Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Cladogram Maker ("we," "us," or "our") handles information in connection with your use of our website and services (collectively, the "Service").

1. Information We Collect

Our Cladogram Maker tool is designed to operate primarily on the client-side (within your web browser).

Data You Provide: When you use the Cladogram Maker, you may input data such as taxon names, characteristics, and relationships to generate cladograms. This information is processed in your browser and is not routinely transmitted to or stored on our servers. You are responsible for saving your work (e.g., by exporting as SVG/PNG).
Usage Data (Analytics): We may collect anonymous, aggregated usage data to understand how our Service is used and to improve its functionality. This may include information such as your browser type, device type, pages visited, and time spent on pages. This data is anonymized and cannot be used to identify you personally. (Optional: If you use analytics like Google Analytics, you should be more specific here.)

2. How We Use Your Information

To Provide and Maintain the Service: The data you input is used directly by the tool to generate the cladograms as you request.
To Improve the Service: Aggregated and anonymized usage data helps us understand user needs, identify popular features, and make improvements to the Service.

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties.

Since the cladogram data you create is primarily processed client-side and not stored by us, we do not have user-specific cladogram data to share. Anonymous, aggregated usage data may be shared with third-party service providers (e.g., analytics providers) to help us analyze and improve our Service, but this data will not include personally identifiable information.

4. Data Security

The data you input into the Cladogram Maker tool is processed and exists primarily within your local browser environment during your session. We do not implement specific security measures for data that is not stored on our servers. You are responsible for the security of your own device and browser, and for saving your created cladograms in a secure manner.

For any data that might be collected for analytics, we take reasonable steps to protect it, but no internet transmission is 100% secure.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

The core Cladogram Maker tool does not use cookies to store personal information or track you across sites. We may use local storage in your browser to remember certain preferences or states of the application (e.g., example data loaded, current step) to enhance your user experience. This data is stored on your device and is not transmitted to us.

(Optional: If using third-party services like CDNs for libraries (e.g., D3.js) or analytics, mention they might use cookies and link to their privacy policies. E.g., "Third-party libraries or services integrated into our Service, such as D3.js hosted on a CDN, may use cookies. Please refer to their respective privacy policies for more information.")

6. Children's Privacy

Our Service is not intended for use by children under the age of 13 (or a higher age threshold if applicable in your jurisdiction). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information.

7. 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.

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.