Our Commitment to Privacy
At Handwriting Repeater, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and safeguard your data when you use our handwriting practice platform.
We believe in transparency and want you to understand exactly what information we collect and how we use it to improve your handwriting learning experience.
Information We Collect
Personal Information
- • Email address (when you contact us)
- • Name (if you choose to provide it)
- • Age range (to help tailor content appropriately, if provided)
- • Educational level (to customise exercises and recommendations, if provided)
- • Feedback and messages you send us
Usage Information
- • Pages visited and time spent on our site
- • Practice session duration and frequency
- • Device type and browser information
- • IP address and general location
- • Handwriting practice preferences and settings
How We Use Your Information
Service Improvement
Enhance our handwriting tools and create better learning experiences based on user behaviour and feedback.
Communication
Respond to your inquiries, provide support, and send important updates about our service.
Security & Safety
Protect our platform from abuse, fraud, and unauthorized access while maintaining service quality.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us provide a better user experience. We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain until deleted). We also use similar technologies such as web beacons and local storage.
Types of Cookies We Use:
- Essential Cookies: Required for basic site functionality (e.g., remembering your cookie consent).
- Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how you use our site, which pages are most popular, and identify areas for improvement. We use Google Analytics for this purpose.
- Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and preferences (e.g., language, display settings) to enhance your user experience.
- Advertising Cookies: Used by third-party advertising partners, such as **Ezoic** and **Google AdSense**, to deliver personalised advertisements that are relevant to you. These cookies track your browsing activity across different websites to build a profile of your interests.
Cookie Control and Opt-Out
You can control cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect your ability to use some features of our handwriting practice tool and may reduce the relevance of the ads you see.
Managing Cookies:
- • Browser settings allow cookie management (e.g., delete existing cookies, block future cookies).
- • For personalised ads from Google, you can opt out by visiting Google's Ad Settings.
- • You can also opt out of personalised advertising by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative's opt-out page at optout.networkadvertising.org or the Digital Advertising Alliance's opt-out page at optout.aboutads.info (for US users) or youronlinechoices.com (for EU/UK users).
- • Some features may require cookies to function.
Cookies We Use
Below is a list of the main cookies we or our trusted third-party partners may use on our site:
| Cookie Name (Example) | Provider | Purpose | Type | Retention |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `cookieConsent` | handwritingrepeater.com | Remembers your cookie consent choice. | Essential | 1 year |
| `_ga`, `_gid` | Google Analytics | Collects anonymised data on website usage (e.g., page views, session duration) for analysis. | Analytics | 2 years |
| `__ezoic_muid` | Ezoic | Identifies unique users for ad optimisation and personalisation. | Advertising | 1 year |
| `AEC`, `NID`, `IDE` | Google AdSense / Google Ads | Delivers personalised advertisements, measures ad performance, and prevents ad fraud. | Advertising | Up to 13 months |
| `PHPSESSID` | handwritingrepeater.com | Maintains user session for basic site functionality. | Essential | Session |
Data Sharing and Third Parties
We DO NOT Sell Your Data
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes. Your data is used solely to improve your handwriting practice experience.
Limited Sharing Occurs Only For:
- Legal compliance and law enforcement requests.
- Service providers who help us operate the platform (e.g., hosting providers, analytics services).
- Business transfers (e.g., in the event of a merger or acquisition, with your notification).
- Advertising Partners: We share data with advertising partners like Ezoic and Google AdSense to display relevant ads on our website. This data is typically anonymised or pseudonymised and used for ad targeting, performance measurement, and fraud prevention. Please see the "Cookies and Tracking Technologies" section for more details on these partners.
Third-Party Services
We use trusted third-party services to enhance our platform. These services may have their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review them:
Analytics Services (e.g., Google Analytics)
Help us understand user behaviour and improve our service. Google Privacy Policy
Advertising Services (Ezoic, Google AdSense)
Serve personalised advertisements to support our free tools. Ezoic Privacy Policy | Google Ads Policies
Cloud Storage
Secure storage of practice sessions and user preferences.
CDN Services
Fast delivery of fonts, images, and other resources.
Your Rights and Controls
Access
Request a copy of the personal data we have about you
Correct
Update or correct any inaccurate personal information
Export
Download your data in a portable, machine-readable format
Delete
Request deletion of your personal data
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@handwritingrepeater.com.
We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe, typically within 30 days.
Data Security
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you enter, submit, or access your personal information. These include:
- SSL Encryption: Our website uses Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology to encrypt data transmitted between your browser and our servers.
- Access Controls: We restrict access to your personal information to employees who need to know that information to provide services to you.
- Regular Security Audits: We regularly review our security practices to identify and address potential vulnerabilities.
- Data Minimisation: We only collect personal data that is strictly necessary for the operation and improvement of our services.
While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. No method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
Children's Privacy
Our service is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13.
If you are a parent or guardian and you believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.
We encourage parents and guardians to monitor their children's online activities and to help enforce our Privacy Policy by instructing their children never to provide personal information on our website without their permission.
Lawful Basis for Processing
Under UK GDPR, we must explain the lawful grounds we rely on when processing your personal data. At Handwriting Repeater, we process personal data based on the following legal bases:
- Consent: When you voluntarily provide information (e.g., by contacting us).
- Contractual necessity: When processing is required to provide you with our handwriting tools and services.
- Legitimate interests: To improve our platform, ensure security, and analyse usage (provided these do not override your rights).
- Legal obligations: To comply with applicable laws and regulations.
International Data Transfers
Some of our trusted third-party service providers may store or process your data outside the UK. When this occurs, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:
- Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) approved by the UK authorities
- Transfers to countries with adequacy decisions (recognized as providing equivalent data protection)
You can request more details about these safeguards by contacting us at support@handwritingrepeater.com.
Automated Decision-Making
We do not use your personal data for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects on you. Should this change in the future, we will update this Privacy Policy and provide you with clear information and choices.
Your Rights Under UK Law
In addition to the rights already outlined above, if you are based in the United Kingdom, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) if you believe your data is being handled unlawfully.
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
Website: https://ico.org.uk
If required, you may also contact our Data Protection Officer at: support@handwritingrepeater.com.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
If we make significant changes that materially alter our privacy practices, we will provide more prominent notice, such as through an email notification or a prominent announcement on our website.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Email: support@handwritingrepeater.com
We are committed to resolving any privacy-related issues and ensuring your experience with Handwriting Repeater is secure and enjoyable.