Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for this website is:

(See also our Impressum for the full legal notice.)

2. What We Collect

Emojar is a read-only emoji reference tool. You do not create an account or submit personal data directly. We may receive:

• Server logs: IP address, browser user-agent, pages visited, referrer URL, and timestamps — generated automatically by our hosting infrastructure.
• Analytics data: aggregated usage metrics (page views, session duration, country) via Google Analytics.
• Advertising data: if you consent, Google AdSense and Google Funding Choices may set cookies to serve and measure personalised advertisements.

3. Legal Basis (Art. 6 GDPR)

• Consent (Art. 6(1)(a)): personalised advertising and analytics cookies — only placed after you click "Accept" in the consent manager.
• Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)): server security logs, fraud prevention, and basic site functionality.

4. Recipients of Data

• Google LLC — Google AdSense (ad serving), Google Analytics (usage measurement), Google Funding Choices (consent management). Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy.
• Vercel Inc. / hosting infrastructure — server logs and CDN processing for site delivery.

5. International Transfers

Google LLC is certified under the EU–US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) and uses Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for transfers of personal data to the United States. More details: business.safety.google/gdpr.

6. Retention Periods

• Server logs: retained for up to 7 days for security and operational purposes.
• Analytics data: retained for 14 months in Google Analytics, then automatically deleted.
• Advertising cookies: lifespan as set by Google (typically up to 13 months); see Google's cookie policy.

7. Your Rights

Under GDPR you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you (Art. 15).
• Rectification of inaccurate data (Art. 16).
• Erasure ("right to be forgotten") (Art. 17).
• Restriction of processing (Art. 18).
• Data portability in a machine-readable format (Art. 20).
• Object to processing based on legitimate interest (Art. 21).
• Withdraw consent at any time via the consent banner without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

To exercise any of these rights, email emojar.info@gmail.com with "GDPR Request" in the subject. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Right to Lodge a Complaint

If you believe we have violated your rights, you may lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority in your EU member state. As this site is operated from Berlin, the lead authority is:

9. Children's Privacy

Emojar is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has provided data, contact us for immediate removal.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this page and will revise the "Last updated" date accordingly. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

11. Contact

For any privacy-related questions: emojar.info@gmail.com or visit our Contact page.