Privacy Policy & Cookie Disclosure

Welcome to Effortless Charts (https://effortlesscharts.com). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting personal information collected when you use our real-time cryptocurrency, equities, commodities, and macroeconomic charting platform.

1. Information We Collect

• Optional Account Information: If you choose to create an account or sign in (via email or Google OAuth powered by Supabase), we store your email address and authentication session token solely to provide account features such as ad-free charting and saved preferences.
• Local Browser Preferences: Chart settings such as selected ticker symbol, timeframe, visual theme (cyan, emerald, amber, ruby, violet), and HUD positioning are stored locally in your browser's localStorage.
• Feedback & Creator Updates: When you submit feature feedback or subscribe to creator updates, we collect the message and optional email address you provide.
• Automated Log & Analytics Data: Standard technical metadata including browser type, operating system, referring/exit pages, anonymized IP address, and interaction timestamps are processed via Cloudflare and Google Analytics (Measurement ID: G-1747QNVYTB) to maintain service reliability and performance.

2. Advertising, Google AdSense & Third-Party Cookies

We use third-party advertising companies, including Google AdSense and partner advertising networks, to serve ads when you visit Effortless Charts.

• Google DoubleClick DART Cookie: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to effortlesscharts.com or other websites on the internet.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve advertisements to our users based on their visit to Effortless Charts and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Opting Out of Personalized Advertising: Users may opt out of personalized advertising at any time by visiting Google Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info or the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Page.

3. How We Use Information

We use collected information strictly to:

• Deliver low-latency market data streams and synchronize macroeconomic release calendars (FOMC, CPI, NFP, GDP, Treasury auctions).
• Authenticate registered users and remember user interface configurations across sessions.
• Monitor API uptime, prevent automated abuse, and improve chart rendering across desktop, mobile, and OBS broadcast environments.

4. Third-Party Data Feeds & Infrastructure Partners

Effortless Charts connects to public financial data endpoints and infrastructure providers including Binance WebSocket/REST APIs, Kraken, CoinGecko, Yahoo Finance, Finnhub, Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED), U.S. TreasuryDirect, Cloudflare Pages/Workers, and Supabase. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

5. GDPR Privacy Rights (EEA & UK Users)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, you have the right to request access to, rectification of, erasure of, or restriction of processing of your personal data, as well as data portability and the right to withdraw consent at any time.

6. CCPA / CPRA Privacy Rights (California Users)

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), California residents have the right to request disclosure of categories of personal data collected, request deletion of personal information, and opt out of the sale or sharing of personal data.

7. Children's Privacy

Effortless Charts is a financial market visualization platform intended for general audiences aged 18 and older. We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, data deletion requests, or advertising disclosures, please visit our About & Contact page or email us at support@effortlesscharts.com.