Told by Dad, who is very proudLast updated September 30, 2026
Privacy & cookies
Short version: you can read every joke without an account. We keep a few things on your device, we show ads to pay for the site, and we only store your email or name if you send them to us.
What lives on your device
Your browser’s local storage remembers your theme (light or dark), your streak and which pages you have turned, the reactions you gave, and your cookie choice. It never leaves your device except as described below. Clearing your browser data removes it.
Reactions and the anonymous ID
The first time you tap Groan or LOL, the site creates an anonymous Firebase (Google) ID so that one person counts once per joke. It contains no name or email, and no Google advertising or analytics script is involved. We store the ID next to your reaction.
Ads and analytics
Ads are provided by Google AdSense. Analytics come from Google Analytics (if enabled) and Vercel Web Analytics, which counts page views without cookies. Google’s scripts (and the cookies they set) are only loaded if you accept in the cookie banner. If you decline or do not answer, nothing is requested from Google and the ad spaces show Dad’s own promotions instead. Until analytics or ads are switched on for this site there is no banner, because there is nothing to ask about. Learn more in Google’s advertising policies.
The site also keeps its own daily totals: how many pages of each kind were read, which buttons were used (reveal, reaction, share, sign-up, book and shop links), what was searched for, how fast the pages loaded, and, per day, the country (from the server’s location lookup), the type of device and the website a visit came from. Nothing in them identifies you: no cookie, nothing stored on your device, no IP address, no browser details and no ID are kept, only the counts. Search words are kept only as counts of the words themselves, and never if they look like an address or a number.
Email list
If you subscribe, we store your email address, what you asked for (daily joke, book news, shop news), where you signed up and when. We use it only to send what you asked for and may pass it to our email service provider to do so. Until we start sending, we only keep it on file. Once we do, every email carries an unsubscribe link, or write to us and we will remove you at any time.
Contact form and joke submissions
What you type (name, email if given, message or joke) is stored so we can read it and reply. Submitted jokes may be published, illustrated and used in books and merchandise (see the note on the submit page); we credit the name you give, if any, and we will not publish your email.
Hosting and logs
The site runs on Vercel and stores data with Google Firebase. Like any web server they keep short-lived technical logs (IP address, browser, pages requested) for security and reliability.
Your choices and rights
You can change your cookie choice at any time with “Cookie settings” in the footer (or by clearing this site’s storage). Depending on where you live you may have the right to see, correct, export or delete the data we hold about you, and to complain to your data protection authority. To use any of these, write to dadjokes.cloud@gmail.com.
Children
The jokes are for everyone, but we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you think a child has sent us their details, tell us and we will delete them.
This page is a plain-language summary and not legal advice.