Cookie Policy

Last updated: August 12, 2025

Introduction

At Clippy Profile Generator, we believe in transparency about how we collect and use data when you use our digital activism tool. This Cookie Policy explains how and why we use cookies and similar technologies on our website to provide you with the best Clippy profile generation experience while protecting your privacy rights.

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit our Clippy Profile Generator website. These files contain information that helps us provide you with a better experience by:

Remembering your Clippy style preferences and generation settings
Ensuring our profile generator functions properly across all devices
Analyzing how users interact with our digital activism tools
Improving the performance and quality of our AI generation service
Providing nostalgic Office themes suitable for digital rebellion

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies (Always Active)

These cookies are necessary for our Clippy Profile Generator to function properly and cannot be disabled:

Security Cookies: Protect against malicious activity and ensure safe browsing for activists
Session Management: Maintain your profile generation session and prevent loss of data
Load Balancing: Ensure optimal performance of our AI generation service
Error Prevention: Help us identify and prevent technical issues during image generation
Data Privacy: Ensure your digital activism data remains private and secure

Functional Cookies (Optional)

These cookies enhance your experience with our Clippy profile generator:

Generation Preferences: Remember your Clippy style choices, size preferences, and customization settings
Display Settings: Save your preferred nostalgic Office theme and accessibility settings
Recent Generations: Store your generation preferences for easy access (stored locally only)
Feature Exploration: Remember which Clippy generation features you've used
Language Settings: Remember your preferred language for international activists

Analytics Cookies (Optional)

These cookies help us understand how users interact with our Clippy profile generation tool:

Usage Analytics: Track which Clippy styles and features are most popular (anonymized data only)
Performance Monitoring: Measure AI generation speeds and identify areas for improvement
Digital Activism Effectiveness: Understand how our tool helps with privacy advocacy insights
Privacy Analysis: Ensure our content remains secure and private
Accessibility Insights: Improve our service for users with different needs

Digital Activism Enhancement Cookies (Optional)

These cookies may be used to provide relevant Clippy profile generation content:

Activism Personalization: Show relevant privacy movement insights based on usage patterns
Digital Rights Tips: Display helpful information about profile customization and privacy protection
Feature Announcements: Notify you about new Clippy generation features and tools
Privacy Updates: Provide insights for digital rights changes and activism updates

How We Protect Your Digital Privacy

No Personal Profile Data in Cookies

IMPORTANT: We never store personal profile information, generation prompts, or generated images in cookies. All Clippy profile generations happen through secure AI services and are not permanently stored on our servers. We especially protect your digital activism privacy in accordance with international privacy guidelines.

Privacy-Safe Data Practices

We only collect the minimum data necessary to provide our Clippy profile generation service:

Generator preferences and settings (no personal profile data)
Technical information for website functionality
Anonymous usage patterns to improve AI generation quality
Error logs to fix technical issues (no personal information)
Privacy monitoring to ensure secure digital activism

Third-Party Services

Digital Rights Analytics

We may use trusted, privacy-focused third-party services to help us understand how our Clippy profile generation tool is being used:

Anonymous Analytics: Provides secure website usage statistics
Performance Monitoring: Helps us identify and fix technical issues
Security Services: Protect against malicious activity and maintain digital activism privacy
Privacy Research: Anonymous data to improve profile generation quality

Content Delivery

We use content delivery networks (CDNs) to ensure fast loading of our digital activism interface:

Static asset delivery (Clippy images, CSS, JavaScript files)
Geographic load balancing for optimal performance worldwide
Security protection and privacy-focused content filtering

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Digital Privacy Cookie Controls

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Here's how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data
Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions

Cookie Consent Management

When you first visit our Clippy Profile Generator, you can choose which types of cookies to accept:

Accept All: Enable all cookies for the best profile generation experience
Essential Only: Use only necessary cookies (may limit some generation features)
Custom Settings: Choose specific cookie categories that suit your digital privacy needs
Manage Preferences: Change your settings at any time for ongoing control

Impact of Disabling Cookies

Essential Cookies Disabled

If you disable essential cookies, you may experience:

Security warnings or reduced protection for your digital activism data
Loss of profile generation session data and preferences
Potential functionality issues with our Clippy generation tools
Inability to save generation preferences or accessibility settings

Functional Cookies Disabled

Disabling functional cookies may result in:

Need to re-select generation preferences each visit
Loss of personalized Clippy style and size settings
Inability to maintain consistent profile generation configurations
Default nostalgic Office theme and language settings only

Analytics Cookies Disabled

Your Clippy profile generation experience won't be affected, but we won't be able to:

Understand which digital activism features are most helpful
Identify areas for improving the generation experience
Track performance issues that might affect profile generations
Optimize the privacy advocacy value of our tool

Cookie Retention and Deletion

Automatic Expiration

Different cookies have different lifespans to protect your digital privacy:

Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
Generation Preference Cookies: Stored for up to 6 months
Digital Rights Analytics Cookies: Stored for up to 1 year
Security Cookies: Stored for the duration of your session

Manual Deletion

You can delete cookies at any time by:

Clearing your browser data and cookies
Using private/incognito browsing mode
Adjusting your cookie preferences on our website
Using browser extensions that manage cookies

Mobile and Tablet Considerations

Our nostalgic Office-style, touch-friendly interface works great on mobile devices. Similar data collection principles apply across all devices:

Generation preferences and Clippy style settings storage
Anonymous usage analytics for digital activism improvement
Privacy-focused error reporting and performance monitoring
Profile generation content delivery optimization

Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect:

Improvements in digital privacy protection
New Clippy profile generation features in our tool
Updated privacy regulations and best practices
Enhanced digital activism security measures

We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website with a new "Last updated" date.

Legal Compliance and Digital Rights Protection

Our cookie practices comply with privacy protection and digital rights laws:

GDPR: European Union General Data Protection Regulation
CCPA: California Consumer Privacy Act
PECR: UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations
International Standards: Global best practices for digital rights and activism services
Privacy by Design: Built-in protection for digital activism data

Contact Us About Cookies

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

Email: [email protected]
Digital Privacy: [email protected]
Cookie Questions: [email protected]

Your Digital Rights

Regarding cookies and data collection, you have the right to:

Know: Understand what cookies we use and why
Choose: Accept or decline non-essential cookies
Access: Request information about your cookie data
Delete: Remove cookies from your device at any time
Digital Privacy Protection: Special protections for activism and personal data
Withdraw Consent: Change your cookie preferences easily

Remember: Our primary goal is to provide you with a safe, creative, and empowering Clippy profile generation experience. We use cookies responsibly to enhance your experience with our Clippy Profile Generator while protecting your digital privacy and maintaining the highest standards of digital rights security.

For more information about how we protect your personal data, please also review our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.