GH StatsPrivacy Policy
Last updated: 1/6/2026
At GH Stats, accessible from https://ghstats.xyz, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by GH Stats and how we use it.
Information We Collect
We collect several types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you:
- Usage Data: We may collect information about how you access and use the service, including your IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, and other diagnostic data.
- GitHub Data: We fetch publicly available repository information from the GitHub API. This data is not stored permanently and is used only to display statistics.
- Local Storage: We use browser local storage to save your preferences, bookmarks, and theme settings. This data remains on your device and is not transmitted to our servers.
How We Use Your Information
We use the collected information for various purposes:
- To provide and maintain our service
- To notify you about changes to our service
- To provide customer support
- To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our service
- To monitor the usage of our service
- To detect, prevent and address technical issues
Cookies and Web Beacons
Like any other website, GH Stats uses 'cookies'. These cookies are used to store information including visitors' preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users' experience by customizing our web page content based on visitors' browser type and/or other information.
You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. More detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers can be found at the browsers' respective websites.
Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendors' use of cookies by visiting the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out page.
Third-Party Services
Our service may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by GH Stats. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
Third-party services we use include:
- GitHub API: To fetch public repository data
- Google AdSense: For displaying advertisements
- Google Tag Manager: For analytics and tracking
Data Retention
We do not store personal data on our servers. All user preferences and bookmarks are stored locally in your browser's local storage. GitHub repository data is fetched in real-time from the GitHub API and may be cached temporarily for performance purposes.
Your Rights (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your personal data.
You have the right to:
- Access, update or delete the information we have on you
- Rectification of your personal data
- Object to processing of your personal data
- Request restriction of processing your personal data
- Request transfer of your personal data
- Withdraw consent
Children's Privacy
Our service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through our Contact page or via our GitHub repository.