This Privacy Policy explains how Clipboard Inspector (clipboardinspector.com) collects, uses, and safeguards information when you use our free, browser-based clipboard debugging tool. We designed the service to keep your clipboard contents entirely on your own device — we never see, transmit, or store the data you paste.
1. Clipboard Data Is Never Transmitted
Clipboard Inspector is a client-side application. When you paste text, drop files, or read clipboard data through the Clipboard API, the inspection happens entirely in your browser using JavaScript. No clipboard content — plain text, HTML, images, files, URLs, or custom MIME types — is ever sent to our servers or any third party. You can verify this by opening your browser's DevTools Network tab while using the tool: no requests carry clipboard payloads.
2. Clipboard History (localStorage)
To support the "Clipboard History" feature, past inspections are stored in your browser's localStorage. This data stays on your device and is readable only by clipboardinspector.com inside your browser. We do not sync, back up, or access this history. You can clear it at any time by using your browser's site-data controls or by using the clear-history action in the app.
3. Cookies and Local Storage
We use a small number of technologies that store data in your browser:
- Theme preference — a localStorage key remembering whether you chose light or dark mode.
- Consent preference — a localStorage key remembering whether you accepted or declined analytics/ads cookies.
- Clipboard history — localStorage entries holding the metadata of your past pastes (see section 2).
- Google Analytics cookies — if you accept analytics cookies, Google Analytics 4 stores identifiers (
_ga,_ga_*) used to measure aggregate, anonymised traffic. - Google AdSense cookies — if you accept advertising cookies, Google AdSense and its partners may set cookies used to serve and measure ads.
4. Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how many people visit the site and which pages they read. Analytics only runs after you opt in through the consent banner. The data collected includes anonymised IP address, browser/device type, pages viewed, and referring URL. We do not collect personal identifiers, and we never pass clipboard contents to Analytics.
5. Advertising (Google AdSense)
This site may display advertisements served by Google AdSense. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings. Advertising cookies are only loaded after you grant consent through the banner.
6. Consent Management
The consent banner shown on first visit uses Google's Consent Mode v2. You can withdraw or change your consent at any time by clearing site data in your browser, after which the banner will reappear on your next visit.
7. Children's Privacy
Clipboard Inspector is a general-purpose developer tool and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
8. International Users
The site is accessible worldwide. If you are located in the European Economic Area or United Kingdom, our lawful basis for loading analytics and advertising scripts is your explicit consent. If you are in California, you have the right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information — the consent banner's "Decline" option implements this choice by preventing advertising cookies from loading.
9. Data Retention
Because we do not store clipboard data, there is nothing to retain server-side. Analytics data retained by Google follows Google's default retention windows. Browser-side data (history, theme, consent) remains until you clear site data.
10. Third-Party Links
Pages on this site may link to third-party resources, such as developer documentation. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their privacy practices.
11. Changes to This Policy
If we update this policy, the "Last updated" date at the top of this page will change. For material changes, we will surface a notice on the site. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
12. Contact
Questions about this policy can be sent via the Contact page.