Band Name Generator

Privacy notice

Below is a plain account of the data that is, and is not, collected when you use Band Name Generator at band-name-generator.org. It applies to every page of the site, including the guides.

About us and this policy

Band Name Generator is a website that offers a free band name generator at band-name-generator.org. For anything related to this policy, you can write to the site's operator at [email protected]. Where data protection law uses the term “controller”, it refers to this operator.

What information is collected

There are no user accounts on band-name-generator.org, so we never ask for your name, a password or payment details. The band name generator runs in your browser: the figures and text you enter are processed on your own device and are not sent to our server. The only information collected is technical, coming from server logs, analytics and advertising, and each kind is explained below.

Local processing

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. To erase it, clear the site data for band-name-generator.org in your browser. Private or incognito windows discard it automatically.

Cookies and similar technologies

Like most websites, band-name-generator.org involves cookies and similar technologies, small pieces of data your browser keeps for a site. Our own pages do not set cookies. Cookies on band-name-generator.org come from analytics and advertising providers. Blocking cookies in your browser will not break the tool, though ads may be less relevant to you.

Visitor statistics

To learn how visitors use band-name-generator.org, 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. Both offer session replay and heatmaps, which record clicks, scrolling and mouse movement so we can see where the layout confuses people.

The data is handled by Yandex and Microsoft in line with their own privacy terms, and both use cookies to tell visits apart. We look at the results in aggregate and do not use them to identify individual visitors.

Web server logs

Standard web server logs are kept for band-name-generator.org. Each log line records the IP address, browser user agent, time and requested page. We rely on them for security, troubleshooting and simple statistics.

Advertising

Ads pay for band-name-generator.org, so the band name generator can stay free to use. These ads come from third-party networks, which may set cookies and read device information such as your IP address and browser type to pick ads and measure results. Where allowed, ads may be personalised using information about your visits to this and other websites. The networks act under their own privacy policies, and we do not pass them your tool inputs. Industry opt-out pages such as optout.aboutads.info and youronlinechoices.eu let you turn off interest-based ads from participating networks.

Legal grounds under the GDPR

For visitors in the EEA and the UK, the legal bases are:

Your rights

Under the GDPR and similar laws, you can ask for access, correction, erasure, restriction or portability of your personal data, and you can object to processing. 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].

Where data is processed

The services we use, including hosting, analytics and advertising providers, may process data in countries other than your own. Those countries may have data protection laws that differ from the laws where you live.

Keeping data

Information is kept only while it serves its purpose; server logs are rotated out after a limited period unless they are needed to investigate misuse. Correspondence is kept while it is needed to answer you and handle any follow-up. Analytics and advertising providers keep data according to their own retention schedules. Entries in local storage remain until you clear them.

California (CCPA/CPRA)

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 ordinary sense, and visitor data is not exchanged for payment. 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. We will not treat you differently for exercising these rights.

Security measures

All pages on band-name-generator.org 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 band name generator never reaches our server.

Children's data

Band Name Generator is a general-audience site and is not directed to children under 13, or under 16 in the EEA and the UK. We do not knowingly collect data 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.

When this page changes

We update this page when our practices change, such as when a new service is added. The version published here is always the current one.

Questions

If you have a question about this policy or want to make a privacy request, email [email protected]. Please describe your request clearly, and we will reply within the time limits set by applicable law.