Privacy Policy

1. Tool Processing Architecture

Our tools operate under two distinct architectures designed to minimize data exposure:

• Browser-Based Processing (Client-Side): The vast majority of our tools—including image converters, PDF tools, text utilities, math/financial calculators, and CSS generators—run entirely within your web browser. Your files, documents, and inputs are processed locally on your device and are never uploaded to or stored on our servers.
• Server-Assisted Utilities: A few tools need our server to work. The Instagram tools send the public link you paste to our server, which fetches the post from Instagram. When a download needs processing, such as joining a Reel's video and sound or converting a Reel's sound to MP3, that happens on our server too, and its temporary files are deleted after each request. To limit request rates, those tools keep your IP address in server memory for a few minutes at most; it is not written to a database. The Domain Age Checker sends the domain name you enter to public domain registration (RDAP) servers.
• Content Loaded From Other Services: Previews in the Instagram tools are loaded by your browser directly from Instagram's servers, and the HTML/CSS/JS Preview tool loads its code editor from cdn.jsdelivr.net. Those services receive the usual request information, such as your IP address.

2. Information You Voluntarily Provide

We only receive personal information when you choose to submit it through our interactive forms:

• Contact Form: When you send a message, we receive the name, email address, and message you submit so we can respond.
• Request a Tool: When you suggest a tool idea, we collect the suggested name and description.
• Report a Problem: When you submit a bug report, we receive the issue description and optional email address.
• Tool Updates Signup: Each tool page has an optional "Get more tools like this" box. If you enter your email address there, we receive it by email together with the name, address, and category of that tool page, so we can let you know about similar tools and updates. A copy of the address and the tool name is also kept in your own browser's local storage.

Form submissions are delivered to our email inbox; they are not stored in a database on this website. We retain this form information only as long as necessary to address your feedback or inquiry.

3. Analytics & Usage Information

To keep CoditTools fast, reliable, and user-friendly, we use Google Analytics (GA4) configured with Google Consent Mode v2:

• Region-Based Consent Defaults: For visitors located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), and Switzerland (CH), analytics and advertising storage parameters (analytics_storage, ad_storage, ad_user_data, and ad_personalization) default to denied until explicit consent is granted. For visitors in other regions, all four are set to granted by default, so analytics and advertising cookies are used unless you choose Decline.
• User Choice & Control: Visitors in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland are presented with a consent banner offering clear Accept and Decline options. Regardless of region, any visitor can review or change their consent preference at any time using the persistent Cookie Settings button or the link below. One choice covers both analytics and advertising.
• How the Choice Is Applied: The Google Analytics and Google AdSense scripts load on every page. Your choice is passed to them through Consent Mode; when consent is denied, Google's tags are told not to use analytics or advertising cookies and ads are not personalized. Choosing Decline also deletes the Google Analytics and Google advertising cookies this site had already set in your browser. Google's tags may still send limited measurement signals that do not use cookies.
• IP Addresses: Google states that Google Analytics 4 does not log or store IP addresses.
• Tool Page Counts: Each tool page also sends our server a small record of which tool was opened (the tool's name and category and the time) so we can see which tools are used. It sets no cookie and contains no personal details, although, like any web request, it reaches our server with standard request information such as your IP address.

4. Cookies & Browser Storage

We use minimal browser storage to preserve your essential site preferences:

• Theme Preference (codittools-theme): Stored locally in your browser to remember your light or dark mode choice.
• Consent Preference (codittools-consent): Stored locally in your browser to remember your analytics and advertising consent choice so the banner does not reappear on every page.
• Region Check (codittools-is-eea): Kept in your browser's session storage until you close the tab, so the site only checks once whether to show the consent banner.
• Tool Updates Email (codittools-email-captures): Only if you use the "Get more tools like this" box; it keeps the email address and tool name you submitted in your browser.
• Google Analytics and Google AdSense Cookies: In the EEA, UK, and Switzerland, placed only after you choose Accept. Elsewhere, placed by default unless you choose Decline.

You can review or change your consent choice at any time: Cookie Settings

5. Advertising & Third-Party Partners

CoditTools is supported by ads served through Google AdSense:

• Third-Party Cookies & Identifiers: Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites on the Internet.
• Personalized Advertising: Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve relevant ads based on visits to CoditTools and/or other sites across the web.
• Opt-Out Choices: Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or by visiting aboutads.info.

6. Data Sharing & Selling

We do not sell, rent, monetize, or trade your personal data. Information reaches other companies only through the services this site relies on: our hosting provider, the email service that delivers form messages to us, and Google for analytics and advertising as described above. Otherwise we share it only when required by applicable law.

7. Security

We employ HTTPS encryption across all pages to protect all communication between your browser and our site. Because our primary architecture processes data locally on your device, the risk of data interception is minimized by design.

8. External Links

Our pages or blog posts may contain links to external websites. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites.

9. Policy Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect new tools or regulatory changes. Any updates will be posted directly to this page with a revised date.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions or privacy concerns, please reach out via our contact page.