Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

At TheKaomoji.com ("we", "our", or "us"), we respect your privacy and are committed to maintaining a fast, safe, and transparent utility for Japanese emoticons. This Privacy Policy outlines what information is stored, how browser technologies are utilized, and your choices regarding personal data.

2. Information We Do Not Collect

We do not require user accounts, registration, email signups, or passwords to use any feature on TheKaomoji.com. We do not maintain a database of user profiles, nor do we track personally identifiable information (PII) on our servers.

3. Local Storage Disclosure

To provide convenient personalization features without requiring user accounts or cloud storage, TheKaomoji utilizes your web browser's client-side localStorage. The following data is stored entirely on your local device:

• Favorites (thekaomoji_favorites): Identifiers of kaomojis you have starred for quick bookmark access.
• Recently Copied Kaomoji (thekaomoji_recent_copied): A chronological history of expressions you have clicked to copy, allowing fast re-use.
• Custom Collections (thekaomoji_collections): User-created folder names and assigned kaomojis created within the collection manager.
• Generator Preferences: Temporary face-builder choices selected during interactive customization.

Zero Server Transmission: All local storage records remain strictly on your individual device and browser. They are never transmitted, synchronized, or uploaded to our servers or third parties. You can review, export, or permanently delete this information at any time directly in your browser settings or via the on-page "Clear" utilities.

4. Third-Party Advertising & Cookies

To keep TheKaomoji 100% free and open to everyone, we may display non-intrusive advertisements served by trusted third-party advertising networks (such as Google AdSense).

When advertising is active:

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on prior visits to our website or other websites across the internet.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info or the Network Advertising Initiative.

Advertising code is isolated and will never interfere with the primary utility of copying or generating Kaomoji. If you use an ad-blocking browser extension, all core site features remain completely accessible without penalties or blocking screens.

5. Log Files & Analytics

Like most web hosting providers, our static CDN infrastructure may record standard anonymized server access logs (such as IP address, browser user-agent, requested URL, timestamp, and referring URL). These logs are used solely for infrastructure diagnostics, security integrity, and bandwidth monitoring.

6. Children's Privacy

TheKaomoji.com is a general audience emoticon reference and generator. We do not knowingly collect or solicit personal information from children under the age of 13.

7. Contact & Privacy Inquiries

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact our team at privacy@thekaomoji.com or via our Contact Page.