Privacy notice
This page describes how notes-online.com handles information about its visitors, what happens to the values you enter into the notes online, and which outside services are involved. It applies to every page of the site, including the guides.
About us and this policy
Notes Online is a website that offers a free notes online at notes-online.com. The operator of the site is responsible for your information, and the quickest way to reach them is by email at [email protected]. For the purposes of the GDPR and similar laws, that operator is the data controller.
The data involved
Nothing on notes-online.com requires an account, which means we hold no profiles, passwords or billing information. Whatever you enter into the notes online is handled by your browser itself; it is not transmitted to us or stored on our server. The only information collected is technical, coming from server logs, analytics and advertising, and each kind is explained below.
Local processing
Local storage
The notes online remembers your recent inputs and settings using your browser's local storage. We have no access to it: it is not included in requests to the server and is not shared with anyone. To erase it, clear the site data for notes-online.com in your browser. Private or incognito windows discard it automatically.
Opening files
When you open a file in the notes online, your browser reads it locally using standard web technology. The file is not uploaded to our server, and we never receive a copy of its contents.
Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small text files that a website, or a service embedded in it, saves in your browser; pixels and browser storage work in a similar way. The cookies in use on notes-online.com belong to the analytics and advertising services covered in the next sections, not to the tool itself. If you block cookies, the site still works; you may simply see less relevant ads.
Technical logs
Our web server automatically records each request in standard log files. An entry contains your IP address, your browser's user agent, the time of the request, the page requested and the referring page. They help us block abuse, fix problems and count traffic.
How we measure use of the site
To learn how visitors use notes-online.com, we rely on two analytics services: Yandex Metrica and Microsoft Clarity. They collect information such as the pages you view, how long you stay, the referring site, your device and browser, and an approximate location derived from your IP address. Their session replays and heatmaps show how people click, scroll and move through a page, which helps us fix usability problems. Yandex and Microsoft process this information under their own privacy policies, published on their websites. We use these reports to improve the site, not to identify you.
Advertising partners
Notes Online is free because it shows ads. Third-party advertising networks deliver the ads and may use cookies and device data (for example, IP address and browser identifiers) to show and measure them. Where permitted, networks may personalise ads using your browsing on other sites as well as this one.
Ad networks receive nothing you type into the tool; what they do collect is governed by their own privacy policies. You can opt out of personalised ads from many networks at optout.aboutads.info and youronlinechoices.eu, and you can block third-party cookies in your browser.
Legal bases for processing (EEA and UK)
Where the GDPR or the UK GDPR applies, processing relies on these grounds:
- Consent for analytics and advertising cookies where the law requires it; you can withdraw it at any time.
- Legitimate interests for server logs, security and general usage statistics, where your rights do not override them.
- Necessity: keeping your entries in local storage is part of the feature you choose to use.
- Replying to you: if you write to us, we process your email to deal with it.
Processing outside your country
The services we use, including hosting, analytics and advertising providers, may process data in countries other than your own. The level of legal protection there may differ from that of your home country.
How long data is kept
Information is kept only while it serves its purpose; server logs are rotated out after a limited period unless they are needed to investigate misuse. Correspondence is kept while it is needed to answer you and handle any follow-up. Analytics and advertising providers keep data according to their own retention schedules. Local storage keeps your entries until you clear the site's data.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct or erase the personal data we hold about you, to restrict or object to its processing, and to data portability. Consent you have given can be withdrawn whenever you like.
Because we hold very little data and no accounts, we may need details such as your IP address and the approximate time of your visit to find anything relating to you. If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the supervisory authority in your country. Write to [email protected] to make a request.
California privacy rights
California residents have rights under the CCPA and the CPRA: to know what personal information is collected, to have it deleted or corrected, and to opt out of its sale or sharing. We do not sell personal information in the everyday meaning of the word; no list of visitors is ever traded. Advertising cookies, though, can amount to “sharing” for cross-context behavioural advertising as California law defines it. Opting out is possible through the Global Privacy Control setting in supporting browsers, through your browser's cookie settings, or by writing to us. We will not treat you differently for exercising these rights.
Children's data
The site is meant for a general audience and is not aimed at children under 13 (under 16 in the EEA and UK). We do not knowingly collect data from children. Parents or guardians who think a child has contacted us can ask us to delete that information.
How we protect data
All pages on notes-online.com are delivered over an encrypted HTTPS connection. Access to the server and its logs is limited to the people who run the site. No system is perfectly secure; still, your tool inputs stay on your device.
Updates to this policy
This policy is updated when our practices change. The text on this page is the version in force.
Contact
If you have a question about this policy or want to make a privacy request, email [email protected]. Please describe your request clearly, and we will reply within the time limits set by applicable law.