Introduction

Accessibility Checker ("we", "us", or "our") operates the website accessibilitychecker.dev. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use our free WCAG accessibility scanning service.

By using our service, you agree to the collection and use of information as described in this policy.

Information We Collect

URLs submitted for scanning: When you use our scanner, we process the URL you provide to perform the accessibility audit. We do not permanently store the scanned page content — it is discarded immediately after analysis.

Usage data: We automatically collect certain information when you visit our site, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates and times of your visits.

Cookies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to support advertising and analytics services on our site. See the "Cookies and Tracking Technologies" section below for details.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to: provide and maintain our accessibility scanning service; analyze usage patterns to improve our tool; display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense; understand traffic sources and user behavior through Google Analytics; and ensure the security and integrity of our service.

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our site. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other websites on the internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your browsing history.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings at https://www.google.com/settings/ads. Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendor cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page at https://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit our site, which pages they visit, and what other sites they visited before coming to ours.

Google Analytics uses cookies to collect this information. The data collected is aggregated and anonymous. We do not combine the information collected through Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits by disabling cookies in your browser.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our site uses the following types of cookies:

Essential cookies: Required for the basic functionality of our website, such as session management.

Analytics cookies: Used by Google Analytics to collect anonymized data about how you use our site, helping us improve the user experience.

Advertising cookies: Used by Google AdSense to display relevant advertisements. These cookies may track your browsing activity across different websites.

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our site.

Third-Party Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We share information with the following third parties solely to operate our service:

Google LLC: Through Google AdSense (advertising) and Google Analytics (usage analytics). Google's privacy policy can be found at https://policies.google.com/privacy.

We may also disclose your information if required to do so by law or in response to valid legal processes.

Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your data. All data transmission between your browser and our servers is encrypted using HTTPS/TLS. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Under the GDPR (European Economic Area): You have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing of, and port your personal data. You also have the right to object to processing and to withdraw consent at any time.

Under the CCPA (California, USA): You have the right to know what personal information we collect, request deletion of your data, opt out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell data), and not be discriminated against for exercising your rights.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

Data Retention

We retain usage data collected through Google Analytics for up to 26 months. Scanned URL data is processed in real-time and is not stored permanently. Cookie data is retained according to the expiration periods set by each cookie provider.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top. We encourage you to review this page periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]

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