Privacy Policy
This policy explains what information ToolBench (toolsbench.org, "we", "us") collects, how it is used and what choices you have. We keep it as short and concrete as we can.
1. Your files and text stay on your device
Almost all tools run entirely in your browser using JavaScript. When you merge a PDF, compress an image, format JSON or type into a calculator, the content is processed on your own device. It is not uploaded to our servers, and we cannot see it. Closing the page discards it.
2. Tools that use an outside service
- AI cutout (Image Background Remover). This optional mode sends the photo you select to a server we operate on a hosting provider (Render) so that an image-segmentation model can remove the background. The server returns the result and does not keep the image. Do not use this mode for photos you do not want to send over the internet. The other modes of the tool run locally.
- Currency Converter. To show exchange rates, the page requests a rate table from a public exchange-rate service. The request contains no personal information, but like any web request it exposes your IP address to that service.
- OCR and some other features. A few tools load open-source code libraries (for example text recognition, QR scanning, barcode drawing or HTML-to-PDF conversion) from public content delivery networks such as jsDelivr, unpkg or cdnjs, and OCR may download language data on first use. Your documents are still processed locally; the network request only fetches the library or language files.
- Text-to-speech. The kids' flashcards use your browser's built-in speech voices. Depending on your device, the browser or operating system may use an online speech service.
3. Information stored in your browser
Some tools save small pieces of data in your browser's local storage so that they work as you expect, for example the To-Do List stores your tasks, and some tools may remember a setting. This data stays on your device, is not sent to us, and can be deleted by clearing your browser's site data.
4. Advertising and cookies
ToolBench shows advertisements provided by Google AdSense. Google and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to serve and measure ads, which may include ads based on your previous 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 our site and/or other sites on the internet.
- You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, or learn more at aboutads.info.
- You can also control or delete cookies in your browser settings.
- For details on how Google handles data when you use sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
- Visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland may be shown a consent message so that they can choose how cookies and personal data are used for advertising.
We do not control the cookies set by advertisers and have no access to them.
5. Server logs and analytics
The site is delivered through Cloudflare, which, like any web host, processes technical information such as IP address, browser type and requested page in order to deliver the site, prevent abuse and keep it secure. We do not use this information to identify individual visitors. The optional AI cutout server may keep short-term technical logs (for example request time and IP address) for abuse prevention and rate limiting.
6. Children
ToolBench is a general-audience site and is not directed at children under 13. The children's learning tools (flashcards, clock practice, quizzes, word games) are designed for use by a parent or teacher with a child. They do not ask for names, accounts or contact details, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
7. Your rights
Because we do not collect or store personal information about you beyond the technical data described above, there is generally nothing to access or delete. If you believe we hold information about you, or you have a privacy question, please contact us using the details on the contact page.
8. Links to other sites
Some pages link to other websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of those sites.
9. Changes to this policy
If we change how the site handles data, we will update this page and its "Last updated" date.