What we record when you type

What is recorded

While a test or practice session is running, for every key press and release inside the typing box we record:

• which physical key it was (for example the key in the position of the letter A) and the character it produced;
• the time of the press and release, measured in milliseconds from the start of the run;
• whether the key was a correction (such as Backspace);
• the text the test displayed (so we can tell what you meant to type), the test mode and settings, and when the run began and how long it lasted.

From those events we calculate statistics: words per minute, accuracy, consistency, which keys and letter pairs are slow or error-prone, which mistakes you repeat, and so on. We keep the statistics and, for a limited time, the raw events (see below).

Where it is recorded, and where it is not

• Only in the typing box on the test and practice screens, while a run is in progress, and only on text that Boost Type gives you.
• Not in the sign-up, sign-in, billing or settings forms: your password and card details are not keystroke-recorded. Our checkout is hosted by Stripe on its own page.
• Not in other tabs, windows or applications, and not when the typing box is not in use. We do not install a keylogger or browser extension and we do not ask for system permissions.
• One honest detail: the test page listens for a key press elsewhere on the page only to move your cursor into the typing box, so your first letter is not lost. That listener does not store, send or record anything.

What we use it for

• Showing your results and your history.
• Finding the keys, letter pairs and habits that slow you down or cause mistakes.
• Building practice text aimed at those weaknesses.
• Keeping the service working (fixing bugs in how results are computed) and, in aggregate form with no link to you, improving the generator.

What we do not do with it

• We do not use it to identify or authenticate anyone. No “typing fingerprint”, no matching accounts, no spotting shared accounts, no fraud scoring.
• We do not build a profile designed to recognize you across sessions or devices. Our statistics measure skill (errors, speed, per-letter timing), not identity.
• We do not sell it, rent it, or use it for advertising.
• We do not send raw keystrokes or per-person timing profiles to analytics, error-tracking or any other third party. Our analytics are cookieless and count page views and feature use only. Our error tracking is configured not to capture typed text or key events.
• We do not use session replay or screen recording.

If we ever wanted to use typing patterns for something like that, we would ask for your separate, explicit consent first and update this page.

How long we keep it

Your control: export and delete

• Export: in your account, “Download my data” gives you your runs and statistics (JSON/CSV).
• Delete runs: you can delete an individual run or all of your runs; their raw events and the statistics derived from them are removed and your statistics are rebuilt from what remains.
• Delete your account: removes everything described on this page. After closing an account you can still ask us for an export for 30 days.
• Without an account: typing data from a signed-out session is not attached to a person; if you reset the app data or clear your browser it is gone.
• Or write to [email protected].