Privacy Policy

DocuTools ("we", "our", or "us") operates the website docutools.org (the "Service"). This Privacy Policy informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website. This policy outlines our data handling practices and your privacy rights.

DocuTools is designed with privacy-first principles. Here's a comprehensive overview of data handling:

1.1 Files and Documents

• ✓Local Processing: All document and image processing happens entirely in your browser using JavaScript and WebAssembly. Your files are NEVER uploaded to our servers.
• ✓No Storage: We do not store, copy, or retain any files you process. Once you close your browser tab, all file data is permanently deleted from your device's memory.
• ✓No Transmission: Your documents never leave your device and are not transmitted over the internet to any server.

1.2 Automatically Collected Information

• •Usage Data: We collect anonymous usage statistics through Google Analytics, including pages visited, tools used, time spent on site, and general geographic region.
• •Device Information: Browser type, operating system, screen resolution, and device type for optimization purposes.
• •IP Address: Temporarily processed by our analytics and advertising partners, but not stored by DocuTools directly.

1.3 Information We Do NOT Collect

• ✗Personal identification information (name, email, phone)
• ✗Account credentials (we don't have user accounts)
• ✗Payment information (all services are free)
• ✗Document contents or file data

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process data based on:

• •Consent: For cookies used in analytics and advertising. You can manage your consent through our cookie banner.
• •Legitimate Interest: For basic website functionality, security, and service improvement.

We use the limited data we collect to:

• •Understand which tools are most useful to users
• •Improve website performance and user experience
• •Display relevant advertisements to support free service
• •Detect and prevent technical issues or abuse

We do NOT:

• Sell your data to third parties
• Share personal information with third parties for their marketing
• Use data for automated decision-making or profiling

We use the following types of cookies:

You can manage your cookie preferences through our cookie consent banner or by adjusting your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

We integrate the following third-party services:

These services may collect information as described in their respective privacy policies. We encourage you to review their policies.

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies, including the DoubleClick DART cookie, to serve ads to our visitors based on their visit to docutools.org and other sites on the Internet.

The DART Cookie

• •Google uses the DART cookie to serve ads based on your visits to our site and other sites across the Internet.
• •The DART cookie is placed by Google in users' browsers when they visit websites that participate in the Google ad network.
• •Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on users' prior visits to our website or other websites on the Internet.

Opting Out of Personalized Ads

You may opt out of personalized advertising by Google in two ways:

• →Visit the Google Ads Settings page to manage your ad preferences and opt out of personalized ads.
• →Visit aboutads.info to opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies.
• →EU users can manage ad consent via the Google advertising privacy page.

• •Files: Not retained - processed locally and deleted when you close the browser tab.
• •Analytics Data: Retained by Google Analytics for up to 26 months.
• •Cookie Preferences: Stored locally for up to 1 year.

Our third-party service providers (Google) may transfer data to servers located outside the European Economic Area (EEA). These transfers are protected by:

• Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission
• Adequacy decisions where applicable
• Compliance with relevant data protection frameworks

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• ✓Right to Access: Request information about data we hold about you.
• ✓Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data.
• ✓Right to Erasure: Request deletion of your data.
• ✓Right to Restrict Processing: Request limitation of data processing.
• ✓Right to Data Portability: Receive your data in a portable format.
• ✓Right to Object: Object to certain types of processing.
• ✓Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time through our cookie settings.

Since we don't collect personal data through our tools, most of these rights are automatically satisfied. For cookie-related data, you can manage preferences through our cookie banner.

Our Service is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. In compliance with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), if we become aware that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we will take steps to delete such information. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided personal data, please contact us immediately.

We do not serve personalized advertisements to users we know are under the age of 13, in accordance with Google AdSense's policies regarding COPPA compliance.

We implement security measures including:

• HTTPS encryption for all website traffic
• Local-only file processing (files never transmitted)
• No storage of sensitive user data
• Regular security assessments of our codebase

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

In compliance with Google's EU User Consent Policy, we obtain consent from users in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom before:

• •Using cookies or local storage for advertising or analytics purposes.
• •Collecting, sharing, or using personal data for personalized advertising.

Our cookie consent banner provides clear options to accept or decline non-essential cookies. Users can withdraw consent at any time through the cookie settings accessible on every page. Until consent is given, no advertising or analytics cookies are set.

We use Google services (Google Analytics and Google AdSense) that may collect data about your visit. Google may use the data collected to contextualise and personalise the ads of its own advertising network.

For more information about how Google collects and processes data, please visit: How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps.

You can control the information collected by Google on our site by using our cookie consent mechanism to disable analytics and/or advertising cookies.

We maintain an ads.txt file in accordance with the IAB Tech Lab Authorized Digital Sellers specification. This file lists the advertising networks and exchanges authorized to sell our ad inventory, helping to prevent ad fraud and ensure transparency for advertisers.

We are committed to providing a safe, trustworthy advertising environment in compliance with the Coalition for Better Ads Standards. Our site does not employ:

• ✓Pop-up ads that block the main content
• ✓Auto-playing video ads with sound
• ✓Prestitial countdown ads or full-screen scroll-over ads
• ✓Large sticky ads that take up more than 30% of the screen

Our website content complies with Google AdSense Program Policies and Google Publisher Policies. We do not publish or promote content that is illegal, harmful, deceptive, hateful, or that exploits minors.

If you are a California resident, you have the right to:

• •Know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell.
• •Request deletion of your personal information.
• •Opt out of the sale of personal information. We do NOT sell personal information.
• •Non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights.

Since our tools process files locally in your browser and we do not create user accounts, we collect minimal personal information. You can manage advertising preferences through our cookie consent settings.