Privacy Policy

1. Introduction & Overview

Welcome to BulletType (“we,” “our,” or “us”), operated by UMAR TECH. We provide an online touch typing, speed measurement, and practice platform accessible at https://bullettype.online.

Your privacy is of paramount importance to us. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal and non-personal data we collect, how it is processed and secured, and your rights regarding your data when using our website and services.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide a seamless, performant typing experience and maintain platform reliability:

• Log Files & Technical Analytics: Like most standard web servers, our infrastructure automatically records log files when you visit our website. These files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamps, referring/exit pages, and click counts. This data is not linked to personally identifiable information and is used exclusively for systems administration, debugging, and traffic trend analysis.
• Local Practice & Performance Metrics: When you complete a typing test or practice lesson, performance metrics such as Words Per Minute (WPM), accuracy percentages, keystroke timing, and selected difficulty settings are stored locally on your device via browser local storage to preserve your settings across sessions.
• Account Information (Optional): If you choose to create an account or sign in to save test history to the public leaderboard, we may store your selected username, email address, and authentication tokens through our secure backend provider.

3. Cookies, Web Beacons & Storage Technologies

BulletType uses cookies and similar storage technologies (such as localStorage) to store user preferences, customize webpage content according to visitor browser type, and maintain active sessions.

We classify our cookies into the following categories:

• Essential & Functional Cookies: Required for the basic operation of the typing engine, theme switcher (e.g., Forest, Dark, Light), and authentication state.
• Analytical & Preference Cookies: Help us measure aggregate site usage, user navigation patterns, and feature popularity.
• Advertising & Third-Party Cookies: Deployed by authorized third-party advertising partners such as Google AdSense to serve relevant advertisements.

5. Third-Party Advertising Policies & Disclosures

BulletType's Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Third-party ad servers or ad networks use technologies such as cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on BulletType, which are sent directly to users' browsers. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs.

These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit. Note that BulletType has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

We advise you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

6. GDPR Data Protection Rights (For European Economic Area Visitors)

If you reside in the European Economic Area (EEA), you are entitled to specific data protection rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We ensure you have the right to:

• The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data held by us.
• The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete incomplete information.
• The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data under certain legal conditions.
• The right to restrict or object to processing: You have the right to restrict or object to our processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you.

7. California Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California residents have the right to:

• Request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal data collected about them.
• Request deletion of any personal data collected about the consumer.
• Request that a business not sell or share the consumer's personal data. We do not sell your personal data.
• Not receive discriminatory treatment for exercising any of your privacy rights.

8. Children's Online Privacy Protection (COPPA)

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

BulletType does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you believe that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately, and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.