Privacy notice
This Privacy Policy explains what information Citation Generator collects when you visit generator-citation.com, how that information is used, and the choices you have. The policy applies to the whole of generator-citation.com, not only to the citation generator.
Who we are
The website generator-citation.com is operated under the name Citation Generator and offers a free citation generator. For anything related to this policy, you can write to the site's operator at [email protected]. The operator is the “controller” of that data in the sense used by the GDPR.
What information is collected
Citation Generator has no registration, no logins and no paid plans, so there is no account data to collect. The tool does its work locally, on your device, and its inputs and results are not uploaded to generator-citation.com. The information that does reach us or our partners is limited to technical data — server logs, analytics measurements and data used for advertising — each described below.
Data that stays on your device
Saved entries
Your recent entries are saved in the browser's local storage so they are still there when you come back. Local storage is not transmitted with page requests, so the saved data never reaches our server. Clearing cookies and site data for generator-citation.com removes it completely.
Files you open
Opening a file in the citation generator does not upload it anywhere: the browser reads it on your device. Nothing from the file is sent to us; it remains on your computer or phone.
About cookies
Like most websites, generator-citation.com involves cookies and similar technologies, small pieces of data your browser keeps for a site. The cookies in use on generator-citation.com belong to the analytics and advertising services covered in the next sections, not to the tool itself. Most browsers let you refuse or delete cookies, and doing so will not stop the citation generator from working.
Analytics
To learn how visitors use generator-citation.com, we rely on two analytics services: Yandex Metrica and Microsoft Clarity. These services record pages visited, time on page, the site you came from, device and browser type and an approximate location based on your IP address. Their session replays and heatmaps show how people click, scroll and move through a page, which helps us fix usability problems. They set their own cookies, and Yandex and Microsoft handle the data under their own privacy statements. We use these reports to improve the site, not to identify you.
Server logs
Like nearly every website, the server that hosts generator-citation.com keeps standard access logs. They show which page was requested, when, from which IP address and with which browser (the user agent). They help us block abuse, fix problems and count traffic.
Advertising
Citation Generator is free because it shows ads. The ads are supplied by third-party ad networks, which may set cookies and use device data, such as your IP address and browser details, to choose ads and measure how they perform. Where permitted, networks may personalise ads using your browsing on other sites as well as this one. Your tool inputs are never shared with ad networks, which process their own data under their own privacy terms. To limit ad personalisation, block third-party cookies in your browser or use the opt-out tools at optout.aboutads.info and youronlinechoices.eu.
Legal bases for processing (EEA and UK)
Where the GDPR or the UK GDPR applies, processing relies on these grounds:
- Consent, where required, for analytics and advertising cookies, which you may withdraw by blocking or deleting cookies.
- Legitimate interests for server logs, security and general usage statistics, where your rights do not override them.
- Necessity: keeping your entries in local storage is part of the feature you choose to use.
- Replying to you: if you write to us, we process your email to deal with it.
Where data is processed
The services we use, including hosting, analytics and advertising providers, may process data in countries other than your own. The level of legal protection there may differ from that of your home country.
Keeping data
We keep information only as long as it is needed: server logs are deleted on a rolling basis after a limited period, unless an entry is needed to investigate an attack or abuse. Emails you send us are kept as long as needed to deal with your message and any follow-up. Local storage keeps your entries until you clear the site's data. Yandex, Microsoft and the ad networks apply their own retention periods.
Your privacy rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to access, correct or erase the personal data we hold about you, to restrict or object to its processing, and to data portability. You may withdraw consent at any time, without affecting processing that took place before. As there are no accounts, it helps if you tell us your IP address and roughly when you visited, so we can locate any relevant records.
If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to the supervisory authority in your country. To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected].
Notice for California residents
Under California law (the CCPA as amended by the CPRA), you may request to know and to delete or correct personal information about you, and you may opt out of its sale or sharing. We do not sell personal information in the everyday meaning of the word; no list of visitors is ever traded. That said, ad cookies used for personalised ads may be treated as “sharing” under California law.
To opt out, enable Global Privacy Control in a browser that supports it, block third-party cookies in your browser settings, or email us. Using these rights will not change how the site works for you.
Keeping data safe
All pages on generator-citation.com are delivered over an encrypted HTTPS connection. Only those who run the site can access the server and its logs. No method is completely secure, but what you enter into the citation generator never reaches our server.
Children's privacy
generator-citation.com is not directed to children under 13, or under 16 where European rules apply. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If a child has given us personal information, for instance in an email, please let us know so that we can delete it.
Updates to this policy
We update this page when our practices change, for example when we add or remove a service. Whatever appears here is the policy that applies.
Contact us
You can reach us about anything in this policy at [email protected]. Please describe your request clearly, and we will reply within the time limits set by applicable law.