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<!doctype html>
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<meta
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content="Privacy Policy for tsParticles - Information about how we collect, use, and protect your data."
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<meta name="author" content="Matteo Bruni" />
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<h1>🔒 Privacy Policy for tsParticles</h1>
<p class="last-updated">Last Updated: January 2026</p>
<h2>1. Introduction</h2>
<p>
Welcome to tsParticles (referred to as "we," "us," "our," or "the Website"). We are committed to
protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website. This Privacy Policy
explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and
use our services.
</p>
<p>
<strong>GDPR Compliance:</strong> Our website complies with the General Data Protection Regulation
(GDPR) and other applicable data protection laws. We only collect data with your explicit consent
(except for essential functionality data).
</p>
<h2>2. Information We Collect</h2>
<h3>2.1 Information Collected via Consent</h3>
<p>We only collect personal data when you explicitly give us consent through our cookie banner:</p>
<h3>Analytics Data (with your consent)</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Provider:</strong> Google Analytics (Google Inc.)</li>
<li>
<strong>What we collect:</strong> Pages visited, time spent on site, traffic sources, device type,
browser type, location (anonymized)
</li>
<li><strong>Purpose:</strong> Understand how you use our website to improve user experience</li>
<li><strong>Data retention:</strong> Google Analytics typically retains data for 14 months</li>
<li>
<strong>Privacy Shield:</strong>
<a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" target="_blank">Google Privacy Policy</a>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Marketing & Social Media Data (with your consent)</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Providers:</strong> Google AdSense, Facebook Pixel, Twitter Platform</li>
<li><strong>What we collect:</strong> Interactions with social buttons, ad impressions, clicks</li>
<li>
<strong>Purpose:</strong> Display relevant content, enable social sharing, measure ad performance
</li>
<li>
<strong>Privacy Policies:</strong>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads" target="_blank"
>Google Ads Privacy</a
>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation" target="_blank">Facebook Privacy</a>
</li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/en/privacy" target="_blank">Twitter Privacy</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h3>2.2 Information Collected without Consent</h3>
<p>
<strong>Essential Functional Data:</strong> We automatically collect minimal data necessary for website
functionality:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Your consent choices (stored in localStorage)</li>
<li>Technical information needed to serve the website (server logs, basic usage data)</li>
<li>This data is NOT used for tracking or profiling</li>
</ul>
<h2>3. Cookie Categories</h2>
<h3>Essential Cookies (Always Active)</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Purpose:</strong> Enable website functionality</li>
<li><strong>Examples:</strong> Session management, security tokens, consent preferences</li>
<li><strong>Duration:</strong> Session or as needed for functionality</li>
<li><strong>Consent required:</strong> NO (mandatory for website operation)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Analytics Cookies (Consent Required)</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Purpose:</strong> Understand user behavior and improve website</li>
<li><strong>Provider:</strong> Google Analytics</li>
<li><strong>Duration:</strong> Up to 14 months</li>
<li><strong>Consent required:</strong> YES</li>
</ul>
<h3>Marketing & Social Cookies (Consent Required)</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Purpose:</strong> Enable social sharing and personalized advertising</li>
<li><strong>Providers:</strong> Google AdSense, Facebook, Twitter</li>
<li><strong>Duration:</strong> Varies (can be up to 2 years)</li>
<li><strong>Consent required:</strong> YES</li>
</ul>
<div class="highlight">
<strong>⚠️ Important:</strong> All third-party services are only loaded AFTER you give your explicit
consent through our cookie banner. Until you consent, NO tracking, analytics, or social cookies are set.
</div>
<h2>4. Your Rights Under GDPR</h2>
<p>You have the following rights regarding your personal data:</p>
<h3>4.1 Right to Know</h3>
<p>You have the right to know what personal data we hold about you and how we use it.</p>
<h3>4.2 Right to Access</h3>
<p>You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.</p>
<h3>4.3 Right to Rectification</h3>
<p>You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data.</p>
<h3>4.4 Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten")</h3>
<p>You can request deletion of your personal data, subject to certain exceptions.</p>
<h3>4.5 Right to Restrict Processing</h3>
<p>You can request that we limit how we use your data.</p>
<h3>4.6 Right to Data Portability</h3>
<p>You can request your data in a portable format to transfer to another service.</p>
<h3>4.7 Right to Object</h3>
<p>You can object to certain types of data processing, including marketing.</p>
<h3>4.8 Right to Withdraw Consent</h3>
<p>
You can withdraw consent at any time by clicking on our cookie banner or contacting us. This won't
affect data already processed.
