Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-03-12

This Privacy Policy explains how syntax-check.eu processes information when you use this website, including the YAML validator, analytics, and advertising features.

1. Who operates this site

The website syntax-check.eu is operated by the site owner. Replace this section with your full legal or business details if required in your jurisdiction.

Contact email: contact@syntax-check.eu

2. What data may be processed

Depending on how you use the site, the following categories of information may be processed:

• technical data such as IP address, browser type, device information, referrer, and request logs,
• site usage data collected for analytics purposes,
• advertising-related data, including data related to ad delivery, fraud prevention, and measurement,
• content you submit to the YAML validator, such as YAML or Ansible playbook text sent to the validation backend.

3. YAML validator content

When you use the validator, YAML content may be sent to the backend service for syntax checks, formatting, warning detection, and playbook-related validation. Do not paste secrets, private keys, production credentials, or confidential data into the validator unless you are fully comfortable doing so.

4. Cookies, local storage, and similar technologies

This site may use cookies, local storage, and similar technologies for site functionality, analytics, and advertising. Some of these technologies may be set by third parties, including Google, depending on the services active on the site and the consent choices made by the user.

For more details, see the Cookie Policy.

5. Analytics

This site may use Google Analytics or similar analytics tools to measure usage, understand traffic, and improve the service. These tools may process information such as visited pages, approximate location, browser information, and interaction data, subject to the user's consent choices where required.

6. Advertising

This site may display advertisements, including ads served by Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies or other local storage to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites.

Google’s use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to this site and/or other sites on the Internet.

Users may manage consent choices through the site’s consent banner or privacy settings where available.

7. Legal basis

Where applicable under EU or similar privacy laws, processing may be based on one or more of the following: consent, legitimate interests, legal obligations, or the performance of a service requested by the user.

8. Data sharing

Information may be shared with service providers that help operate the site, such as hosting providers, analytics providers, security services, and advertising partners, only to the extent necessary for their role.

9. Data retention

Data is retained only for as long as necessary for the relevant purpose, including security, analytics, legal compliance, troubleshooting, and service operation.

10. User rights

Depending on the laws that apply to you, you may have rights such as access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection, and data portability. You may also have the right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

11. International transfers

Some service providers may process data outside your country of residence. Where required, appropriate safeguards should be used for such transfers.

12. Children

This website is not intended for children, and the site owner does not knowingly collect personal data from children through this service.

13. Changes to this Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.

14. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your privacy choices, contact: contact@syntax-check.eu