Privacy Policy

1. Fundamental Privacy Principle: Zero Cloud Uploads

At Makecade, your privacy is protected by system architecture, not merely by policy promises. The utilities, calculators, media formatters, and games on this platform execute strictly inside your local web browser’s memory sandbox using modern web standards such as Web Workers, WebAssembly (WASM), and the HTML5 Canvas API.

We do not collect, transmit, store, or view the files or data you process with our tools. When you merge PDFs, format JSON, compress photos, or calculate your take-home pay, your records remain completely contained on your physical device.

2. Information We Do Not Collect

• No Personal Identifiers: We do not require accounts, logins, emails, names, or passwords.
• No Document Storage: There is no backend file repository or cloud storage bucket.
• No Financial Tracking: Financial figures entered into our tax and mortgage calculators exist solely in transient memory.
• No Keystroke Logging: Text entered into developer tools and formatters is never recorded.

3. Third-Party Advertising & Google AdSense Cookies

To maintain all tools, datasets, and games completely free to the public without charging subscriptions, Makecade partners with Google AdSense to serve non-intrusive banner advertisements.

Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on Makecade. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve personalized or contextual advertisements based on your prior visits to this site and other sites across the internet.

How to Opt Out of Personalized Advertising:

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting the Google My Ad Center. Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendor cookies for interest-based advertising by visiting aboutads.info or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA) opt-out page at youronlinechoices.eu.

4. Log Files & Edge Analytics

Like virtually all web properties delivered via Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), our edge hosting provider (Cloudflare) may automatically log basic HTTP request headers for security defense, DDoS mitigation, and system monitoring. These logs may include IP addresses, browser user-agent strings, referring URLs, and request timestamps. These logs are used strictly for security auditing and aggregate bandwidth monitoring; they are never combined with personal profiles or sold to data brokers.

5. Your Rights Under GDPR & UK Data Protection Law

If you reside in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, you possess statutory rights regarding personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Because Makecade operates on a zero-account, zero-upload model, we do not maintain personal data databases about our users. Should you have any questions regarding data protection or compliance, please reach out to our privacy officer.

6. California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Disclosures

Under the CCPA, California residents have the right to know what personal information is collected, disclosed, or sold. Makecade does not sell personal information. We do not exchange user data for monetary or other valuable consideration. Third-party advertising networks operating on our site may collect device identifiers as disclosed above, subject to your opt-out preferences.

7. Security of Client Data

Because all tool operations execute locally, the security of your documents relies on the security of your underlying operating system and web browser. We strongly recommend keeping your browser updated to the latest version to benefit from the latest V8/WebKit memory isolation security patches.

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect modifications in statutory regulations or web technology. Revisions will be published on this page with an updated effective date.

9. Contacting Our Data Privacy Team

For inquiries or privacy concerns regarding this policy, please contact our team at privacy@makecade.com or write to Makecade Privacy Operations, hello@makecade.com.