Statistics on our own server
When you open a page, our own server records a page view. This first-party counting uses no cookies and no third-party service. It does not store your IP address or a full browser identifier. Visitors are counted through a random value that changes every day and is then discarded, so a count cannot be reversed back into a person.
A recorded page view contains the page path without query strings, a referrer host name reduced to the domain, a two-letter country code, and a coarse browser, device and operating system category. The raw user-agent string is not kept. Requests from search engines and other bots are counted separately.
Raw records are deleted after 14 days. After that, only daily aggregate counts remain. The statistics are used to understand which pages and languages are used, and for nothing else.
Google Analytics and your choice
The site also uses Google Analytics 4 for a broader view of page usage. The rule depends on where you are: in the EEA, the UK, Switzerland and in regions we cannot identify, the Google script does not load until you allow analytics. In other regions it is enabled by default, with a control on every page to turn it off. Either way, refusing changes nothing about the test. When it runs, Google receives the page address without query strings or fragments and may set its own cookies or similar identifiers. We never send typed text, test results or share-link contents to Google.
Your choice is stored in this browser. Clearing site data removes it, and the default for your region then applies again.
If Google Analytics is blocked by your browser or network, the typing test keeps working normally.
What stays in your browser
Settings and up to 1,000 results rest in local storage under keys that begin with clackdash.v1. Nothing is uploaded as you type. A share link puts the encoded result in the address itself, such as /result/?r=..., so opening it sends those numbers to the site as part of the request; our own statistics record only the page path and drop the query string. Anyone who has the link can read the result, so treat it like any shared file.
Delivery through a content network
Like most websites, ClackDash is delivered through a content delivery network. Cloudflare processes connection data to serve pages, apply HTTPS and block abuse; that processing is governed by Cloudflare's own privacy policy and is separate from the statistics described above.
What we do not do
No accounts, no advertising, no cross-site tracking, and no selling or sharing of visitor data with data brokers. The statistics are not used to build profiles of individual people.
Changes to this page
When the way data is handled changes, this page is updated together with the change. Last reviewed on 29 September 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Do you store my IP address?
No. The first-party statistics do not store IP addresses. A visitor is counted through a random value that changes daily and is deleted afterwards, so the stored counts cannot be linked back to an address.
Do I have to accept Google Analytics?
Not everywhere. In the EEA, the UK, Switzerland and regions we cannot identify, the Google script stays unloaded until you allow it; in other regions it is on by default and you can turn it off at any time. Either way, analytics never changes how the test works.
Are my test results sent anywhere?
No. Results, settings and history stay in your browser. Only a share link you create yourself carries a result, and opening that link sends the encoded numbers to the site as part of the address. Our own statistics record only the page path and drop the query string.
How long are server records kept?
Raw records are deleted after 14 days. Long term, only daily aggregate counts remain.