Privacy Policy

The short version

ToolDesk is built so that we know as little about you as possible. Every tool on this site runs entirely inside your web browser: the images, PDFs and text you work with are processed on your own device and are never uploaded to our servers. We have no user accounts, we set no cookies of our own, and we do not run analytics scripts.

Your files

When you compress an image, merge a PDF, format JSON or use any other ToolDesk tool, the processing happens locally using your browser's built-in capabilities (such as the Canvas API and JavaScript running on your machine). Your files are never transmitted to, stored on, or seen by our servers or any third party. Closing the page removes everything from memory.

What we do collect

Like almost every website, our web server automatically records standard access logs when you load a page. These logs contain your IP address, browser type (user agent), the page requested, and a timestamp. We use them only to keep the site running securely (for example, to block abusive traffic) and we do not use them to identify or profile visitors. Logs are rotated and deleted automatically.

Third-party services

A few page assets are loaded from third-party servers. When your browser fetches them, those providers technically receive your IP address as part of the normal request:

• Google Fonts — serves the Inter typeface used across the site.
• Public JavaScript CDNs — a small number of tools (HEIC to JPG, Compress PDF, Merge PDF) load open-source conversion libraries from public CDNs. These libraries still process your files locally; only the library code itself is downloaded.

We do not share any data with these providers beyond what your browser sends automatically when requesting a file.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how many people visit ToolDesk and which tools they use. It records page views, approximate location (country/city derived from an anonymised IP address), device type and browser, and sets cookies to distinguish visitors. It does not see the files or text you work with — those never leave your browser. Google processes this data on our behalf; see how Google uses data from partner sites. You can opt out with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Cookies

ToolDesk itself does not set any cookies. Google Analytics sets cookies to tell visitors apart (see above), and our advertising partner (see below) may set cookies to serve and measure ads, and where required by law you will be asked for consent before any advertising cookies are set.

Advertising

To keep ToolDesk free, we display advertising provided by Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies or similar technologies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites; visitors in regions that require it (such as the EU and UK) see a consent banner before any advertising cookies are set and can change their choice at any time; you can opt out of personalised advertising at google.com/settings/ads; and you can learn how Google uses data from partner sites at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Your rights

Because we don't collect personal data beyond short-lived server logs, there is usually nothing for us to look up, correct or delete. If you believe we hold information about you, or you have any privacy question, contact us and we will help: contact@tooldesk.cc.

Children's privacy

ToolDesk is a general-audience website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone, including children.

Changes to this policy

If we change this policy we will update this page and the "last updated" date above.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Email contact@tooldesk.cc or visit the contact page.