Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 14, 2025

Welcome to CodeTheHell (https://codethehell.com). Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws.

1. Who We Are

CodeTheHell is a free online tool designed to help users practice and improve their typing skills specifically for coding. We do not require user registration or collect personal data directly for core functionality.

Website: https://codethehell.com
Contact: https://codethehell.com/contact

2. What Data We Collect

We do not directly collect personal data such as names, email addresses, or passwords through registration forms or user accounts.

However, personal data may be collected indirectly through third-party services used on our site. These services may collect:

• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Referrer URL
• Device type
• Pages visited and interaction data

If you contact us via our contact page:

We may collect your name, email address, and message content so we can respond to your query.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

Under GDPR, our legal bases for processing personal data may include:

• Legitimate Interests: Operating and maintaining the website.
• User Consent: When contacting us voluntarily via the contact form.
• Compliance with Legal Obligations

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party tools and services that may collect or process data:

Google Analytics

Used to analyze site usage and performance.
Data collected: IP address, device info, browser info, site interactions.
Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Note: IP anonymization is not currently enabled.

Google Fonts

Used to display fonts efficiently.
May collect IP address during loading.
Privacy Policy: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq

Next.js (by Vercel)

Framework that may rely on CDNs or analytics for performance.
May collect server logs and metadata.
Privacy Policy: https://vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy

GoDaddy

Domain registrar.
Privacy Policy: https://www.godaddy.com/legal/agreements/privacy-policy

Google Cloud Platform

Website hosting provider.
Data may be transferred outside the EU.
Privacy Policy: https://cloud.google.com/privacy

5. Cookies

We do not set cookies directly, but third-party services (e.g., Google Analytics) may use cookies to collect anonymous usage data. You can control cookies via your browser settings.

6. Data Retention

We do not retain personal data directly. Emails sent through our contact form are stored only as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry and fulfill legal obligations.

7. Data Transfers Outside the EU

Our service providers (e.g., Google, Vercel) may process data on servers located outside the European Economic Area (EEA). We ensure these transfers are protected through:

• Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
• Adequacy decisions by the EU Commission

8. Your GDPR Rights

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Access – Request a copy of your data
• Rectification – Ask for corrections to incorrect or incomplete data
• Erasure – Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Restriction – Ask us to limit the processing of your data
• Objection – Object to data processing based on legitimate interests
• Data portability – Receive your data in a structured, commonly used format

To exercise your rights, please contact us at: https://codethehell.com/contact

9. Future Use of Advertising

While we do not currently use advertising or ad networks, we may introduce ads in the future. If we do, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide proper notices and cookie banners to obtain user consent.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will reflect the most recent changes. We encourage you to review this page regularly.

11. Contact

If you have any questions or requests related to your personal data or this Privacy Policy, please contact us via:

https://codethehell.com/contact

Thank you for using CodeTheHell!