Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 16, 2026

What we collect

The timer runs entirely in your browser. Our usage counters store only event names and daily totals, not your chosen time or settings.

Like most websites, our hosting provider may keep standard server logs (such as IP address, browser type and the pages visited) for security and to keep the site running.

Analytics

We also keep anonymous daily counts of timer page loads and pages on which a timer is started. Pausing, resuming or restarting on the same page does not add another start. These counts do not contain your chosen time, settings or a visitor identifier.

We use Cloudflare Web Analytics to count visits and see which pages are popular. It does not use cookies, does not track you across other websites and does not collect personal information. See Cloudflare Web Analytics for details.

Advertising and cookies

We have applied to display ads through Google AdSense. Google code is present on eligible pages for verification and potential ad serving; approval is not guaranteed. When ads are served, third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising at aboutads.info, or in Europe at youronlinechoices.eu. Learn more abouthow Google uses information from sites that use its services.

Before serving personalized ads in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, we must use a Google-certified consent management platform to obtain the required consent. Where a consent message is active, its privacy and cookie settings control lets you review your choice. Please contact us if a control described here is unavailable.

Visual Timer for Google Slides (Chrome extension)

The extension runs only on Google Slides pages (docs.google.com/presentation). While you present, it reads the text of the current slide inside your browser to find timer tags such as <<5:00->> and shows a live timer in their place.

• It does not collect, store, send or sell your slides, your text or any personal information. Nothing leaves your computer.
• It saves one setting — whether to play a chime when a countdown ends — using Chrome's built-in storage, which syncs with your Chrome profile.
• It has no analytics, no ads, and makes no network requests.
• Links in the extension's pop-up open pages on visualtimer.org, which are covered by the rest of this policy.

The extension's use of information follows the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements.

Children

Our pages are written for parents, teachers and other adults. This site does not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Contact

If you contact us by email, we receive your email address and the information you choose to include to handle your request. Email is processed by the providers used to send, route and receive it. Please do not include sensitive student information or confidential files.

Questions about this policy? Email hello@visualtimer.org.