Privacy Policy

Last updated: January 1, 2024

Welcome to ToolBox Online ("this website"). We take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you use this website.

1. Information Collection

All tools on this website run locally in your browser. We do not collect, upload, or store any files you process using our tools (including images, PDFs, text, etc.).

We may collect the following non-personally identifiable information:

• Usage Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, time of visit (collected automatically via analytics tools)
• Cookie Data: Cookies used for website functionality and advertising (see Cookie Policy below)

2. Data Processing

Our core principle is local processing:

• All image compression, format conversion, PDF processing, etc. are performed in your browser
• Your files are never uploaded to any server
• After processing, file data exists only in your device's memory
• All temporary data is cleared when you close the page

3. Cookie Policy

This website uses the following types of cookies:

• Essential Cookies: Used to remember your language preferences and basic settings
• Analytics Cookies: Used by services like Google Analytics to collect anonymous visit statistics, helping us improve the website
• Advertising Cookies: Used by third-party advertising services like Google AdSense to display relevant ads

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies will not affect the normal use of our tools.

4. Third-Party Services

This website uses the following third-party services:

• Google AdSense: Displays advertisements. Google may use cookies to show interest-based ads. See Google Advertising Policies
• Google Analytics: Collects anonymous website usage statistics. See Google Privacy Policy
• Google Fonts: Loads web fonts
• cdnjs / jsDelivr: Loads open-source JavaScript libraries

5. Advertising

This website displays advertisements to maintain free operation. Third-party advertisers (such as Google) may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information to display relevant ads.

You can manage your ad preferences:

• Visit Google Ad Settings to manage personalized ads
• Visit Digital Advertising Alliance to opt out of targeted advertising

6. Data Security

Since this website does not collect or store your file data, there is no risk of file data leakage. For website access data, we take reasonable security measures to protect your information.

7. Children's Privacy

This website is not specifically directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

8. Policy Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Updated policies will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date. We recommend that you review this page periodically.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please use our Contact page.