Privacy

This page describes how gamertag-generator.org handles information about its visitors, what happens to the values you enter into the gamertag generator, and which outside services are involved. Everything below applies across the site, from the tool to the help articles.

Who we are

Gamertag Generator is a website that offers a free gamertag generator at gamertag-generator.org. The site's operator is responsible for the processing described here and can be reached at [email protected]. Where data protection law uses the term “controller”, it refers to this operator.

What information is collected

There are no user accounts on gamertag-generator.org, so we never ask for your name, a password or payment details. The tool does its work locally, on your device, and its inputs and results are not uploaded to gamertag-generator.org. What we and our service providers do receive is technical: request logs, usage statistics and advertising data, explained in the sections that follow.

Data that stays on your device

Some of what you enter, such as recent values or saved items, is kept in local storage, a small storage area inside your browser. Local storage is not transmitted with page requests, so the saved data never reaches our server. Removing the site's stored data in your browser settings deletes it for good, and a private window keeps nothing after it is closed.

Cookies and tracking technologies

Like most websites, gamertag-generator.org involves cookies and similar technologies, small pieces of data your browser keeps for a site. Our own pages do not set cookies. Cookies on gamertag-generator.org come from analytics and advertising providers. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings; the gamertag generator will keep working, although ads may become less relevant.

How we measure use of the site

We use Yandex Metrica and Microsoft Clarity to understand how the site is used. The data they gather includes pages viewed, visit length, referrer, browser and device details and a coarse location derived from your IP address.

We also use their session replay and heatmap features, which show clicks, scrolling and pointer movement, to see which parts of the gamertag generator are hard to use. The data is handled by Yandex and Microsoft in line with their own privacy terms, and both use cookies to tell visits apart. We look at the results in aggregate and do not use them to identify individual visitors.

Advertising partners

The site is funded by advertising, which keeps the gamertag generator free. The ads are supplied by third-party ad networks, which may set cookies and use device data, such as your IP address and browser details, to choose ads and measure how they perform. Depending on your settings and location, the ads you see may be personalised based on your activity on other websites. Ad networks receive nothing you type into the tool; what they do collect is governed by their own privacy policies. Industry opt-out pages such as optout.aboutads.info and youronlinechoices.eu let you turn off interest-based ads from participating networks.

Logs kept by our server

Like nearly every website, the server that hosts gamertag-generator.org keeps standard access logs. These logs hold the IP address, user agent string, time of access and the address of the page requested. Their purpose is security, error diagnosis and aggregate statistics.

Our legal bases

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.
• Your request: local storage is used only to provide the feature you are using.
• Correspondence: emails you send are used only to respond to you.

What you can ask us

If European or UK data protection law applies to you, you may access, rectify and erase your data, restrict or object to processing, and receive it in a portable form. Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time. 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.

You may also complain to a data protection supervisory authority, for example in the country where you live. To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected].

Processing outside your country

Data collected through gamertag-generator.org may be processed by service providers located in other countries. Those countries may have data protection laws that differ from the laws where you live.

Retention

We keep information only as long as it is needed: server logs are deleted on a rolling basis after a limited period, unless an entry is needed to investigate an attack or abuse. Data saved in local storage stays in your browser until you delete it. Analytics and advertising providers keep data according to their own retention schedules. Correspondence is kept while it is needed to answer you and handle any follow-up.

California (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, the CCPA, as amended by the CPRA, gives you the right to know what personal information is collected about you, to request its deletion or correction, and to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. We do not sell personal information in the everyday meaning of the word; no list of visitors is ever traded.

That said, ad cookies used for personalised ads may be treated as “sharing” under California law. To opt out, enable Global Privacy Control in a browser that supports it, block third-party cookies in your browser settings, or email us. You will not be discriminated against for exercising any of them.

Security

The site is served over HTTPS, so traffic between your browser and gamertag-generator.org is encrypted. Server access is restricted to the site's operator. No system is perfectly secure; still, your tool inputs stay on your device.

Children's data

gamertag-generator.org is not directed to children under 13, or under 16 where European rules apply. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. Parents or guardians who think a child has contacted us can ask us to delete that information.

Changes

We update this page when our practices change, for example when we add or remove a service. Whatever appears here is the policy that applies.

Questions

Questions about this policy and privacy requests can be sent to [email protected]. We answer privacy requests within the time limits that apply under data protection law.