Privacy Policy

01 Overview

The Online Tools (“we”, “us”, “our”) operates the website at theonlinetools.org, a collection of free online calculators and utilities. We respect your privacy and have built the site so that the tools themselves run in your browser and do not require an account. This policy covers the limited data we do handle: what you send us directly, and the standard analytics and advertising data common to most websites. By using the site you agree to the practices described here.

02 Information We Collect

We collect two broad types of information:

Information you give us directly

When you use our contact form, you provide your name, email address, phone number (if you choose to enter it), and the content of your message. We use this only to read and respond to your enquiry.

Information collected automatically

Like virtually all websites, our servers and the third-party services we use automatically receive standard technical data when you visit, such as your IP address, browser type and version, device type, operating system, referring page, and the pages you view. This is non-identifying usage data used to keep the site secure and improve it.

03 How We Use Information

We use the information described above to:

• Respond to messages you send through the contact form
• Operate, maintain, and secure the website
• Understand how visitors use the site so we can improve our tools and content
• Display and measure advertising that helps keep the tools free
• Detect, prevent, and address technical issues or abuse

We do not sell your personal information.

04 Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We and our third-party partners use cookies and similar technologies to remember preferences, measure traffic, and serve relevant ads. You can control or disable cookies at any time through your browser settings, though some features may not work as intended if you do.

For a fuller breakdown of the specific cookies used, please see our Cookie Policy.

05 Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with the site, for example which tools are most used and how people arrive. Google Analytics sets cookies and collects standard usage data such as pages viewed and approximate location derived from IP address. This data is aggregated and helps us improve the site; it is not used to personally identify you. You can opt out of Google Analytics using Google's browser opt-out add-on.

06 Advertising

To keep our tools free, we may display advertising, including ads served by Google AdSense and its partners. These providers use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and/or other sites on the internet.
• You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• You can also opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalized advertising at aboutads.info.

07 Third-Party Services

We rely on a small number of reputable third-party services to operate, including our web host, Google Analytics, and Google AdSense. These providers process data under their own privacy policies, and we encourage you to review them. We do not control, and are not responsible for, the privacy practices of external sites we may link to from our content.

08 Your Rights & Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have rights over your personal data, including the right to access, correct, or delete the information you have shared with us, and to object to certain processing. Visitors in the European Economic Area (GDPR) and California (CCPA) have specific statutory rights. To exercise any of these, contact us using the details below and we will respond within a reasonable time.

You can also manage cookies through your browser, opt out of analytics and personalized ads using the links above, and choose not to submit the contact form.

09 Data Security & Retention

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the limited information we hold, but no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. We keep contact-form submissions only as long as needed to handle your enquiry and for our records, after which they are deleted.

10 Children's Privacy

The Online Tools is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

11 Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

12 Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, you can reach us at contact@theonlinetools.org or through our Contact page.