Privacy Policy

Last updated 2026-11-09

fiveminutetimer.com uses Google Analytics to count visits and see which timers are used. We never ask for your name, email address, or an account.

Analytics

Every page loads Google Tag Manager from googletagmanager.com, which runs Google Analytics. Google Analytics sets first-party cookies (named _ga and _ga_ followed by an ID) to recognise returning browsers, and records usage data such as the pages you view, time on page, browser and device type, the referring site, and an approximate location derived from your IP address.

Google processes this data under its own privacy policy; see also how Google uses information from sites that use its services. You can block it with a content blocker or Google’s opt-out browser add-on, and every timer works exactly the same.

What the timers store

One value in your browser’s local storage: whether the alarm sound is on or off. You can clear it from your browser settings at any time. Timer settings, laps, and sessions are not saved by the site.

Hosting

The pages are static files served by our hosting provider, which may keep standard server logs (IP address, time, requested page) for security and capacity planning for a limited period.

Notifications

If you grant notification permission, the browser shows a local “Time’s up” message when a timer finishes while the tab is in the background. No notification data is sent to any server.

Changes

If this policy changes, the date above will be updated. Questions: contact@fiveminutetimer.com.