Privacy
Last updated: November 2026
The short version: there are no accounts, no tracking cookies and no ads on Places to Relax. We count visits anonymously, without cookies. Your settings stay on your device. If you send us feedback, we only get what you choose to write.
Settings saved on your device
To pick up where you left off, the site saves a few settings in your browser's local storage:
- your volume
- the last scene you played
- your sound levels for each scene
- whether the clock is turned on
These never leave your device and we can't see them. Clearing your browser's data for this site removes them.
Visitor statistics
We count visits with Cloudflare Web Analytics, to learn which scenes people enjoy and whether the site loads quickly. It doesn't use cookies, doesn't follow you to other sites and doesn't build a profile of you. We only see totals, such as the number of visits, the pages viewed, the country, the type of device and browser, the site that sent you here, and how fast pages loaded.
The feedback form
When you send feedback, we receive:
- the type you picked (idea, problem, scene request or other) and your message
- your email address, only if you enter one, so we can reply
- your country and your browser type, worked out from your connection, to help us understand problems
Your message is delivered to our inbox by email. We use it to read and answer feedback and to improve the site, never for marketing, and we don't sell or share it. Feedback emails are kept for as long as they're useful, and we'll delete yours if you ask.
To keep out spam, the form uses Cloudflare Turnstile, a check that you're a person. It looks at signals from your browser and connection; it doesn't use cookies to track you.
Emailing us
If you write to us directly, we receive your email address and message, and use them only to reply.
Services that help run the site
- Cloudflare hosts the site, counts visits (see Visitor statistics), runs the feedback form's spam check and forwards email to our inbox. Like any web host, it processes technical details such as your IP address to deliver pages and keep the site safe.
- Resend delivers feedback-form messages and our replies by email.
- Google (Gmail) is where our inbox lives.
- Buy Me a Coffee: if you choose to leave a tip there, you do it on Buy Me a Coffee's site, under its own privacy policy. Card details go to its payment provider (Stripe), never to us. We see your name and message only if Buy Me a Coffee shows them to us.
- GCash, Maya or your bank: if you tip by QR code, the payment goes through your own app. We see what those services show the person receiving money, usually your name and the amount.
- Crypto: if you tip in crypto, the transfer is recorded on that public blockchain, as all transfers are. We see only the amount and the sending address.
Children
The site is for a general audience and isn't aimed at children under 13. We don't knowingly collect personal information from them.
Your choices
You can ask us what we hold about you, or ask us to delete it, by writing to [email protected].
Changes
If the site changes how it handles information, for example by adding ads, we'll update this page and the date above first.