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Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2026

TicTocTimer ("we", "us") operates tictoctimer.com. This page explains what data we handle and the choices you have. The short version: the event date you set is processed on your own device and never leaves your browser.

The tool this policy covers

TicTocTimer does one thing — as a countdown timer it counts down to any event in days, hours, minutes and seconds, with a fullscreen mode, a shareable link and presets for occasions like New Year and Christmas. It computes the difference between the target instant and the current time on each tick, using the device clock, so the countdown stays accurate across time zones and daylight-saving changes. What follows concerns only that tool and the inputs involved in it.

Practically, all the calculation needs is the event date you set. Typical reasons people open TicTocTimer include a classroom timer shown fullscreen, and in every case the work happens on the visitor's own device rather than ours.

What you enter

The tool runs entirely client-side. What you type is used locally and only locally: there is no server round-trip, no log line, and no record kept anywhere but on your own screen for as long as the page is open.

Under-13 users

These tools are meant for a general audience and are not aimed at children under 13. We do not knowingly gather personal information from children; if you believe a child has provided some, contact us and we will remove it.

Rights you can exercise

You may have statutory rights over personal data — to access, amend, erase or object to its processing, depending on your jurisdiction. You can exercise them by writing to us; in most cases there will be no stored data to act on.

How this policy changes

If the way we handle data ever changes, this page will be revised and the date at the top adjusted accordingly. Continuing to use the site after an update means you accept the revised policy.

Information collected as you browse

Our host and any analytics we run record routine request data — the kind every web server sees, such as IP address, user agent, referrer and which pages were opened. That data serves maintenance and abuse prevention; it is never combined with the values you enter.

Advertising, cookies and your choices

Two things can set cookies on tictoctimer.com: our own consent flag, which remembers your answer to the banner, and the third-party advertising network, which may use them for interest-based ads. Refuse them all and the tool still behaves exactly as before.

What our statistics cover

Any measurement we do is statistical rather than personal: how many people opened a page, roughly where from, and which tools get used. It is aggregated before it is read, and the values you type are never part of it.

What you type stays local

Whatever you type is used to draw the answer and then forgotten, because it was never stored in the first place. Refreshing the page clears anything still on screen.

How long data is kept, and how it is protected

Retention is close to a non-question here, because almost nothing personal is retained. What you enter lives in the tab; the site itself is served over TLS and maintained as needed.

Contact

Any question about this policy is welcome through the contact page, or you can write to support@tictoctimer.com.