🔒 Privacy Policy

MarkdownForge is designed with privacy by design. We explicitly do NOT collect:

• Your Documents: All Markdown text and Word documents remain on your device
• Personal Information: No names, email addresses, or contact details required
• Account Data: No user accounts, passwords, or profiles
• File Contents: Your document content never leaves your browser
• IP Addresses: We don't log or store IP addresses for user tracking
• Browsing History: No tracking of your other web activities

To improve our service and ensure optimal performance, we collect minimal, anonymous data:

• Usage Analytics: Anonymous page views, feature usage, and performance metrics
• Error Logs: Technical error information to fix bugs (no personal data included)
• Browser Information: Basic browser type and version for compatibility
• Performance Data: Load times and conversion speeds for optimization

All collected data is aggregated and cannot be linked to individual users.

MarkdownForge uses minimal third-party services:

• Cloudflare: For content delivery and DDoS protection (does not access your documents)
• GitHub: For hosting and version control of our open-source code
• CDN Libraries: For loading JavaScript libraries (no personal data transmitted)

These services may have their own privacy policies, but they do not have access to your document content.

Since we don't collect personal data, most data protection rights don't apply, but you have:

• Right to Information: This privacy policy explains our data practices
• Right to Access: You can view any data stored in your browser's local storage
• Right to Delete: Clear your browser's local storage to remove any temporary data
• Right to Portability: Export your documents anytime using our export features
• Right to Object: Disable JavaScript to opt out of any analytics collection

Our data retention practices are designed for your privacy:

• Document Content: Never stored on our servers - remains only on your device
• Session Data: Temporary browser data is cleared when you close the tab
• Analytics Data: Anonymous usage statistics retained for 12 months for service improvement
• Error Logs: Technical error data retained for 30 days for debugging purposes

We implement multiple security layers:

• Content Security Policy: Prevents XSS attacks and unauthorized script execution
• Subresource Integrity: Ensures library files haven't been tampered with
• HTTPS Only: All connections are encrypted and secure
• Regular Security Audits: Code reviews and vulnerability assessments
• Open Source Transparency: Anyone can review our code for security issues

MarkdownForge is safe for users of all ages. Since we don't collect personal information, there are no special privacy concerns for children under 13. Parents and guardians can confidently allow their children to use our service for educational purposes.

MarkdownForge is designed to comply with global privacy regulations including GDPR, CCPA, and other regional privacy laws. Since we don't collect personal data, compliance is simplified, but we maintain high privacy standards regardless of your location.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us through our Contact Page. We're committed to addressing any privacy concerns promptly and transparently.

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. Since we don't collect contact information, we recommend bookmarking this page to stay informed of any updates.