Legal

Review what we collect — and how to opt out.

Take a few minutes to skim this policy — it tells you exactly what data Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and Google AdSense see when you visit MouseJiggler, and how to disable each one if you'd rather not be measured.

Last updated: Plain-English version

The 30-second summary

  • The mouse jiggler tool itself runs entirely in your browser — your sessions, cursor wandering, and audio loop never get uploaded anywhere.
  • The website around the tool uses three third-party services: Google Analytics (traffic stats), Microsoft Clarity (anonymous UX recordings), and Google AdSense (ads). All three set cookies.
  • You can opt out of each one independently — links to every opt-out are in the sections below.
  • We do not sell your data, and we don't ask for accounts, names, or emails to use the tool.

The full policy

1. Who we are

MouseJiggler.pages.dev is a free browser-based utility built and operated by Vinitha, an independent designer-developer based in Palakkad, Kerala, India. The site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. You can reach me at vinithablog@gmail.com.

There's no company behind this site, no investors, no analytics team — just one person trying to keep things transparent.

2. What we collect

From the jiggler tool itself: nothing. Your session timer, the wake lock state, the silent audio loop, and the wandering cursor animation all happen entirely in your browser. Nothing about how you use the tool is sent to any server.

From your visit to the website: three third-party services collect data through your browser. Each one is described in its own section below:

  • Google Analytics — anonymized traffic statistics
  • Microsoft Clarity — anonymous session recordings and heatmaps
  • Google AdSense — display advertising and ad measurement

From hosting and content delivery: Cloudflare (hosting), Google Fonts, and jsDelivr (the Tailwind CSS CDN) may log standard server data — IP address, user agent, and request timestamps — purely to deliver the site reliably and prevent abuse.

3. Google Analytics

What it does: Tells me how many people visit MouseJiggler each day, which pages they look at, what country they're in, and what device/browser they're using. There are no individual user profiles — everything is aggregated.

What it sees: Anonymized IP address, page URL, referring page, browser type, screen size, country/region, time on page, and basic interaction events (clicks, scroll depth).

Cookies it sets: _ga, _ga_* (typically valid for 2 years).

How to opt out: Install the official Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, or block analytics cookies in your browser's settings.

More info: Google's Privacy Policy · How Analytics handles data.

4. Microsoft Clarity

What it does: Records anonymized session replays and heatmaps so I can see where people get confused on the site. Helps me spot UX problems — like a button that nobody clicks because it doesn't look clickable.

What it sees: Mouse movement paths, clicks, scrolls, time on page, page URL, and device/browser metadata. Text typed into form fields is automatically masked by default; sensitive elements are redacted.

Cookies it sets: _clck, _clsk, CLID, MUID, ANONCHK, SM.

How to opt out: Block third-party cookies for clarity.ms and microsoft.com in your browser, or use a privacy extension like uBlock Origin or Privacy Badger.

More info: Microsoft Privacy Statement · Full Clarity cookie list.

5. Google AdSense

What it does: Shows ads on the website, which is how MouseJiggler stays free for everyone. Ads are served by Google and its third-party advertising partners.

What Google and its partners see: Cookies and similar technology are used to deliver ads based on your visits to this site and other sites on the internet. Ads may be personalized (based on your prior browsing) or non-personalized (based only on context).

Cookies set: __gads, __gpi, IDE, ANID, NID, DSID, and others set by third-party advertisers via Google's ad network.

How to opt out of personalized ads:

More info: How Google uses ad data · AdSense privacy guide.

6. All cookies, in one table

Here are the named cookies set on this site, grouped by who sets them.

