• ✔ We provide accurate information about data collection and use in this Privacy Policy.
• ✔ We comply with Google's EU User Consent Policy (GDPR) and the Google Ads Data Processing Terms.
• ✔ We do not serve ads on pages that require or imply payment for removal of ads.

For more information about how Google uses data, visit How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps.

GDPR Compliance (European Economic Area)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• ✅ Right to be informed — You have the right to be informed about the collection and use of your personal data. This Privacy Policy fulfills that obligation.
• ✅ Right of access — You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• ✅ Right to rectification — You can request correction of inaccurate personal data.
• ✅ Right to erasure ("Right to be forgotten") — You can request deletion of your personal data where there is no compelling reason for its continued processing.
• ✅ Right to restrict processing — You can request restriction of processing under certain circumstances.
• ✅ Right to data portability — You can request a copy of your data in a machine-readable format.
• ✅ Right to object — You can object to the processing of your personal data for marketing or analytics purposes.
• ✅ Rights related to automated decision-making — You have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing.

Lawful basis for processing: We process your personal data based on your consent (which you can withdraw at any time) and our legitimate interests in operating and improving our free tools and services.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days as required by law.

CCPA Compliance (California Residents)

If you are a resident of California, USA, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) grants you the following rights:

• ✅ Right to know — You can request details about the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you.
• ✅ Right to delete — You can request deletion of personal information we have collected from you.
• ✅ Right to opt out of sale — Htmlrunner does NOT sell your personal information. We never have and never will.
• ✅ Right to non-discrimination — We will not discriminate against you for exercising your CCPA rights.

To submit a CCPA request, email [email protected]. We will verify your identity and respond within 45 days.

Data Retention and Security

Data retention:

• 📋 Code editor cookies (hr_h, hr_c, hr_j, hr_t) expire after 3 days of inactivity.
• 📧 Newsletter subscriber emails are stored indefinitely until you request removal.
• 📄 Server logs containing IP addresses are retained for a maximum of 30 days for security analysis, then deleted.

Data security: We implement industry-standard security measures including HTTPS encryption, secure database connections, and regular security audits. Your code never leaves your browser — it is processed entirely client-side within a sandboxed iframe.

Children's Privacy (COPPA)

Htmlrunner is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately at [email protected] and we will take steps to delete such information.

Third-Party Services and Links

Htmlrunner may contain links to third-party websites and services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you interact with.

Third-party services used on this site include:

• 📼 Google AdSense — Advertising (Privacy Policy)
• 📼 Google Fonts — Web fonts (Privacy Policy)
• 📼 YouTube — Embedded videos (if any) (Privacy Policy)

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Material changes will be notified via a banner or notice on the site.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us:

⚠ Data Protection Officer: If you are in the EEA or UK and have unresolved privacy concerns, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.