Privacy Policy

Welcome to GamepadTester (“we,” “our,” or “us”). This Privacy Policy explains how we handle information when you visit our website and use our free online gamepad testing tool.

GamepadTester is a free, browser-based tool that allows you to test your gamepad, controller, or joystick directly in your browser — no installation, no sign-up, and no account required. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being fully transparent about our practices.

When you visit GamepadTester, our web server may automatically log basic technical information that is standard for any website visit. This includes:

This data is used only to understand general website traffic and improve the experience for all users. It is not used to identify you personally.

This is the most important section. GamepadTester is built with privacy by design. We want to be crystal clear about what we never collect:

• Gamepad or controller input data — All button presses, trigger values, joystick movements, and vibration tests happen entirely inside your browser using the HTML5 Gamepad API. None of this data is sent to our servers.
• Personal identification information — We do not collect your name, email address, phone number, or any other personally identifying information.
• Account information — We do not require you to create an account or log in. There is no registration on GamepadTester.
• Payment information — GamepadTester is completely free. We do not collect credit card or payment details of any kind.
• Controller model or brand details — We do not record what type of gamepad or controller you are testing.
• Microphone or camera access — We do not request access to your microphone, camera, or any other device beyond what the browser Gamepad API requires.

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. This helps us improve the tool and fix issues faster. We also display ads via Google AdSense, which may use cookies to show relevant advertisements.

• Essential cookies — Required for basic website functionality such as loading the page correctly.
• Analytics cookies (Google Analytics) — We use Google Analytics to track anonymous usage statistics such as page views and session duration. IP addresses are anonymized. This data is aggregated and cannot identify you personally.
• Advertising cookies (Google AdSense) — Google AdSense may place cookies to serve relevant ads based on your browsing. You can opt out at google.com/settings/ads.

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can choose to block or delete cookies at any time. Blocking analytics cookies will not affect your ability to use the gamepad tester tool.

GamepadTester uses a small number of trusted third-party services to operate the website. These services may receive limited technical data as described in Section 2.

• Google Analytics — Provides anonymous usage statistics. Governed by Google’s Privacy Policy at policies.google.com/privacy.
• Google AdSense — Serves advertisements on our site. Google’s advertising policies apply.
• Web hosting provider — Our website is hosted on a third-party platform which processes server logs in the ordinary course of hosting.
• Content delivery networks (CDN) — Static assets like fonts or scripts may be loaded from trusted CDN providers such as Google Fonts or Cloudflare.

We do not sell, rent, trade, or otherwise share your data with any third parties for marketing purposes. Ever.

GamepadTester is a safe, simple tool suitable for users of all ages. Because we do not collect any personal information, our service does not pose privacy risks to children.

We do not knowingly collect any personal data from children under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately and we will delete such information.

Since we collect minimal data and no personal identification information, exercising most privacy rights is not applicable to our service. However, you have the right to:

• Access — Request information about what data we may hold related to your visit.
• Deletion — Request deletion of any data associated with you, to the extent we hold any.
• Opt-out of analytics — Disable cookies via your browser settings or use extensions like uBlock Origin to prevent analytics tracking.
• Opt-out of personalized ads — Visit google.com/settings/ads to manage Google ad preferences.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information in Section 9.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed.

Continued use of GamepadTester after any changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms. If we ever make significant changes that affect how we handle your data, we will make this clearly visible on the website.

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how we handle data, please do not hesitate to reach out. We aim to respond within 2–3 business days.