Privacy Policy

This policy describes how CodingInACoffeeShop (also known as Busy Bee Worksheets, "we", "us", or "our") handles information when you visit codinginacoffeeshop.com and use our developer tools, K-5 worksheets, blog articles, and related content. We have tried to write it in plain English. If anything is unclear, please contact us.

1. What we offer

Our site is a free, ad-supported resource for two main audiences:

• Developer tools — over 130 in-browser utilities such as JSON formatters and validators, Base64 and URL encoders, hash generators, CSV/XML/YAML converters, and code beautifiers.
• K-5 worksheets (Busy Bee Worksheets) — printable PDF worksheets and online practice for Kindergarten through fifth grade in Math, Reading, Phonics, Science, Social Studies, Handwriting, and seasonal themes.
• Blog and guides — articles explaining how the tools work and how to apply them in real projects.

You do not need to create an account, sign up, or log in to use anything on the site. The site has no contact form, no newsletter, and no account system at this time.

2. Information we collect

2.1 Information collected automatically

When you visit the site, our hosting provider (Cloudflare) and our analytics provider (Google Analytics 4) automatically receive standard request information that browsers send for any website visit. That includes:

• IP address (used by Cloudflare for content delivery and abuse prevention; truncated or anonymized by Google Analytics where applicable);
• User agent string (browser type, operating system, device type);
• Referrer URL (which page sent you here);
• The pages you visit on our site and the time of the visit;
• Approximate geographic location derived from IP (typically country and region, not precise location).

2.2 Cookies and similar technologies

We use a small number of cookies and similar browser storage:

• Analytics cookies — Google Analytics sets cookies (typically named _ga and _ga_*) to distinguish unique visitors and remember session information. These do not personally identify you to us.
• Advertising cookies — when our display ads are active, the ad network (currently Google AdSense, and possibly networks such as Mediavine or Raptive in the future as our traffic grows) may set cookies on your device to serve and measure ads, including personalized ads. See "Advertising" below for details and opt-out links.
• Local browser storage — some of our developer tools save your preferences in your browser's local storage (for example, a light/dark theme choice). This data never leaves your device.

2.3 Information you provide

The site does not have signup forms, contact forms, comment sections, or newsletter subscriptions, so we do not collect names, email addresses, or other personal information from you through the site. If you email us directly, we will obviously have the contents of your email; we use it only to respond to you.

2.4 Client-side processing of your input

Important: when you paste, type, or upload data into our developer tools (JSON, CSV, code snippets, files, and so on), that data is processed entirely in your web browser. It is not sent to our servers, not logged, not stored, and not viewable by us. The tools run as JavaScript on your device. If you close the page, your input is gone.

The same is true of our online K-5 worksheet practice mode: your answers are checked in your browser and are not transmitted to our servers.

3. How we use information

We use the limited information we do collect to:

• Operate and secure the site (serve pages, prevent abuse, debug errors);
• Understand how visitors find and use the site, so we can improve content and fix problems (aggregate analytics, not individual profiles);
• Serve advertising that helps fund the free tools and worksheets, when ads are active.

We do not sell your personal information. We do not build behavioral profiles for resale. We do not have email lists.

4. Advertising

This site is free to use and is supported by display advertising. We currently use, or plan to use, the following ad networks as traffic grows:

• Google AdSense (Google LLC)
• Mediavine or Raptive (formerly AdThrive) in the future, depending on eligibility

Ad networks and their partners may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site or other sites, and to measure ad performance. They may also collect device and browsing information in connection with serving ads. This activity is governed by the ad network's own privacy policy, not ours.

You have the following options to control or opt out of personalized advertising:

• Google Ads Settings — manage which ads you see from Google: adssettings.google.com.
• Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) — opt out across many U.S. ad networks: optout.aboutads.info.
• Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) — opt out across additional networks: optout.networkadvertising.org.
• European Union users — manage consent at youronlinechoices.eu.
• Browser settings — most browsers let you block third-party cookies entirely, which will disable most ad personalization at the cost of seeing less relevant ads.

For more on how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see Google's "How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services" page.

5. Third-party services we rely on

The site uses the following third-party services. Each operates under its own privacy policy:

• Cloudflare — hosting, content delivery network, and edge compute. Cloudflare may process request metadata (such as IP and user agent) to deliver the site and protect against attacks. See Cloudflare's privacy policy.
• Google Analytics 4 — aggregate site analytics. See Google's privacy policy. You can opt out of GA tracking with the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• Google AdSense (and any successor ad networks such as Mediavine or Raptive) — display advertising. See the "Advertising" section above for opt-out links.
• Pinterest — we include a small "domain verification" meta tag in our site's HTML so we can claim our own pins on Pinterest. The tag itself does not load any Pinterest script, set cookies, or track visitors.
• Cloudflare CDN for Font Awesome icons — our pages load an icon stylesheet from cdnjs.cloudflare.com. This is a static asset request; the CDN may log standard request metadata.

6. Children's privacy

Our K-5 worksheets are designed for parents, teachers, tutors, homeschool families, and other adults to use with children — not for direct collection of information from children. The worksheet section requires no account, no signup, no email, and no personal information from anyone, adult or child, to use.

The site as a whole is not directed at children under 13 in a way that solicits or collects their personal information. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you believe your child has provided us with personal information (for example, by emailing us), please contact us and we will promptly delete it.

When display ads are active on K-5 pages, the ad networks we use (Google AdSense and any successor networks) are required by their own policies to serve only non-personalized, child-appropriate ads on pages directed to children. We rely on the networks to enforce those policies; the available controls are the opt-out links in the "Advertising" section above.

7. Your choices and rights

7.1 Cookies and ad personalization

You can clear or block cookies through your browser's settings. You can opt out of personalized advertising using the links in the "Advertising" section above.

7.2 Do Not Track

Some browsers send a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal. There is no industry standard for how sites should respond to DNT, and the third-party services we use (Google Analytics, ad networks) make their own decisions about whether to honor it. We do not modify our own data collection based on DNT, but the opt-out tools above give you more direct control.

7.3 If you are in the EU, UK, or California

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal information about you that we hold. Because we do not maintain user accounts or user-keyed databases, the personal information we hold about individual visitors is generally limited to whatever appears in third-party analytics and ad-network records (which you can address through those services' own controls). If you want to exercise any of these rights, or simply ask what we know about you, please contact us.

8. Data security

We use commercially reasonable measures to protect the site, including HTTPS for all traffic, Cloudflare's edge protections, and standard hardening practices for our hosting environment. No method of transmission or storage on the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. International data transfers and storage

Our site is served from Cloudflare's global edge network, which means requests are handled at the data center closest to you. Cloudflare, Google, and any ad networks may store and process data in the United States and other countries. By using the site, you understand that your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the site evolves — for example, when we add a new third-party service, change ad networks, or add a user-facing feature that handles information. When we make changes, we will update the "Effective" date at the top of this page. Material changes will be highlighted with a brief notice. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

11. Contact us

Questions, requests, or concerns about this policy or your data? Email us at privacy@codinginacoffeeshop.com.