Privacy

What stays in your browser

The maker runs on your device. Tracing your alphabet sheet, building the font, and compressing it all happen in your browser. Your source image and the font you build do not leave your computer unless you choose to publish, or choose to attach your sheet to a problem report.

Usage counters described below do not include your sheet, font file, font name, or preview text.

If you report a problem from the maker, the report includes your build settings and your browser type. Your sheet is only included if you tick the box to attach it. Only the fonthead team sees an attached sheet, and it is deleted once the report is closed.

What we store

With an account, we keep your email, your display name, your handle, an avatar if you add one, and the fonts you publish (their files and details like the name and license). We also keep your votes and favorites so the site works.

If you send a maker review, we store your rating, optional review text, and whether you allowed public display. Reviews are private to the Fonthead team unless you separately give permission to show your rating and review anonymously on Fonthead. If you are signed in, the review is linked to your account for account deletion. Your sheet and font are not attached.

We save a flag in your browser after showing the review prompt so we do not ask on every download. Clearing browser storage or using another browser can make the prompt appear again.

We do not collect more than we need to run the library.

Signing in

We use a session cookie to keep you signed in. If you sign in with Google, Google shares your email and name with us so we can create or link your account. We do not get your Google password, and we do not post anything to your Google account.

Hosting and analytics

The site runs on Cloudflare, which stores the data above on our behalf. We use a privacy-respecting page-view counter to see how many people visit. It does not follow you across other sites and does not build a profile of you.

We count maker visits, builds, errors, downloads, and publishes by day. When you are signed in, we also keep daily counts of maker visits, builds, and download clicks with your account, distinguishing sample sheets from your own uploads. Only the Fonthead team can see this activity, to understand whether the maker works and whether people return. Account deletion removes these linked counts. Anonymous usage is counted without a visitor identifier.

We do not run ad trackers, and we do not sell your data.

Deleting your account

You can delete your account yourself from your account page. It removes your account and everything tied to it: your profile, your published fonts, and your votes and favorites. It cannot be undone.