Privacy

We wrote this policy to explain, without legal padding, how Random Name Generator treats information about the people who use the random name generator on generator-name.org. Everything below applies across the site, from the tool to the help articles.

The short version

• No registration, logins or passwords.
• The tool runs locally, so your entries stay with you.
• Ads and visitor statistics rely on cookies set by third parties.
• Questions and requests go to [email protected].

About us and this policy

Random Name Generator is a website that offers a free random name generator at generator-name.org. The site's operator is responsible for the processing described here and can be reached at [email protected]. The operator is the “controller” of that data in the sense used by the GDPR.

The data involved

Random Name Generator has no registration, no logins and no paid plans, so there is no account data to collect. The random name generator runs in your browser: the figures and text you enter are processed on your own device and are not sent to our server. The information that does reach us or our partners is limited to technical data — server logs, analytics measurements and data used for advertising — each described below.

What the tool keeps locally

To save you retyping, the random name generator keeps some of your entries in your browser's local storage. We have no access to it: it is not included in requests to the server and is not shared with anyone. Removing the site's stored data in your browser settings deletes it for good, and a private window keeps nothing after it is closed.

Cookies and similar technologies

Like most websites, generator-name.org involves cookies and similar technologies, small pieces of data your browser keeps for a site. The cookies in use on generator-name.org belong to the analytics and advertising services covered in the next sections, not to the tool itself. If you block cookies, the site still works; you may simply see less relevant ads.

Logs kept by our server

Standard web server logs are kept for generator-name.org. They show which page was requested, when, from which IP address and with which browser (the user agent). Their purpose is security, error diagnosis and aggregate statistics.

Analytics and session recordings

To learn how visitors use generator-name.org, we rely on two analytics services: Yandex Metrica and Microsoft Clarity. They collect information such as the pages you view, how long you stay, the referring site, your device and browser, and an approximate location derived from your IP address. Both include session recording and heatmaps that capture clicks, scrolls and pointer movements, helping us spot confusing parts of a page.

They set their own cookies, and Yandex and Microsoft handle the data under their own privacy statements. We look at the results in aggregate and do not use them to identify individual visitors.

Advertising

The site is funded by advertising, which keeps the random name generator free. Third-party advertising networks deliver the ads and may use cookies and device data (for example, IP address and browser identifiers) to show and measure them. Some ads may be tailored to interests inferred from your browsing across different sites, where the law and your settings allow it. Ad networks receive nothing you type into the tool; what they do collect is governed by their own privacy policies. Opt-out tools from the advertising industry, available at optout.aboutads.info and youronlinechoices.eu, cover many networks; browser cookie settings work as well.

Why we may process data (EEA and UK visitors)

Where the GDPR or the UK GDPR applies, processing relies on these grounds:

• Consent for non-essential analytics and advertising cookies where consent is required.
• Legitimate interests in running a secure, working, ad-funded website, weighed against your rights.
• Your request: local storage is used only to provide the feature you are using.
• Handling your messages: when you email us, we use your message to answer it.

Your choices and rights

If European or UK data protection law applies to you, you may access, rectify and erase your data, restrict or object to processing, and receive it in a portable form. Where we rely on consent, you can withdraw it at any time. Since the site has no user accounts, we can usually find data about you only if you give us details like your IP address and the time of your visit. If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the supervisory authority in your country. Write to [email protected] to make a request.

Data transfers abroad

Our hosting, analytics and advertising providers may handle data outside the country where you live. The level of legal protection there may differ from that of your home country.

Keeping data

Data is kept no longer than necessary, and server logs are removed after a limited period unless an entry is needed to deal with a security incident. Emails you send us are kept as long as needed to deal with your message and any follow-up. Local storage keeps your entries until you clear the site's data. Third-party services keep the data they collect for the periods set out in their own policies.

California (CCPA/CPRA)

California residents have rights under the CCPA and the CPRA: to know what personal information is collected, to have it deleted or corrected, and to opt out of its sale or sharing. We do not sell personal information in the everyday meaning of the word; no list of visitors is ever traded. That said, ad cookies used for personalised ads may be treated as “sharing” under California law. To opt out, enable Global Privacy Control in a browser that supports it, block third-party cookies in your browser settings, or email us. Using these rights will not change how the site works for you.

Children's privacy

The site is meant for a general audience and is not aimed at children under 13 (under 16 in the EEA and UK). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If a child has given us personal information, for instance in an email, please let us know so that we can delete it.

Security

All pages on generator-name.org are delivered over an encrypted HTTPS connection. Server access is restricted to the site's operator. No system is perfectly secure; still, your tool inputs stay on your device.

Changes to this policy

We update this page when our practices change, for example when we add or remove a service. The text on this page is the version in force.

Contact us

For privacy questions or requests, write to [email protected]. Tell us what you need, and we will respond within the period required by law.