Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how FreeOnlineTool ("we", "us", "our") collects, uses, and shares information when you use freeonlintool.com (the "Site"). By using the Site, you agree to the practices described below.

1. Information we collect

Most tools on this Site are designed to process your files and text directly in your browser — for these tools (including our image and text utilities), your content is never uploaded to our servers. Where a tool requires server-side processing, files are used only to perform the requested operation and are deleted automatically afterward; we do not read, inspect, or retain the content of your files.

We may automatically collect limited technical information when you visit the Site, such as your browser type, device type, approximate location (derived from IP address), pages visited, and referring URLs. This is standard log data collected by most websites and analytics tools.

If you contact us directly (for example, via our Contact page), we collect the information you choose to provide, such as your name, email address, and message content.

2. Cookies and similar technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to operate the Site (for example, to remember your light/dark theme preference), to understand how the Site is used, and to support advertising. See our Cookie Policy for full details on the types of cookies used and how to manage them.

3. Advertising and Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertising on the Site. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site and other sites on the internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this Site and/or other sites.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

Third-party advertising partners may collect information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. We do not control the cookies placed by these third parties, and this Privacy Policy does not cover their use of information.

4. Analytics

We may use third-party analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to help us understand how visitors use the Site. These services may use cookies and similar technologies to collect and analyze information about Site usage. This data is aggregated and does not directly identify you.

5. How we use information

We use the information described above to operate, maintain, and improve the Site; to understand which tools are most useful; to serve relevant advertising; to respond to enquiries; and to protect the Site against misuse, fraud, or security issues.

6. Data sharing

We do not sell your personal information. We may share limited information with service providers who help us operate the Site (such as hosting and analytics providers) and with advertising partners as described above. We may also disclose information if required by law or to protect our legal rights.

7. Data retention

Files processed by browser-based tools are never transmitted to us and are not retained. Files processed by server-side tools are deleted automatically after processing. Contact form submissions and related correspondence are retained only as long as needed to address your enquiry.

8. Your choices and rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to access, correct, or delete personal information we hold about you, and to object to or restrict certain processing. To exercise these rights, contact us using the details on our Contact page. You can also control cookies through your browser settings, or through our cookie preference tool at any time.

9. Your rights under the GDPR and UK GDPR

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, we process your personal data in reliance on the following legal bases: consent (for optional analytics and advertising cookies), legitimate interests (for essential site operation, security, and basic aggregated usage statistics), and legal obligation where applicable. You have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Rectification — request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Erasure — request deletion of your personal data ("right to be forgotten").
• Restriction — request that we limit how we use your data.
• Object — object to processing based on legitimate interests, including for direct marketing.
• Data portability — request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Withdraw consent — withdraw previously given consent (e.g. for analytics or advertising cookies) at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us via our Contact page. We will respond within one month, as required under the GDPR and UK GDPR. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority — for example, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if you are in the UK, or your national Data Protection Authority if you are in the EEA.

10. International data transfers

Some of our service providers (including Google, for advertising and analytics purposes) may process data outside your country of residence, including in the United States. Where this occurs, such providers generally rely on recognized safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent frameworks to ensure your data continues to receive an adequate level of protection.

11. Data controller

For the purposes of the GDPR and UK GDPR, FreeOnlineTool is the data controller for personal data collected through this Site. You can reach us using the contact details in Section 13 below.

12. Children's privacy

The Site is not directed at children under 13 (or the relevant minimum age in your jurisdiction, which may be up to 16 under certain EU member state laws), and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children below that age.

13. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Material changes affecting how we use cookies or personal data will prompt a renewed consent request where required by law.

14. Contact us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please reach out via our Contact page or email hello@freeonlintool.com.