Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We aim to collect only limited technical information necessary to operate, protect, and improve this website.

Server and log information

Like most websites, Zint Barcode Generator may use server log files. These logs can include Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamps, referring pages, exit pages, and general usage information.

This information is used for site administration, security, troubleshooting, traffic analysis, and improving the user experience. It is not used to personally identify individual visitors.

Information you provide

This website does not require user accounts. If you contact the project through external services such as GitHub, SourceForge, forums, or email, the information you provide may be processed according to the policies of those services.

2. Cookies and Similar Technologies

This website may use cookies or similar technologies to improve site functionality, remember preferences, analyse traffic, and support advertising services.

A cookie is a small data file stored on your device. Cookies can help websites remember settings, understand how visitors use pages, and support advertising or measurement services.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some website features or advertising behaviour.

3. Advertising and Google AdSense

This website may use Google AdSense and other advertising services to display advertisements.

Google and its partners may use cookies or similar technologies to serve ads based on a user’s previous visits to this website or other websites on the internet.

Advertising cookies may be used to personalise advertisements, limit how often ads are shown, detect invalid activity, and measure advertising performance.

For visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, this website uses Google’s consent management tools to collect consent for advertising cookies and personalised ads where required by European privacy regulations.

For visitors in applicable US states, this website may display privacy messages that allow users to manage choices required under US state privacy regulations, including relevant opt-out choices.

Visitors may be shown privacy and cookie settings managed by Google, where they can review or update their advertising consent choices.

You can learn more about how Google uses information from sites and apps that use its services by visiting Google’s privacy and advertising resources.

4. Analytics and Usage Data

This website may use analytics services or aggregated traffic statistics to understand how visitors use the site and to improve documentation, guides, downloads, and user experience.

Analytics services may collect non-personal technical information such as browser type, operating system, pages visited, referral sources, and general geographic region.

5. Third-Party Services and Links

This website contains links to third-party services and project platforms, including GitHub and SourceForge.

These external websites operate independently and may have their own privacy policies, terms, cookies, and data practices. Visitors should review the privacy policies of those services separately.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location and applicable laws, you may have rights relating to your personal information. These may include the right to access, correct, restrict, object to processing, or request deletion of personal data.

Where applicable, you may also have the right to data portability or the right to opt out of certain uses of personal information, including advertising-related processing.

If you wish to exercise any applicable rights, please contact the project through the available support or project channels.

7. Children’s Privacy

This website is not directed toward children under the age of 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information through a linked support platform or project channel, please contact the relevant platform or project maintainers so that the information can be reviewed.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes to the website, project infrastructure, advertising services, privacy tools, or legal requirements.

The latest version will always be published on this page, with the updated date shown near the top.

Contact and Support

For project information, bug reports, discussions, or support, please use the official project pages and support channels.