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monkeytype Privacy PolicyEffective date: September 82021
Last updated: May 122025
Thanks for trusting Monkeytype ('Monkeytype''we''us''our') with your personal information! We take our responsibility to you very seriouslyand so this Privacy Statement describes how we handle your data.
This Privacy Statement applies to all websites we own and operate and to all services we provide (collectivelythe 'Services'). So...PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY STATEMENT CAREFULLY. By using the Servicesyou are expressly and voluntarily accepting the terms and conditions of this Privacy Statement and our Terms of Servicewhich include allowing us to process information about you.
Under this Privacy Statementwe are the data controller responsible for processing your personal information. Our contact information appears at the end of this Privacy Statement.
Table of Contents
- What data do we collect?
- How do we collect your data?
- How will we use your data?
- How do we store your data?
- What are your data protection rights?
- What log data do we collect?
- Advertisements
- Advertisements Part 2
- What are cookies?
- How do we use cookies?
- What types of cookies do we use?
- How to manage your cookies
- Privacy policies of other websites
- Changes to our privacy policy
- How to contact us
What data do we collect?
Monkeytype collects the following data:
- Username
- Discord id and discord avatar id (if you provide it)
- Information about each typing test
- Your currently active settings
- How many typing tests you've started and completed
- How long you've been typing on the website
Monkeytype does NOT collect:
- custom texts (they are stored in your browser's local storage)
How do we collect your data?
You directly provide most of the data we collect. We collect data and process data when you:
- Create an account
- Complete a typing test
- Change settings on the website
How will we use your data?
Monkeytype collects your data so that we can:
- Allow you to view result history of previous tests you completed
- Save results from tests you take and show you statistics based on them
- Remember your settings
- Display leaderboards
If you are found to be cheating or exploiting the websitewe may store hashed versions of your usernameemail and/or discord id to prevent you from creating new accounts.
How do we store your data?
Monkeytype securely stores your data using MongoDB.
What are your data protection rights?
Monkeytype would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:
- The right to access – You have the right to request Monkeytype for copies of your personal data. We may limit the number of times this request can be made to depending on the size of the request.
- The right to rectification – You have the right to request that Monkeytype correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request Monkeytype to complete the information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure – You have the right to request that Monkeytype erase your personal dataunder certain conditions. (Hashed data mentioned in the "How will we use your data?" section will not be deletedas it is essential in preventing the exploitation of the website)
- The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that Monkeytype restrict the processing of your personal dataunder certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to Monkeytype processing of your personal dataunder certain conditions.
- The right to data portability – You have the right to request that Monkeytype transfer the data that we have collected to another organizationor directly to youunder certain conditions.
Analytics
Like most websiteswe use Google Analyticswhich collects information that your browser sends whenever you visit the website. This data may include internet protocol (IP) addressesbrowser typeInternet Service Provider (ISP)date and time stampreferring/exit pagesand time spent on each page. THIS DATA DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION. We use this information for analyzing trendsadministering the sitetracking users' movement on the websiteand gathering demographic information.
For more information on Google Analytics' privacy policyplease visit: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en
Sentry
Sentry is a crash reporting service that helps us track errors and crashes on the website. It collects information about your devicebrowserand the error that occurred. Sometimes it might also include an anonymized replay of your session. This information is used to track down bugs faster and improve our website.
For more information on Sentry's privacy policyplease visit: https://sentry.io/privacy/
Advertisements
Advertisements on Monkeytype are optional. This section only applies to you if you have not disabled them.
All the ads served by us come through a third-party advertising companyPlaywire. When you first load our websitebefore any ads are displayedyou are presented with a consent form (from a "Content Management Platform"or CMP).
Depending on the consent you provide in this formvarious pieces of information may be used in order to provide advertisements on this websiteother sitesand other forms of media about goods and services that may be of interest to you. This information is collected from you through the use of cookiesand you can withdraw your consent at any time by deleting the cookies from your Internet browser. Once deletedthe consent form from the CMP will be displayed to you again when you visit next time.
Common ID Cookie
Advertising Privacy Settings
FOR EU USERS ONLY: When you use our sitepre-selected companies may access and use certain information on your device and about your interests to serve ads or personalized content. To change your consent-choicesgo to Monkeytype > Settings > Danger Zone section > Update cookie preferences. From there you can open the CMP by clicking "Click to change your preferences on ad related cookies"
What are cookies?
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information. When you visit our websiteswe may collect information from you automatically through cookies or similar technology.
For further informationsee HTTP cookie on Wikipedia.
How do we use cookies?
Monkeytype uses cookies in a range of ways to improve your experience on our websiteincluding:
- Keeping you signed in
- Remembering your active settings
- Remembering your active tags
- Traffic analysis
- Advertisement purposes
What types of cookies do we use?
There are a number of different types of cookies; howeverour website uses functionality cookies. Monkeytype uses these cookies so we recognize you on our website and remember your previously selected settings.
How to manage your cookies
You can set your browser not to accept cookiesand the above website tells you how to remove cookies from your browser. Howeverin a few casessome of our website features may behave unexpectedly or fail to function as a result.
Privacy policies of other websites
Monkeytype contains links to other external websites. Our privacy policy only applies to our websiteso if you click on a link to another websiteyou should read their privacy policy.
Changes to our privacy policy
Monkeytype keeps its privacy policy under regular review and places any updates on this web page. The Monkeytype privacy policy may be subject to change at any given time without notice.
How to contact us
If you have any questions about Monkeytype’s privacy policythe data we hold on youor you would like to exercise one of your data protection rightsplease do not hesitate to contact us.
General inquiries: [email protected]
Advertising related inquiries: https://www.playwire.com/contact-direct-sales
Discord: @miodec