Privacy Policy

AnalogueClock.com ("we", "us", or "our") operates the website https://analogueclock.com (the "Service"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

The clock works without an account. Where consent is required for optional tracking, you can choose whether to allow it using the site controls.

1. Information We Collect

AnalogueClock.com is a free clock utility. We do not require you to create an account, and we do not directly collect personally identifiable information such as your name, email address, or phone number.

However, when you visit the Service, certain information is automatically collected by third-party services we use, as described below.

2. Cookies and Local Storage

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as localStorage) to operate and improve the Service. Specifically:

• Local storage — used to remember your preferences (e.g. light / dark theme, selected clock face, ambient scene, language). This data stays on your device and is never transmitted to us.
• Analytics cookies — set by Google Analytics to help us understand aggregate usage of the Service.
• Advertising cookies — set by Google AdSense and its partners to serve and measure ads.

Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies via their settings. Disabling cookies may affect your experience but will not prevent the clock from working.

3. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 (measurement ID G-N7E71YKS1S), a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to understand how visitors interact with the Service. Google Analytics collects information such as your IP address (anonymised), browser type, device type, referring page, pages visited, and time spent on the Service.

You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the official browser add-on: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Learn more about how Google uses data: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

4. Advertising Partners and Third-Party Advertising

The Service is supported by advertising. We currently integrate Adsterra Social Bar, Popunder, and a consent-gated 160×600 desktop banner experiment. These third-party advertising scripts may receive IP addresses, device and browser information, and ad interaction data, and may use cookies or other identifiers. Google AdSense (publisher ID ca-pub-9696796593195267) is configured but may not be active. You can use the cookie preferences controls to accept or refuse optional advertising scripts.

Regional ad pilot: when trusted server geolocation identifies mainland China or Taiwan, the Adsterra Social Bar script may load before a cookie preference has been recorded. Advertising partners may process IP addresses, device and browser information; we have not verified that this placement is free of tracking identifiers. Decline to block future ad loads. The page reloads after a decline if a partner script was previously loaded. Other regions and Popunder continue to require consent.

• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to this and other sites on the Internet.
• You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• Alternatively, you may opt out of some third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info or www.youronlinechoices.eu.

For more information on how Google uses data when you use partner sites or apps, see policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

5. Consent Mode v2 (EEA, UK, and Switzerland)

For visitors located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, AnalogueClock.com loads Google services in Consent Mode v2 with all consent signals (ad_storage, ad_user_data, ad_personalization, analytics_storage) defaulted to denied until you make a choice. Until consent is granted, Google serves only non-personalised ads and analytics runs in cookieless ping mode (ads_data_redaction enabled).

When the cookie banner is shown, choosing Accept updates these signals to granted; choosing Decline keeps them denied. Your choice is stored in your browser's local storage and is honoured on every subsequent visit.

Your cookie and advertising preferences remain valid for 180 days. We will ask again after they expire, or if you clear your browser site data or reset your preferences.

6. Children's Privacy

The Service is not directed at children under 13 (or under 16 in the EEA). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.

7. Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect the limited information processed through the Service. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

8. Third-Party Links

The Service may contain links to other sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to read their privacy policies.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. You are advised to review this page periodically.

10. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at hello@analogueclock.com.