Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to ResizeFrame ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience when using our image resizing and cropping tools. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at resizeframe.com (the "Site") and use our services.

We understand that your images are personal and may contain sensitive information. That's why we've built our service with a privacy-first approach. Unlike many other online image processing tools, ResizeFrame processes all images directly in your web browser. This means your photos never leave your device and are never uploaded to our servers.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By accessing or using our Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Site.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

We minimize the collection of personal information. Our tools are designed to work without requiring you to create an account or provide personal details. Any information you choose to share is handled with care and used only for the purposes described in this policy.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device and your use of the Site. This includes:

• Device Information: We collect information about the device you use to access our Site, including the type of device, operating system, browser type, screen resolution, and device language settings.
• Usage Information: We collect information about how you interact with our Site, including which pages you visit, how long you spend on each page, which features you use, and how you navigate between pages.
• Location Information: We may collect general location information based on your IP address, such as your country and city. We do not collect precise GPS location data.
• Referral Information: We collect information about where you came from before visiting our Site, including the referring website URL and any search terms used to find us.

Images and Local Processing

Important: Your images are processed entirely within your web browser using client-side JavaScript technology. This means:

• Your images are never uploaded to our servers
• We do not have access to view, store, or analyze your images
• Your images remain on your device throughout the entire process
• No image data is transmitted over the internet
• We cannot recover or access any images you process using our tools

This browser-based approach ensures maximum privacy for your personal photos and sensitive images. We believe this is the most privacy-respecting way to provide image processing services.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"), to help us understand how visitors use our Site. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect and analyze information about your use of our Site.

The information collected by Google Analytics includes:

• Pages you visit and time spent on each page
• Your approximate geographic location (country/city level)
• Your browser type and device information
• How you found our Site (search engines, direct visits, referrals)
• Which features and tools you use
• Bounce rate and exit pages

Google Analytics uses this information to compile reports and help us improve our Site. Google may also use the data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network.

You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. For more information on how Google uses data, visit Google's Privacy Policy.

Google AdSense and Advertising

Our Site uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Site and other websites on the Internet. These advertising cookies enable Google and its partners to serve ads to you based on your browsing patterns.

The advertising cookies used by Google AdSense may collect:

• Information about the ads you've seen
• Ads you've clicked on
• Information about your browsing behavior across websites
• Your interests and preferences for ad personalization

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

Please note that even after opting out of personalized ads, you will still see advertisements on our Site, but they will not be tailored to your interests.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and track information about your use of our Site. Cookies are small data files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

Types of cookies we use:

• Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the Site to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation and access to secure areas.
• Analytics Cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Site by collecting and reporting information anonymously (Google Analytics).
• Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements and track ad campaign performance (Google AdSense).

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. However, if you block essential cookies, some features of our Site may not work properly.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To Provide and Maintain Our Service: We use analytics data to ensure our Site functions properly and to identify and fix technical issues.
• To Improve Our Service: We analyze usage patterns to understand which features are most valuable and how we can enhance the user experience.
• To Improve Our Services: We use aggregated, anonymized data to understand usage patterns and improve the user experience.
• To Display Advertisements: We use advertising cookies to display relevant ads and support the free operation of our Site.
• To Protect Our Service: We use information to detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and security threats.
• To Comply With Legal Obligations: We may use information to comply with applicable laws, regulations, and legal processes.

Information Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: We share information with Google Analytics and Google AdSense as described above to help us operate and improve our Site.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
• Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
• With Your Consent: We may share information for other purposes with your explicit consent.

Data Retention

We retain the information we collect for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

• Analytics Data: Google Analytics data is retained according to Google's data retention policies. By default, user-level and event-level data is retained for 26 months.
• Image Data: As stated above, your images are never stored on our servers. They exist only temporarily in your browser's memory during processing and are not retained after you leave the Site.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or destruction. Our security measures include:

• HTTPS encryption for all data transmitted between your browser and our Site
• Client-side image processing to ensure your images never leave your device
• Regular security updates and monitoring
• Limited access to personal information by our team

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. Since our tools process images locally without collecting personal data, children's privacy is protected by design.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your privacy.

Questions About Privacy

If you have questions about our privacy practices, please review our FAQ page which covers common questions about how our tools work and protect your privacy.