Privacy Policy

ImageToolbox ("we," "our," or "us") operates the ImageToolbox website and services. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our website and image processing tools.

By using ImageToolbox, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree, please do not use our services.

We may collect the following types of information:

• Usage Data: We automatically collect information about how you interact with our website, including pages visited, tools used, time spent, and referring URLs.
• IP Address: Your IP address is collected for rate limiting, abuse prevention, and to provide guest-mode functionality without requiring account creation.
• Account Information: If you create an account, we collect your email address and a securely hashed version of your password. We never store plain-text passwords.
• Uploaded Images: For server-side tools (such as AI background removal, AI upscale, and image-to-GIF), images are uploaded to our servers for processing. Processed images are stored temporarily and deleted after delivery.

Client-side tools: The majority of our image tools (crop, resize, blur, brightness, filters, etc.) run entirely in your browser. Your images are never uploaded to our servers when using these tools.

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide and maintain our image processing services
• Enforce usage limits and prevent abuse (rate limiting, quota tracking)
• Improve our tools and user experience
• Communicate with you about your account or service updates
• Comply with legal obligations

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience. These include:

• Essential Cookies: Required for authentication and session management.
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website so we can improve our services.
• Advertising Cookies: Used by Google AdSense to display relevant advertisements. See the "Third-Party Services" section below.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain features.

We use the following third-party services:

• Google AdSense (Publisher ID: ca-pub-2465240986118726): We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google may use cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• Cloudflare: Our website is hosted on Cloudflare Workers. Cloudflare may collect performance and security data. See Cloudflare's Privacy Policy.
• RunPod: AI-powered tools (background removal, upscaling, GIF generation) are processed using RunPod serverless infrastructure. Images sent for AI processing are handled according to RunPod's privacy practices.

We retain your data only as long as necessary to provide our services:

• Processed images: Temporarily stored and deleted after you download the result or after a short retention period.
• Account data: Retained until you request deletion of your account.
• Usage data: Daily usage counters are retained for quota enforcement.
• Rate limit data: Automatically expires after a short window.

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data
• Object to or restrict processing of your data
• Data portability

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the email address listed below.

ImageToolbox is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us so we can promptly remove it.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: support@imagetoolbox.app