Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to Toolzylo ("we", "our", "us"). We operate the website toolzylo.com, which provides free, browser-based online tools to users worldwide. We are committed to protecting your privacy and being fully transparent about how we collect, use, and safeguard any information associated with your visit to our site.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, and what choices you have regarding your information. By using Toolzylo, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you do not agree with this policy, please discontinue your use of the website.

We encourage you to read this entire policy carefully. If you have any questions, please visit our Contact Us page.

2. Our Core Privacy Commitment

At the heart of Toolzylo's design is a fundamental privacy principle: your tool inputs never leave your device. Every tool on our platform — calculators, converters, text tools, image tools, PDF tools, and generators — operates entirely within your browser using client-side JavaScript. When you enter text, upload a file, or input data into any of our tools, that information is processed locally on your computer or mobile device.

We do not collect, transmit, store, or process the data you enter into our tools on our servers. This is not just a policy commitment — it is an architectural fact built into how the tools are coded. You can verify this at any time by opening your browser's developer tools and monitoring network activity while using a Toolzylo tool; you will see that no tool-related data is sent anywhere.

3. Information We Collect

3.1 Tool Inputs and Outputs

As stated above, we do not collect or store any information you enter into our tools. This includes text entered into the Word Counter or Case Converter, files uploaded to the Image Compressor or PDF tools, numbers entered into calculators, and any other inputs you provide. All processing happens in your browser and the results are displayed only to you.

3.2 Anonymous Usage Analytics

We collect anonymous, aggregated data about how visitors interact with our website. This data is collected through Google Analytics and is used to help us understand which tools are most popular, where visitors come from, how long they spend on different pages, and what types of devices and browsers they use. This information does not identify you personally and cannot be linked back to you as an individual.

Examples of the anonymous data we collect include: pages visited, time spent on each page, the country or region from which a visit originates (not your precise location), browser type and version, operating system and device type, and the source that referred you to our site (such as a search engine or another website).

3.3 Contact Form Submissions

If you choose to contact us using the form on our Contact Us page, we collect the information you voluntarily provide: your name, email address, subject, and message. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry and will not be used for marketing purposes, shared with third parties, or stored indefinitely. We retain contact form data only for as long as necessary to address your inquiry.

3.4 Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. Toolzylo uses cookies for the following specific purposes:

Analytics cookies: Google Analytics uses cookies to track and report website traffic. These cookies help us understand visitor behaviour in aggregate, without identifying individual users. The primary cookie used is _ga (which expires after 2 years) and _gid (which expires after 24 hours).

Advertising cookies: Google AdSense, our advertising partner, may place cookies on your device to serve personalised advertisements based on your browsing history and interests. These cookies are controlled by Google, not by Toolzylo directly.

No essential cookies: Toolzylo does not use any cookies that are strictly required for the tools to function. No session cookies, authentication cookies, or preference-storing cookies are set by our own code.

You can view, manage, and delete cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling all cookies may affect the performance of analytics and advertising features, but it will not prevent you from using any of the tools on our website.

4. How We Use Your Information

The limited information we do collect is used in the following ways:

To improve the website: Anonymous analytics data helps us identify which tools need improvement, where users drop off, and what new features or tools would be most valuable to add. We use this data to make Toolzylo a better, more useful platform for everyone.

To respond to inquiries: Contact form submissions are used exclusively to reply to your message. We do not send follow-up marketing emails, newsletters, or promotional material to anyone who contacts us through the form.

To display advertising: We work with Google AdSense to display ads on our website. These ads help fund the development and maintenance of Toolzylo so that all tools remain free to use. Advertising data (including cookies set by AdSense) is managed by Google under their own privacy policies.

5. Third-Party Services

5.1 Google AdSense

Toolzylo is monetised through Google AdSense, a contextual advertising programme operated by Google LLC. Google AdSense may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to serve ads that are relevant to your interests based on your prior browsing activity across websites that use Google services.

You can opt out of personalised advertising served by Google by visiting Google's Ad Settings page. Alternatively, you can visit AboutAds.info to opt out of interest-based advertising from other participating companies. Even if you opt out, you may still see ads — they just will not be personalised to your interests.

For more information about how Google collects and processes data, please review Google's Privacy Policy.

5.2 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics (provided by Google LLC) to collect anonymous usage data. Google Analytics uses cookies to generate statistical reports about website traffic. The data collected is anonymised before it is sent to Google's servers, and Google is prohibited from sharing this data with third parties (with the exception of where required by law).

If you prefer not to be tracked by Google Analytics, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, which is available for most major browsers.

5.3 Google Fonts

Our website loads the "Inter" typeface from Google Fonts, a service operated by Google LLC. When your browser requests this font file from Google's servers, Google may collect and process certain technical information such as your browser type, operating system, device type, and the URL of the page making the request. Please refer to Google's Privacy Policy for details on how this information is handled.

5.4 CDN Services

Our QR Code Generator tool loads a third-party JavaScript library (qrcode.js) from a Content Delivery Network (CDN). When your browser loads this library, the CDN provider may log standard server request metadata such as your IP address, browser type, and the timestamp of the request. This information is typically used for security, performance monitoring, and abuse prevention, and is not shared with Toolzylo.

6. Data Sharing and Disclosure

Toolzylo does not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third parties. We share limited information with third-party service providers only to the extent necessary for them to perform services on our behalf (such as Google Analytics for traffic analysis and Google AdSense for advertising). These providers are bound by their own privacy policies and data protection obligations.

We may disclose information if required to do so by law, or if we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Toolzylo, our users, or the public.

7. Data Retention

We retain anonymous analytics data in accordance with Google Analytics' standard data retention policies, which you can configure in your Google Analytics account. Contact form submissions are retained only long enough to address your inquiry, after which they are deleted. We do not retain any tool input data because we never collect it in the first place.

8. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have certain rights regarding personal data we hold about you. These may include:

Right of access: The right to request a copy of any personal information we hold about you.

Right to correction: The right to request that inaccurate information be corrected.

Right to deletion: The right to request that your personal data be deleted, subject to certain legal exceptions.

Right to object: The right to object to certain types of processing, including direct marketing.

Right to data portability: The right to receive your data in a structured, commonly used format.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us. We will respond to all legitimate requests within the timeframe required by applicable law.

9. Children's Privacy

Toolzylo is a general-purpose utility website and is not specifically directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe that a child under 13 has provided personal information through our contact form, please contact us and we will delete that information promptly.

10. International Users

Toolzylo is accessible from anywhere in the world. If you are accessing our website from outside the country in which our servers are located, please be aware that your information may be transferred internationally as part of the analytics and advertising processes described in this policy. By using our website, you consent to such transfers in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

For users in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or other jurisdictions with comprehensive data protection laws, please note that any personal data processing we conduct is governed by the principles described in this policy. If you have specific concerns about cross-border data transfers, please contact us.

11. Security

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the limited information we do collect from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or alteration. Our website is served over HTTPS, which encrypts data in transit between your browser and our servers. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Since our tools do not transmit your tool inputs to our servers, the primary security responsibility for tool-related data rests with the security of your own device and browser.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or for other operational reasons. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

If we make significant changes that materially affect how we handle your information, we will make reasonable efforts to notify users through prominent notice on the website.

13. Contact

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please reach out to us via our Contact Us page. We are committed to addressing all privacy-related concerns promptly and transparently.