--- title: "Privacy Policy · GenZ Decoded" description: "How GenZ Decoded handles your information: privacy-respecting analytics you can turn off at any time, the in-browser translator, cookies, and your rights." url: "https://genzdecoded.com/privacy/" lang: "en" --- # Privacy Policy Last updated: November 9, 2026 GenZ Decoded (“we,” “us”) operates the website at genzdecoded.com, a free Gen Z slang dictionary and generational translator. We are based in Texas, United States. This policy explains what we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have. We collect very little. ## For ages 13 and up This site is intended for a general audience aged 13 and older. It is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us personal information, contact us and we will delete it. ## The translator runs in your browser The translator and decoder work entirely on your device using a built-in dictionary. Anything you type into them is never sent to our servers and is never stored by us. ## Information we collect - **Analytics.** We use Google Analytics 4 and Microsoft Clarity to understand how the site is used: pages viewed, general device and browser type, approximate region, and aggregated interaction and session data. Google Analytics is configured to anonymize IP addresses. Unless your browser uses a European time zone, these tools load when you arrive, and you can turn them off at any time with **Decline** or the **Cookie settings** link in the footer. If your browser is set to a European time zone, they load only after you accept. If your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal, they do not load at all. - **Grow by Mediavine.** We also use Grow, a tool from Mediavine, to measure visits to the site the same way. It follows the same choice as our analytics: it loads only when analytics do, and it stops when you decline. - **Suggest-a-term form.** If you submit the form, we receive the term, its meaning, and an optional email address you choose to provide. It is processed by our form provider and used only to review your suggestion and, if you left an email, to reply. - **Shop and cart.** When you add an item to your cart, your browser stores a cart ID in local storage (under the name genz-cart) and sends your cart to Fourthwall, the company that runs our shop’s checkout, so the cart is still there when you come back. When you check out, Fourthwall collects your name, email, shipping address and payment details under its own [Privacy Policy](https://fourthwall.com/legal/privacy-policy). We never see or store your card number. As the shop owner, we can see the details of an order placed in our shop (such as the name, shipping address and items) and use them only to help with that order. ## Cookies and similar technologies Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity and Grow by Mediavine set their own cookies to measure usage. Unless your browser uses a European time zone, they are on by default, and you can decline them at any time; once you decline, they stop loading. Visitors whose browser uses a European time zone are asked first, and nothing loads until they accept. We honor Global Privacy Control automatically, and you can change your choice any time using the **Cookie settings** link in the footer. We do not use cookies for targeted advertising, and we do not sell your personal information. ## How we use information - To understand what is useful and improve the dictionary, translator, and site. - To review a suggested term and reply if you asked us to. - To help with an order you placed in our shop. ## Who we share it with Only the service providers that make the site work: Google (Analytics), Microsoft (Clarity), Mediavine (Grow), our hosting provider (hosting and form handling), and Fourthwall (shop checkout, payment, production and delivery). They process data on our behalf. We do not sell your personal information and do not share it for cross-context behavioral advertising. ## Your rights **EU / UK visitors (GDPR).** Our legal basis for analytics is your consent: if your browser uses a European time zone, analytics load only after you accept, and you can withdraw that consent at any time. If you are in Europe but your browser shows another time zone, choose **Decline** or use the **Cookie settings** link and analytics stop. You have the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, or object to the processing of your personal data, the right to data portability, and the right to lodge a complaint with your data protection authority. **US state privacy rights (including the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act).** Depending on your state, you may have the right to know, access, correct, and delete personal data, and to opt out of its sale or targeted advertising. We do not sell personal data or use it for targeted advertising. You may also appeal a decision about a request. To exercise any right, contact us at the email below. ## Data retention Analytics data is retained for the period set in Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity (generally up to 14 months for Analytics). Term suggestions are kept only as long as needed to review and act on them. ## International visitors We operate in the United States. If you access the site from outside the US, your information may be processed in the US and other countries where our providers operate. ## Changes to this policy We may update this policy as the site grows. We will change the “last updated” date above when we do. ## Contact Questions or requests? Email [support@genzdecoded.com](mailto:support@genzdecoded.com). This policy is governed by the laws of the State of Texas, United States.