Privacy Policy

Effective August 12, 2026. Random Animal Picker works without an account. This policy explains what information is handled when you browse the site, save animals, submit an animal update, or contact us.

Information stored in your browser

Saved animals and recently viewed animals are kept in local storage on your device. These entries contain animal identifiers, not your name or email address. They remain in that browser until you clear its site data. The site reads them only to restore your collection and recent discoveries.

Anonymous site analytics

We use Vercel Web Analytics to understand page views and broad usage patterns, including which tools are useful. Vercel describes this service as cookie-free and based on anonymous, aggregated data. It may process the page or route, referrer, approximate location, device type, operating system, browser, timestamp, and limited custom events such as saving or opening an animal. We do not send animal names, email addresses, or free-form contribution text in those custom events. Read Vercel's Web Analytics privacy and compliance documentation.

Animal update submissions

If you suggest an animal update, we receive the animal and field you selected, your suggested value, and any source link or note you choose to provide. We also create a one-way hash from the request address for rate limiting and abuse prevention; the application does not store the raw address with the submission. Contributions are stored with our database provider, Supabase, and retained as needed for review, abuse prevention, and editorial records. Do not include personal or sensitive information in a suggestion.

Email and service providers

If you email us, we receive your email address and the contents of your message so we can reply. Vercel provides hosting and analytics, and Supabase stores animal update submissions. These providers may process technical information necessary to deliver and protect their services under their own privacy terms.

Your choices

You can remove saved and recent animals by clearing this site's local storage in your browser. Depending on where you live, you may also have rights concerning personal information. To ask a privacy question or request access, correction, or deletion, use our contact page. Because analytics data is anonymous and contributions do not request an identity, we may not be able to connect those records to you.

Children and policy changes

The site is designed for general audiences and does not knowingly request personal information from children. A parent or guardian can contact us about information a child may have sent. We may update this policy when the site or its providers change; the effective date above will show the latest revision.

Contact

Email hello@randomanimalpicker.com with privacy questions.