Privacy Policy

Last Updated: December 2, 2025

🔒 Your Privacy is Our Priority

Yes/No Decision is built with privacy at its core. Your decision data is stored locally on your device and never leaves your browser. We believe your decisions are yours alone.

1. Data Storage

100% Local Storage

  • All your data is stored in your browser using IndexedDB and LocalStorage
  • No servers, no databases: We don't have backend infrastructure to store your decisions
  • No data transmission: Your decisions never leave your device
  • No accounts required: No registration, no email, no personal information collected

2. What We Store Locally

The following data is stored only in your browser's local storage:

  • Your questions and YES/NO answers
  • Decision history and timestamps
  • Game progress (XP, level, achievements, titles)
  • Streak data and statistics
  • App preferences (theme, settings)
  • Custom question sets for Gut Check mode

Important: If you clear your browser's storage, all your data will be permanently deleted. We recommend exporting your data regularly as backup.

3. Your Decision Data - Always Private

We Never Access Your Decisions

We take privacy seriously. Yes/No Decision does not collect, transmit, or have access to your personal decision data.

What We Do NOT Collect or Access:

  • ❌ Your questions or answers
  • ❌ Your decision history
  • ❌ Your achievements, XP, or progress
  • ❌ Your custom question sets
  • ❌ Any personal information you enter into the app

✅ Your decision data stays 100% on your device and is never transmitted to any server.

4. Advertising

Google AdSense

Yes/No Decision uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. This helps keep the app free for everyone.

What This Means:

  • Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites
  • Google may collect technical data (IP address, browser info, device type) for ad personalization
  • You may see personalized or non-personalized ads depending on your settings

Your Choices:

Important: Advertising data is completely separate from your app data. Google's advertising system cannot access your questions, answers, achievements, or any data you create within Yes/No Decision. Your decision data remains 100% private and local to your browser.

5. Third-Party Services

The following external services are used:

  • Google AdSense: For displaying advertisements (see Section 4)
  • Tailwind CSS CDN: For styling (static assets only, no user data)
  • Google Fonts: For typography (static assets only, no user data)

What We Do NOT Use:

  • ❌ Analytics or tracking services for your app usage
  • ❌ Social media tracking pixels
  • ❌ Data brokers or marketing platforms
  • ❌ Cloud storage for your data
  • ❌ Any service that can access your decision data

Your decision data stays 100% on your device. External services are only used for ads and static assets - they cannot access your questions, answers, or app progress.

6. Data Control

You have complete control over your data:

  • Export: Download your decision data anytime as JSON
  • Delete: Clear all your data instantly from the app settings
  • Portable: Your data stays in your browser, accessible only to you
  • No Account: No login means no account to delete or manage

To delete all your data: Clear your browser's storage for yesnodecision.com, or use your browser's "Clear browsing data" feature.

7. Cookies

How Cookies Are Used

Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense):

Google AdSense uses cookies to serve personalized advertisements. These cookies help Google show you relevant ads based on your browsing history across websites. You can manage your ad preferences at Google Ads Settings.

App Data Storage (Not Cookies):

For storing your app data, we use:

  • IndexedDB: For storing your decision history, achievements, and game progress locally
  • localStorage: For storing app preferences and settings locally

Note: IndexedDB and localStorage are browser storage mechanisms that store data locally on your device. This data is never transmitted to our servers - it stays 100% on your device.

8. GDPR & CCPA Compliance

Yes/No Decision is designed to be privacy-compliant:

  • No personal data collected by us: We don't ask for or store personal information
  • Local storage only: Your app data never leaves your device
  • Advertising disclosure: Google AdSense is clearly disclosed and you can opt out
  • No data sharing by us: We don't sell, rent, or share your decision data
  • Right to deletion: Clear your browser data anytime
  • Transparency: This privacy policy explains exactly what we do

9. Data Security

  • HTTPS encryption: All connections are encrypted
  • Browser security: Your data is protected by your browser's security model
  • No server storage: No centralized database means no data breaches
  • Client-side only: All processing happens in your browser

10. Children's Privacy

Yes/No Decision is a general audience app. We don't knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children under 13. Since all data is stored locally and we don't have accounts, there's no personal information collection involved.

11. Changes to Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be reflected with a new "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Material changes will be communicated through a notice in the app.

12. Contact Us

Questions about this Privacy Policy or your data?

Email: [email protected]

We typically respond within 24-48 hours.

Summary

Privacy-First App: Your decision data (questions, answers, achievements) stays 100% on your device and is never transmitted to our servers. We use Google AdSense to keep the app free - advertising cookies are separate from your app data and you can opt out anytime. Complete transparency and your privacy is our priority.