</p>
<h2>5. How to Exercise Your Rights</h2>
<p>
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at:
<br />
<strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:info@particles.js.org">info@particles.js.org</a>
<br />
<strong>Website:</strong>
<a href="https://github.com/matteobruni/tsparticles" target="_blank"
>https://github.com/matteobruni/tsparticles</a
>
</p>
<p>
We will respond to your request within 30 days (as required by GDPR). If you are not satisfied with our
response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.
</p>
<h2>6. Third-Party Services</h2>
<p>
Our website uses the following third-party services. Each has its own privacy policy that governs how
they collect and use your data:
</p>
<h3>Google Services</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<strong>Google Analytics:</strong>
<a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a>
</li>
<li>
<strong>Google AdSense:</strong>
<a href="https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a>
</li>
<li>
<strong>Google Fonts:</strong>
<a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a>
</li>
<li>
<strong>Data transfers:</strong> Google processes data in the US with standard contractual clauses
</li>
</ul>
<h3>Facebook & Meta</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<strong>Facebook Pixel & SDK:</strong>
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/privacy/explanation" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a>
</li>
<li><strong>Purpose:</strong> Social sharing, pixel tracking, advertising</li>
</ul>
<h3>Twitter (X)</h3>
<ul>
<li>
<strong>Twitter Platform:</strong>
<a href="https://twitter.com/en/privacy" target="_blank">Privacy Policy</a>
</li>
<li><strong>Purpose:</strong> Social sharing, embedded tweets</li>
</ul>
<h3>Bootstrap & CDN Providers</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>jsDelivr CDN:</strong> Used for delivering CSS and JavaScript libraries</li>
<li><strong>Privacy impact:</strong> Minimal - only collects necessary technical logs</li>
</ul>
<h2>7. Data Security</h2>
<p>
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against
unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction, including:
</p>
<ul>
<li>HTTPS encryption for all data in transit</li>
<li>Secure cookie handling with HTTPOnly and Secure flags</li>
<li>Limited data retention (only what's necessary)</li>
<li>Regular security assessments</li>
<li>Compliance with GDPR security requirements</li>
</ul>
<h2>8. Data Retention</h2>
<p>
We retain your data only for as long as necessary to provide our services and comply with legal
obligations:
</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Consent preferences:</strong> Until you clear your browser cache or change them</li>
<li><strong>Analytics data:</strong> Google Analytics retains data for 14 months by default</li>
<li><strong>Server logs:</strong> Typically 30 days</li>
<li><strong>Marketing data:</strong> As per third-party service retention policies</li>
</ul>
<h2>9. Children's Privacy</h2>
<p>
Our website does not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13. If you believe
we have collected data from a child, please contact us immediately and we will take steps to remove such
information.
</p>
<h2>10. International Data Transfers</h2>
<p>
Some of our service providers are located outside the European Economic Area (EEA). When we transfer
data internationally, we use appropriate safeguards such as:
</p>
<ul>
<li>Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)</li>
<li>Adequacy decisions by the European Commission</li>
<li>Data Processing Agreements</li>
</ul>
<h2>11. Changes to This Privacy Policy</h2>
<p>
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology,
legal requirements, or other factors. We will notify you of material changes by updating the "Last
Updated" date at the top of this policy. Your continued use of the website after changes become
effective constitutes your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.
</p>
<h2>12. Contact Us</h2>
<p>
If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices,
please contact us:
</p>
<div class="highlight">
<strong>Data Controller:</strong> Matteo Bruni
<br />
<strong>Email:</strong> <a href="mailto:info@particles.js.org">info@particles.js.org</a>
<br />
<strong>GitHub:</strong>
<a href="https://github.com/matteobruni/tsparticles" target="_blank"
>https://github.com/matteobruni/tsparticles</a
>
<br />
<strong>Response time:</strong> We aim to respond within 30 days
</div>
<h2>13. Data Protection Authority</h2>
<p>
If you have unresolved concerns about how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint
with your local data protection authority (DPA). For EU residents, you can find your DPA at
<a href="https://edpb.ec.europa.eu/about-edpb/board/members_en" target="_blank"
>https://edpb.ec.europa.eu/</a
>.
</p>
<h2>14. Supplementary Information</h2>
<h3>Legitimate Interests</h3>
<p>Where we rely on legitimate interests as a lawful basis for processing, these include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Improving our website and services</li>
<li>Security and fraud prevention</li>
<li>Compliance with legal obligations</li>
<li>Marketing and promoting our services (with consent)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Profiling & Automated Decision-Making</h3>
<p>
We do not use automated decision-making or profiling that significantly affects you without your
explicit consent.
</p>
<h3>Cookies & Tracking Technologies</h3>
<p>
Please refer to the "Cookie Categories" section above for detailed information about cookies. You can
manage your cookie preferences using our cookie banner or your browser settings.
</p>
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