Privacy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 31, 2026

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Who we are

This website, odiethemes.com, is published by Odie Themes ("we", "us"). This policy explains what information is processed when you visit the site, which cookies and similar technologies are used, how advertising on the site works, and the choices you have. You can reach us about anything in this policy at hello@odiethemes.com.

The short version

The tools on this site run in your browser. Files you load into a tool and the settings you type are processed on your own device and are not uploaded to us. You can confirm this by opening your browser's network tab while you use a tool.
There are no accounts, no sign-ups and no contact form on this site.
The site is funded by advertising served by Google. Google and its partners use cookies to serve and measure those ads, as described below, and you can opt out of personalised advertising.
We do not sell your personal information.

Information processed when you visit

Hosting and security. The site is hosted on Cloudflare. Like any web server, Cloudflare receives technical information with each request (your IP address, browser type, the page requested, the referring page and the time) in order to deliver the page and protect the site from abuse. Cloudflare may set strictly necessary security cookies for that purpose. See Cloudflare's privacy policy.

Analytics. We use Google Analytics to understand which pages people visit, how they arrive and what they use: page views, scrolling, downloads, clicks on links, and which tool was used. It receives your browser and device details, your approximate location and the page you are on, and it stores _ga cookies that last up to two years. It never receives the files or settings you use in a tool. In the EEA, the UK, Switzerland and Brazil those cookies are set only if you accept them in our consent message; until then Google receives only cookieless signals without an identifier. Advertising signals are turned off. You can change your choice at any time with the "Cookie settings" link in the footer, or opt out with Google's browser add-on. See how Google uses data from sites that use its services.

Advertising. When a page shows ads, your browser also contacts Google's advertising services, which receive information such as your IP address, browser and device details, the page you are on, and cookie identifiers. This is explained in the next section.

Email. If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you choose to write. We use it only to deal with your message, we do not add you to any mailing list, and we delete the correspondence on request.

Advertising and Google cookies

This site uses Google AdSense to show advertising. In particular:

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this 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 this site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info (or www.youronlinechoices.eu in Europe).
Other third-party vendors and ad networks may also serve ads on this site through Google. Where they do, they may use cookies, web beacons or similar technologies to collect information for the same purposes.

For details of how Google uses information from sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services and Google's advertising technologies page.

If you opt out of personalised advertising, or do not give consent where consent is required, you will still see ads, but they will not be based on your interests. Non-personalised ads may still use cookies or similar technologies for frequency capping, aggregated ad reporting, and to combat fraud and abuse.

When this site shows ads and you visit from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom or Switzerland, you are asked for consent before advertising cookies are used. The consent message is provided by Google, a certified consent management platform under the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework, and lets you accept, decline, or choose which purposes and vendors you allow. Your choice is stored in a cookie so that the message is not shown on every page. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time with the privacy settings link that comes with the consent message, or by clearing this site's cookies in your browser, which makes the message appear again. The legal basis for advertising cookies in these regions is your consent.

If you live in a US state with a consumer privacy law, you can opt out of personalised advertising at any time with the Google Ads Settings link above.

Cookies and local storage set by this site

Besides the analytics and advertising cookies described above, the site itself stores only:

odie-lang (first-party cookie). Remembers your language. It is set when you open a page in a language other than English or pick a language in the language menu, contains only a language code (for example de), and expires after one year.
odie-consent (browser local storage). Remembers your answer to the analytics consent message for 12 months. It stays on your device and is never sent to us.
theme (browser local storage). Remembers whether you chose the light or dark colour scheme. It is set only if you use the light/dark toggle, stays on your device, and is never sent to us.

You can block or delete cookies and local storage in your browser settings. The site keeps working without them; you will see the default language and colour scheme.

The themes

Our WordPress themes are downloaded from the official WordPress.org directory or from this site. Downloading a theme does not require or collect any personal information.

Two of the older WordPress.org themes still carry code from their discontinued paid versions. GutenBook's package includes the Freemius SDK, which may ask the site administrator to opt in to sending update notices and diagnostic data to Freemius; nothing is sent if you press Skip, and the theme works either way. MagazineBook's Customizer and its theme dashboard still show "Upgrade to Pro" / "Learn More" links from the discontinued PRO version; they now lead to the MagazineBook page. See the GutenBook page for details.

What we do not do

We do not sell or rent your personal information.
We do not use hosting-affiliate or referral tracking.
We do not receive or store the files and settings you use in the tools.
The site is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or the minimum age that applies in your country).

Your rights

Depending on where you live, including under the EU and UK GDPR and US state privacy laws, you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal information about you, to object to or restrict its processing, and to withdraw consent. For anything we hold (in practice, emails you have sent us), contact hello@odiethemes.com. For data collected by Google for advertising, use the Google controls linked above. You also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.

Links to other sites

Pages link to other websites, such as WordPress.org. Those sites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for how they handle your information.

Changes to this policy

When this policy changes, the "Last updated" date at the top of the page changes with it. See also our terms and conditions.

Contact

Questions about privacy? Email hello@odiethemes.com.