Privacy and cookie policy

Private Markdown is a browser-based tool that converts files to Markdown entirely on your own device. For any question about this policy or your data, contact us at privatemarkdown@protonmail.com.

The files you convert are read and processed in your browser using JavaScript and WebAssembly. They are never sent over the network, never uploaded to us or anyone else, and never written to any server. Nothing about their contents is collected, logged, or shared. When you close the tab, they are gone.

Like most websites, we use Google Analytics 4 to understand how many people visit and which pages are useful. This measures the visit, not your files. It may include pages viewed, approximate location (derived from your IP address, which Google does not expose to us in full), device and browser type, and how you arrived at the site.

Analytics only runs after you accept in the cookie banner. We use Google Consent Mode v2, which keeps analytics and advertising storage denied until you opt in. If you decline, or before you choose, no analytics cookies are set. The legal basis is your consent (GDPR Article 6(1)(a)).

Google acts as a data processor and may process data on servers outside the EU under its standard contractual clauses. See Google's privacy policy for details.

With your consent, Google Analytics sets a small number of cookies (for example _ga and _ga_*) to tell returning visits apart and measure traffic. They typically last up to two years. We also store your cookie choice in your browser's local storage so we do not ask again on every visit. We do not use cookies for the file conversion itself.

You can decline analytics at any time. To withdraw a previous acceptance, clear this site's cookies and local storage in your browser, then reload — the banner appears again and you can choose Decline. Declining stops analytics and removes the analytics cookies on your next visit.

Under the GDPR you can request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal data, object to or restrict its processing, and request data portability. Because we do not hold accounts or store your files, the only personal data involved is the analytics described above; you can exercise these rights, including withdrawing consent, as described here or by contacting us.

If you believe your data has been mishandled, you may lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

If this policy changes, we will update the date above. Significant changes to how we use analytics or cookies will be reflected in the consent banner.