Privacy Policy
Last Updated: September 2026
1. Overview and Core Commitment
At TimetableMaker, accessible from https://timetablemaker.online/, the privacy of our visitors is of paramount importance to us. This Privacy Policy document outlines the types of information collected and how it is used.
By default, TimetableMaker is a client-first application. When you use the timetable maker as a guest without creating an account, your timetable entries, subject names, teachers, rooms, and notes are stored strictly inside your own web browser using HTML5 LocalStorage. None of this guest data is sent to or stored on our servers.
2. Registered User Accounts and Cloud Storage
If you choose to register for a free account on TimetableMaker, we collect minimal personal information necessary to deliver account functionality:
- Account Credentials: Your name, email address, and an encrypted hash of your password. Passwords are never stored in plaintext and are hashed using PHP's secure
password_hash()standard. - Saved Timetables: If you are logged in, your timetable data is backed up to our secure database to enable multi-device synchronization and timetable history.
- User Preferences: Visual settings such as theme preference (light/dark) and time format (12h/24h).
3. Cookies and Advertising (Google AdSense)
TimetableMaker may display advertisements served by Google and other third-party vendors.
- Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
- Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings.
4. Your Data Rights (GDPR & CCPA)
Under data protection regulations including the GDPR and CCPA, you have full ownership and control over your data:
- Right to Access & Portability: You can export all your saved timetable data at any time in standard JSON format via your Account Settings.
- Right to Erasure: You can permanently delete individual timetables or your entire user account directly from your dashboard settings.
- Local Data Control: Guest users can clear all local timetables by clearing their browser site data or cookies.
5. Contact Information
If you have any questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, please contact us at privacy@timetablemaker.online.