Service Cookie name Purpose Duration
Google Analytics _ga Distinguishes unique visitors 2 years
Google Analytics _ga_* Persists session state for GA4 2 years
Microsoft Clarity _clck Persists Clarity user ID 1 year
Microsoft Clarity _clsk Stores session details for replay 1 day
Microsoft Clarity MUID Microsoft-wide unique identifier 1 year+
Google AdSense __gads Ad delivery & frequency capping ~13 months
Google AdSense __gpi Ad personalization signal ~13 months
Google AdSense IDE DoubleClick ad measurement ~13 months
Google AdSense NID Stores ad preferences 6 months

Durations are approximate — exact lifetimes are set by each provider and may change. Third-party advertising partners served through AdSense may set additional cookies not listed here; check the opt-out links in the AdSense section for the full picture.

7. How we use the data

The aggregated data from these services is used only to:

  • Understand which pages and features people find useful
  • Spot UX problems and broken flows
  • Estimate traffic by country and device, for planning purposes
  • Measure ad performance, which determines whether the site can continue to be free

We do not sell personal information, share it with data brokers, build profiles for resale, or use it for any purpose beyond what's listed above.

8. Your GDPR rights (EEA, UK & Switzerland)

If you're in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) gives you the following rights regarding personal data:

  • Right of access — ask what data is held about you
  • Right to rectification — correct any inaccurate data
  • Right to erasure — ask that your data be deleted ("right to be forgotten")
  • Right to restrict processing — pause our use of your data
  • Right to data portability — get a copy of your data in a portable format
  • Right to object — object to processing, including for direct marketing or profiling
  • Right to withdraw consent — change your mind at any time
  • Right to lodge a complaint — contact your local data protection authority

To exercise any of these, email vinithablog@gmail.com. Because MouseJiggler doesn't ask for accounts or names, in most cases the simplest way to "delete your data" is to clear the cookies set by Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity, and Google AdSense in your browser.

9. Your CCPA rights (California residents)

If you're a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the CPRA, gives you these rights:

  • Right to know what categories of personal information are collected, used, and shared
  • Right to delete personal information collected from you
  • Right to correct inaccurate personal information
  • Right to opt out of sale or sharing of personal information (we do not sell personal information, but some ad-personalization activity may count as "sharing" under the CCPA)
  • Right to non-discrimination — we won't deny you service or charge a different price for exercising your rights

To make a request, email vinithablog@gmail.com. To opt out of ad-personalization "sharing", use the AdSense opt-out links in Section 5.

10. Children's privacy

MouseJiggler is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 13 in line with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). For users in the EEA/UK, this threshold may be higher (typically 16) under local law.

If you're a parent or guardian and you believe a child has provided information through this site, email vinithablog@gmail.com and we'll delete it.

11. International data transfers

Google and Microsoft are headquartered in the United States and process data globally. By using the site, you understand that your data may be transferred to and processed in the US or other countries with different data protection laws than your own. Both providers rely on Standard Contractual Clauses and other valid transfer mechanisms to comply with GDPR.

12. Data retention

We don't store anything ourselves — there's no database behind the site. The third-party services we use retain data on their own schedules:

  • Google Analytics — typically 14 months for event-level data, then aggregated
  • Microsoft Clarity — typically 1 year for session recordings
  • Google AdSense — duration set by Google, generally based on cookie lifetimes shown above
  • Email correspondence — emails you send to vinithablog@gmail.com are kept only as long as needed to answer your question, then deleted

13. Data security

The site is served over HTTPS and hosted on Cloudflare Pages, which provides DDoS protection and TLS encryption. No payment information, login credentials, or personal data is collected directly by MouseJiggler. We can't speak for the security practices of Google, Microsoft, or our other third-party providers — please refer to each one's own privacy and security documentation.

15. Changes to this policy

This policy may change as we add or remove third-party services, or as laws evolve. When it does, the "Last updated" date at the top of this page will be revised. For significant changes, we'll try to flag them in a visible way on the home page. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the updated policy.

16. Questions? Contact me.

If anything in this policy is unclear, or you want to exercise one of your rights under GDPR or CCPA, please reach out. I'm one person and I read every email.