QR Grove Privacy Policy
Last updated: 20 June 2026
This policy explains what information QR Grove collects, why, and the choices you have. We have tried to keep it plain and honest. By using the site you agree to the practices described here.
Static QR generation stays on your device
The static QR code generator runs entirely in your browser using JavaScript. The text and URLs you type to make a static code are processed locally and are never transmitted to or stored on our servers. When you download a PNG or SVG, that file is created on your own device.
Data we store for dynamic QR codes
The dynamic QR feature is different because it has to remember where your code points. When you create a dynamic code, we store on our server:
- the destination URL you entered;
- the date and time the code was created;
- a scan counter that increases by one each time the code is scanned; and
- a secret edit token that lets the destination be changed.
This is the minimum needed for the feature to work. We do not require an email address or account to create a dynamic code. What that means in practice: because the destination URL and scan counts live on our server, you are trusting us to host them, and anyone who scans your code contributes to its scan count. When someone scans the code, our redirect briefly handles the request to increment the counter and forward them to your destination; we do not build advertising profiles from these scans. If you lose your edit token, we cannot recover it for you, and we may remove codes that are abusive or unused.
Advertising and cookies
QR Grove is supported by advertising. We use Google AdSense to display ads. Google and its partners are third-party vendors that may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites, and to measure ad performance. These third-party advertising cookies are set by Google, not by us.
Whether these advertising cookies are set depends on your consent choice (see Cookies & your choices below). You can also control how Google personalizes the ads you see, or opt out of personalized advertising, through Google's Ads Settings at https://www.google.com/settings/ads. Depending on where you live, you may also have additional rights under laws such as the GDPR or CCPA.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how the site is used — for example, which pages are popular and how visitors find us — so we can improve it. Google Analytics may set cookies and collect information such as the pages you view, approximate location derived from your IP address, and basic device and browser details. Whether Google Analytics loads and stores this information depends on your consent choice (see Cookies & your choices below): if you reject, analytics storage stays disabled. We use these statistics in aggregate and do not use them to identify you personally.
Cookies & your choices
When advertising or analytics is enabled, we show a cookie banner the first
time you visit so you can decide. The banner offers two equally available
choices — Accept all and Reject all — and we
remember your decision in your browser's local storage under the key
consent_choice_v1 so we do not ask again on every page.
Behind the banner we use Google Consent Mode v2 to control whether Google Analytics and Google AdSense are allowed to read or write cookies and similar identifiers. For visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland, advertising and analytics storage start denied by default until you choose otherwise; choosing Accept all grants it and Reject all keeps it denied. This banner is our own simple implementation built on Consent Mode — it is not a certified third-party consent management platform, and it does not block every possible cookie, but it does signal your choice to Google's tags.
You can change your mind at any time using the Cookie settings link in the site footer, which clears your saved choice and shows the banner again. You can also clear cookies and site data through your browser settings.
Server logs
Like most websites, our servers may keep basic technical logs (such as timestamps and general request information) to operate the redirect service reliably and to protect against abuse. We do not sell your personal information.
Children
QR Grove is a general-audience utility and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the "last updated" date above. Continued use of the site after a change means you accept the revised policy.
Contact
Questions about privacy? Reach us via our contact page or at support@qrgrove.com.