Privacy Policy

How obscountdown.com collects, uses, and protects your data.

Last updated: December 28, 2025

Overview

This Privacy Policy describes how obscountdown.com collects and uses information when you browse the site, use embedded content, or interact with features such as forms and resources.

What we collect

Usage data: page views, interactions, referral URLs, approximate location (derived from IP), device/browser info.
Cookies and similar technologies: used for site functionality, analytics, and advertising measurement.
Account data (if you create an account): email address, nickname, avatar, and authentication metadata.
Messages you submit: if you contact us while logged in, we store and/or email your message content to respond.

How we use data

To operate and improve the website and its features.
To understand content performance using analytics.
To display and measure advertising (where applicable).
To provide embedded video content (YouTube) and measure engagement.
To prevent abuse, protect the service, and enforce limits (rate limiting / security logging).

Analytics

We use analytics tooling to understand traffic patterns and improve content and UX. Analytics may set cookies and process usage data such as pages visited, session duration, and device information.

Advertising

We may run advertising to support the project. Advertising partners may use cookies or similar identifiers to measure performance, limit frequency, and provide aggregated reporting.

YouTube embedded content

Some pages may embed YouTube videos. When you load a page containing an embed, YouTube may collect data (including cookies and device identifiers) according to Google’s policies. If you prefer, you can avoid interacting with embeds or use browser controls to limit third-party cookies.

Data retention

We retain data only as long as necessary for the purposes described above, including security, abuse prevention, and support. Aggregated analytics may be kept longer for reporting and trend analysis.

Your choices

You can use browser controls to delete or block cookies.
You can limit third-party cookies to reduce tracking by embedded content and ad providers.
If you have an account, you can contact us for help regarding account-related privacy questions.

Contact

For privacy questions, please use the Contact page (login required to submit messages).