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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: October 5, 2026

Welcome to FreeSmallTools.com ("FreeSmallTools", "we", "us", or "our"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it.

FreeSmallTools provides a collection of free online tools that are designed to perform their functions directly in your web browser. Our goal is to provide useful tools without requiring users to upload their files or personal information to our servers.

This Privacy Policy explains how information is handled when you visit and use FreeSmallTools.com.

1. Our Privacy-First Approach

Most tools available on FreeSmallTools.com are designed to operate entirely within your web browser.

This means that information you enter, paste, upload, or process using a tool is generally processed locally on your device rather than being uploaded to our servers.

For example, depending on the tool, you may be able to:

  • Enter or paste text

  • Upload a file for processing

  • Convert or modify a file

  • Generate text, codes, or other content

  • Perform calculations

  • Format, encode, decode, compress, or transform data

When a tool is designed for local processing, the actual content you provide to that tool remains on your device and is processed by your browser.

We do not intentionally collect, store, or transmit the content you enter into or process with our browser-based tools.

2. Information You Provide to Our Tools

FreeSmallTools does not require you to create an account to use our tools.

For browser-based tools that operate locally:

  • We do not require your name.

  • We do not require your email address.

  • We do not require registration.

  • We do not store your uploaded files on our servers.

  • We do not intentionally transmit the contents of your files to our servers.

  • We do not maintain a database of the information processed through our tools.

When you upload a file to a locally operating tool, the file is processed by your browser on your own device. You should always review the description of an individual tool to understand how that particular tool works.

3. Local Browser Processing

FreeSmallTools uses client-side technologies such as JavaScript to perform many operations directly within your browser.

Depending on the tool and your browser configuration, temporary information may exist in your browser's memory, cache, or local browser storage while you use the tool.

This information is controlled by your browser and device. FreeSmallTools does not use such local processing to create a server-side copy of your tool input.

Closing the browser tab, clearing browser data, or otherwise managing your browser storage may remove locally stored information.

4. Information Automatically Received by Our Website

Although our tools are designed to process user content locally, visiting any website may involve the transmission of certain technical information required to deliver the website.

Depending on our hosting provider and website configuration, this may include information such as:

  • IP address

  • Browser type and version

  • Operating system

  • Device type

  • Date and time of access

  • Requested pages or resources

  • Referring website

  • Basic server and security logs

This information may be processed by our hosting, security, CDN, or infrastructure providers for purposes such as:

  • Delivering website content

  • Maintaining website availability

  • Preventing abuse

  • Detecting security threats

  • Troubleshooting technical problems

  • Maintaining website performance

This technical information is different from the content that you enter into our browser-based tools.

5. Cookies

FreeSmallTools may use cookies or similar browser technologies where necessary for website functionality, security, preferences, advertising, analytics, or other legitimate website operations.

Cookies may be:

  • Essential cookies – required for certain website functionality or security.

  • Preference cookies – used to remember settings or preferences.

  • Analytics cookies – used, if enabled, to understand website usage and improve the website.

  • Advertising cookies – used by advertising providers, if advertising services are enabled.

Where applicable, third-party services may place or access cookies or similar technologies through their scripts.

If non-essential cookies or similar technologies are used, applicable consent requirements will be respected.

6. Advertising and Third-Party Services

FreeSmallTools may use third-party services to operate, secure, analyze, or monetize the website.

These services may include, for example:

  • Advertising networks

  • Website analytics services

  • Content delivery networks (CDNs)

  • Security and anti-abuse services

  • Web hosting providers

  • Embedded third-party content

These third-party providers may independently collect certain technical information from your browser in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Importantly, the use of a third-party advertising, analytics, hosting, or security service does not mean that FreeSmallTools sends the contents of your tool input or uploaded files to that service.

However, third-party scripts may collect information such as IP address, browser characteristics, device information, page URL, or interactions with the website, depending on the service and how it is configured.

You should review the privacy policies of relevant third-party providers for more information about their data practices.

7. Google Services and Advertising

If FreeSmallTools uses Google advertising or other Google services, Google may collect information through technologies used on websites that integrate its services.

Such information may include the website URL, IP address, browser or device information, cookies, and information relating to advertising or website interactions, depending on the Google service being used and the user's settings.

Google's handling of information is governed by Google's own policies.

8. Analytics

If we use analytics services, they may collect information about how visitors interact with FreeSmallTools.

Analytics information may include:

  • Pages visited

  • Approximate location

  • Browser and device information

  • Referral information

  • Time spent on pages

  • General interaction and usage information

Analytics data is used to understand website performance, identify problems, and improve our tools and services.

We will not intentionally send the actual content processed by our browser-based tools to analytics services.

9. File Uploads and Downloads

Some FreeSmallTools tools may allow you to select files from your device.

For tools specifically identified as browser-based/local-processing tools, files are processed directly by your browser.

We do not intentionally upload or store those files on FreeSmallTools servers.

Generated files may be downloaded directly to your device through your browser.

You are responsible for ensuring that you have the necessary rights and permissions to process any files or information you use with our tools.

10. Sensitive or Confidential Information

Although our tools are designed with local processing in mind, you should exercise appropriate caution when processing sensitive, confidential, financial, medical, legal, business, or otherwise private information.

Before using a tool for sensitive information, verify that the particular tool operates locally in your browser and does not require an external service.

You are responsible for determining whether a tool is appropriate for your particular information.

11. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to maintain the security and availability of FreeSmallTools.

Our browser-based processing model is designed to minimize the need to transmit user-provided content to our servers.

However, no website, internet connection, browser, computer, or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You should keep your device, operating system, browser, and security software up to date.

12. Children's Privacy

FreeSmallTools is a general-purpose website and is not specifically directed toward children.

We do not knowingly request or collect personal information from children through our tools.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us so that we can investigate and take appropriate action.

13. Third-Party Websites

FreeSmallTools may contain links to third-party websites, services, or resources.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites.

We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website you visit.

14. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights regarding personal information, including rights to:

  • Request information about personal data held about you

  • Request correction of inaccurate information

  • Request deletion of personal information

  • Object to certain processing

  • Request restriction of certain processing

  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

  • Exercise applicable rights concerning cookies and similar technologies

Because FreeSmallTools is designed not to collect or store the actual content processed by its browser-based tools, there may be little or no tool-input data held by us that can be accessed, corrected, or deleted.

15. Data Retention

We do not intentionally retain the content that users enter into or process through our local browser-based tools.

Technical information collected by hosting, security, analytics, advertising, or other service providers may be retained according to their respective policies and applicable legal requirements.

Where we control retention periods, we retain information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer period is required by law.

16. International Users

FreeSmallTools may be accessible from users around the world.

Depending on the services used to host, secure, analyze, or advertise on the website, certain technical information may be processed in countries other than the country in which you are located.

Third-party providers are responsible for their own international data-transfer practices and safeguards where applicable.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, tools, technology, legal requirements, or third-party services.

When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.

18. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the privacy practices of FreeSmallTools, please contact us:

Website: https://www.freesmalltools.com

Email: info@freesmalltools.com

Important Privacy Statement

FreeSmallTools is designed with a privacy-first approach. Our browser-based tools perform processing locally on your device whenever the tool is identified as a local-processing tool. We do not intentionally upload, store, or collect the content you enter, paste, or upload for processing by those tools.

However, normal website infrastructure, security services, analytics, advertising, or other third-party services may process limited technical information as described in this Privacy Policy.