Introduction

At smart-formatter, we believe that privacy is a fundamental human right. As a developer-focused platform, we understand the importance of data integrity and confidentiality. This Privacy Policy outlines our commitment to protecting the information you share with us while using our suite of utility tools.

Data Processing Philosophy

Our primary philosophy is Client-Side Processing. Most of our tools, including our JSON formatters, minifiers, and encoders, run entirely within your browser. This means your code, logs, and sensitive data never leave your local machine. We don't see it, we don't touch it, and we certainly don't store it.

Information We Collect

While we strive to collect as little as possible, we do gather certain minimal information to improve the user experience:

Usage Analytics: We use lightweight, privacy-focused analytics to understand which tools are most popular and to identify potential performance bottlenecks.
Local Storage: We may use your browser's local storage to save your preferences (like dark mode or indentation settings) so they persist between sessions.
Communication Data: If you contact us directly via email or our contact form, we will have access to the information you provide in that correspondence.

Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies sparingly. Primarily, these are used to maintain your session and ensure the site functions correctly. We do not use intrusive tracking cookies for cross-site profiling or invasive advertising practices.

Third-Party Services and Advertising

We use third-party advertising companies, specifically Google AdSense, to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

For essential website functions like hosting and font delivery, we rely on services like Vercel and Google Fonts, which maintain their own stringent privacy policies.

Your Rights

Regardless of your location, we honor your right to access, correct, or delete any personal information we might have. Since we collect so little, this process is usually very straightforward. If you have any questions about your data, please reach out to us.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time as our tools evolve. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated "Last Modified" date. We encourage you to check back periodically.

Last updated: April 28, 2026