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Privacy policy

This is a translation provided for convenience. The German version (Datenschutzerklärung) is legally binding.

The text you paste on this site is converted exclusively in your browser. It is not transmitted, stored or analysed. There are no cookies, no analytics, no embedded third-party services and no externally loaded fonts. Only the technical access data that arises whenever a website is requested is collected.

1. Controller

Till Heidrich – Content Creation
Till Heidrich
Rotdornweg 17, 21255 Tostedt, Germany
Email: info@tillheidrich.de
Phone: +49 1577 3953819

There is no legal requirement to appoint a data protection officer.

2. Processing of pasted content

Converting formatted text into Markdown happens entirely client-side, by JavaScript in your browser. Content you paste never leaves your device and is discarded when you close or reload the page. To that extent, we do not process any personal data within the meaning of the GDPR.

Saving the result as a .md file and copying it to the clipboard also happen locally through the corresponding browser interfaces. No data is sent to us.

The “Paste” button reads your device's clipboard. This only happens when you press the button and, depending on the browser, only after you have given permission. As with pasting via the keyboard, the content is converted locally only. On smartphones, “Save” hands the file to your operating system's share sheet; where you pass it on from there is up to you.

Cleaning up pasted web pages and formatting Reddit threads also run entirely in your browser. The optional “Open in Obsidian” button places the text on the clipboard and hands it to the Obsidian app on your device; nothing is transmitted to us or third parties.

3. Local storage of your settings

So that the site remembers your preferences, it stores values in your browser's local storage (localStorage), such as your chosen language, light or dark appearance and your conversion settings. These values stay on your device, are not transmitted to us and contain none of the content you paste. They are not cookies. You can delete them at any time in your browser settings.

Only if you switch on “Keep the last 10 clips” in the settings does the site store the most recently edited texts in your browser's local database (IndexedDB). This feature is off by default. The entries never leave your device, are only visible in this browser and can be deleted individually or all at once in the history; when you switch the feature off, you are asked whether the history should be deleted.

The basis for this purely local storage is your wish for a working user interface; we have no access to it.

4. Offline use (Progressive Web App)

The site registers a service worker that stores the required program files in your browser's cache, so clip2md also works without an internet connection. Only program files of this site are cached, never your content. You can remove the cache via your browser's site data.

5. Server log files

When this site is requested, the hosting provider automatically stores data in log files:

The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR. Our legitimate interest lies in the technically error-free operation and security of the service. The data is deleted after seven days at the latest and is not combined with other data sources.

6. Hosting

This site is operated on servers of Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany. A data processing agreement pursuant to Art. 28 GDPR is in place with the provider. Processing takes place exclusively within the European Union. Data transfer to this site is encrypted via HTTPS.

7. No cookies, no tracking

This site sets no cookies and uses no analytics, advertising or audience measurement services. No content is loaded from third-party servers, in particular no fonts and no scripts from content delivery networks. A consent banner is therefore not required.

One exception concerns the optional preview: if the text you paste contains images hosted on third-party servers, your browser loads those images from there when the preview is shown. The respective server learns your IP address in the process. None of your text is transmitted, and the origin is not sent thanks to Referrer-Policy: no-referrer. If you want to avoid this, keep the preview switched off.

8. Support via PayPal

The site contains a “Donate” or “Buy me a coffee” link. It is a plain link; when you open clip2md, no content, scripts or cookies are loaded from PayPal and no data is sent to PayPal. Only when you click the link do you leave this site and reach a PayPal payment page.

The provider is PayPal (Europe) S.à r.l. et Cie, S.C.A., 22–24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449 Luxembourg. PayPal itself is responsible for processing on its pages; its privacy statement applies: paypal.com/de/legalhub/privacy-full.

If you pay an amount, PayPal provides us with the details needed to process it, in particular your name, email address, the amount, date and time, and the transaction number. The legal basis is Art. 6 (1) (b) GDPR (processing the payment) and Art. 6 (1) (c) GDPR in conjunction with statutory tax and commercial retention obligations (usually eight to ten years). The data is not used for any other purpose, such as advertising. The payment is voluntary; nothing is provided in return.

9. Your rights

You have the right of access (Art. 15 GDPR), rectification (Art. 16), erasure (Art. 17), restriction of processing (Art. 18), data portability (Art. 20) and the right to object to processing based on Art. 6 (1) (f) GDPR (Art. 21). To exercise these rights, please contact the address above.

10. Right to lodge a complaint

You may lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority. The competent authority is the State Commissioner for Data Protection of Lower Saxony (Die Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz Niedersachsen), Prinzenstraße 5, 30159 Hannover, Germany.

11. Last updated

This privacy policy was last updated in September 2026.

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