The Useless Web

Privacy Policy

1. Information we collect

Our goal is to collect as little information as possible. We collect information in two ways:

  • Information Stored Locally on Your Device: To enhance your experience, we use your browser's local storage to remember which websites you have visited via our service. This information is stored exclusively on your computer and is never transmitted to our servers. It is used solely to control the visual state of the grid on our homepage.
  • Anonymous Analytics Data: We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous information about how our visitors use the Website. This includes data such as your browser type, device type, general location (e.g., country), pages visited, and time spent on the site. This data is aggregated and anonymized, meaning it cannot be used to identify you personally.

2. How we use your information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To Provide and Improve Our Service: The locally stored data helps us provide a more interactive and personalized experience.
  • To Understand and Analyze Usage: The anonymous analytics data helps us understand traffic patterns and which parts of our website are most popular, allowing us to improve the user experience.

3. Third‑party services

Our Website operates by connecting you to other websites.

  • Third-Party Websites: When you click the button to be taken to a useless website, you are leaving our service and navigating to a third-party site. These sites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any website you visit.
  • Google Analytics: We use this service to analyze website usage. Google has its own privacy policy, and you can learn more about how Google uses data and how you can opt-out by visiting their pages.

4. Data sharing and disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or trade any of your information. The anonymous, aggregated analytics data may be shared with third parties for research or analysis purposes, but it will not contain any personally identifiable information. We will not disclose your information to any third party except as required by law.

5. Your control and data rights

You have full control over the data stored by our Website.

  • Clearing Locally Stored Data: You can clear the list of visited websites at any time by clearing your browser's cache and site data for our Website.
  • Opting-Out of Analytics: You can opt-out of Google Analytics tracking by using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or by enabling privacy-focused settings in your browser (like Do Not Track).

6. Children's privacy

Our Website is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect any personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us so we can promptly remove it.

7. Changes to this privacy 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 policy periodically for any changes.

8. Contact us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us through the channels provided on our website.