Privacy

The short version

TypeCraft is a static font directory. We do not require accounts, we do not collect personal information from visitors, and we do not run trackers, fingerprinting scripts, or behavioural analytics on the site. Server access logs are kept for short periods purely for operational purposes (debugging, abuse mitigation, capacity planning) and are not shared with third parties. The only third-party services that load on the site are Google Fonts (for rendering type specimens) and, when enabled, contextual advertising slots clearly marked in the page source.

Cookies

The core directory does not set first-party cookies. If you click through to an external service such as Google Fonts or an advertiser, that third party may set its own cookies under its own privacy policy. Browser-level controls — “Block third-party cookies”, the privacy mode in your browser, content-blocking extensions — work as you expect on TypeCraft because we do not deploy any anti-blocking countermeasures.

Analytics

TypeCraft does not run client-side analytics scripts. We monitor anonymised aggregate traffic at the server level (request counts, response times, status code distribution) using standard web-server logging. We do not maintain per-user profiles, do not correlate sessions across visits, and do not export any visitor data to third-party analytics platforms.

Advertising

The site reserves four standard ad slots in its templates so that the project can be partly supported by contextual advertising. When advertising is enabled, the slots are filled by Google AdSense or a comparable network. Those networks set their own cookies and may collect device, browser, and approximate-location signals to serve contextual ads, all under their own published privacy policies. You can opt out of personalised advertising at any time through the advertiser’s opt-out page or via your browser’s privacy controls.

Font rendering

Font specimens on the site are rendered by linking to the public Google Fonts CSS service. When your browser requests a font file from Google Fonts, Google necessarily sees your IP address and User-Agent string in order to deliver the file. We use Google Fonts because it is the canonical distribution channel for the open-source typefaces in our catalog and because it gives every visitor the same, reliable rendering. If you would prefer to avoid the third-party request entirely, browser extensions that block external font loading (or a self-hosted browser profile) will prevent the connection.

Data retention

Server access logs are retained for no longer than thirty days and are then permanently deleted. We do not export, sell, or share log data with third parties under any circumstances. We do not respond to data subject access requests for visitors who have not provided identifying information, because we do not collect any.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes in any material way, we will update the page and revise the date below. Because we do not maintain accounts or mailing lists, there is no other way for us to notify visitors of changes — please re-read the page from time to time if the topic matters to you.

Last reviewed: July 2026.