Privacy Policy

BuildToolForge ("we", "our", "us") builds free online tools for developers and anyone who works with websites. We respect your privacy and collect as little data as possible. This policy explains what information is involved when you use the site, how it is handled, and the choices you have. By using our services, you agree to this policy.

• Your email address and message if you contact us
• Your email address and language if you subscribe in the footer. We use it only to tell you about new tools and guides, never sell or share it, and delete it when you ask to unsubscribe at contact@buildtoolforge.com
• Feedback and bug reports you choose to send
• Values you enter into a tool, which are processed to return a result and not stored on our servers

• Basic technical data such as browser type and version, operating system, and language
• Approximate location (country or region) derived from your IP address, not precise location
• Short-lived server logs, such as IP address and request details, kept for security and reliable operation

We use Google Analytics (GA4) to measure how the site is used. It sets cookies (such as _ga and _gid) and collects usage data as described in Google's privacy policy. We may also display third-party advertising supplied by Google AdSense. When ads are shown, Google and its advertising partners may set or read cookies on your device in order to select and measure those ads. We also use Microsoft Clarity to see how visitors use the site through heatmaps and session recordings. It sets cookies such as _clck and _clsk, masks what you type and everything shown inside our tools, and processes data as described in Microsoft's privacy statement.

• Your theme choice (dark or light)
• Your language preference
• Your saved favorites
• Your recent DNS lookups

This stays on your device and is cleared when you clear your browser data.

• Provide, maintain, and improve the tools
• Return results for the tool you are using
• Remember your preferences

• Diagnose and fix technical issues
• Develop new tools and features
• Keep the site fast and reliable

• Reply to your questions and support requests
• Send important service notices when necessary

• Comply with applicable law
• Prevent fraud, abuse, and security issues
• Enforce our terms

Wherever the task allows, tools run entirely in your browser, so what you type never leaves your device. When a tool needs a server, it receives only the specific value you entered to return a result, and keeps no record of it afterward.

• Preferences: stored in your browser until you clear them
• Server logs: kept briefly for security, then discarded
• Email correspondence: kept only as long as needed to help you

We rely on reputable hosting and content-delivery infrastructure to run the site. Such providers are bound to protect data and use it only to operate the service.

We may disclose information when required by law to:

• Comply with legal processes
• Enforce our Terms of Service
• Protect our rights, property, and safety
• Prevent fraud, security issues, or illegal activity

If the project is ever transferred as part of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, information may transfer with it, and we will note any such change here.

When advertising is enabled, Google and its certified partners receive the information needed to select and measure ads — such as your approximate location, device and browser type, and the page being viewed. They never receive what you type into a tool. Google’s use of advertising cookies on partner sites is described in its own policies at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

• Essential browser storage for your theme, language, and session
• Google Analytics cookies (such as _ga and _gid) to measure site usage
• Microsoft Clarity cookies (such as _clck and _clsk) for heatmaps and session recordings, with tool contents masked
• Advertising cookies set by Google and its partners when ads are shown
• No tracking of what you type into a tool — tool input is never used for advertising

You can clear or block cookies and site storage through your browser settings, install the Google Analytics opt-out add-on, or use a private window. For advertising, you can turn off personalised ads in Google Ads Settings, and opt out of other vendors at aboutads.info/choices or youronlinechoices.eu. In the EEA, the UK and Switzerland, advertising and analytics storage stay switched off until you accept our consent message, and you can change or withdraw that choice at any time with the “Manage cookies” link in the footer.

• HTTPS with modern TLS for all traffic
• Client-side processing wherever possible, so little data is ever transmitted
• Served from secure, resilient infrastructure

• A deliberately small data footprint
• No accounts, so there is nothing to breach
• Prompt handling of any issue

No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, so we cannot promise absolute security, but we keep risk low by design.

Depending on where you live, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Correct inaccurate or incomplete data
• Request deletion of your data
• Restrict or object to processing
• Receive your data in a portable, machine-readable format
• Withdraw consent at any time
• Lodge a complaint with a data-protection authority

In practice we hold almost nothing beyond any email you have sent us. To make a request, email contact@buildtoolforge.com and we will respond within a reasonable time.

The site is not directed at children under 13 (or the minimum age in your region), and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. If you are a parent or guardian and believe a child has sent us personal data, contact us and we will delete it.

The site is served from a global edge network, so your requests may be handled by servers in various countries, which may have different data-protection laws.

• Using reputable providers with strong privacy practices
• Keeping the amount of data involved to a minimum
• Following industry best practices

• Browser-stored preferences: until you clear them
• Server logs: a short period for security
• Email correspondence: only as long as needed to help you

When data is no longer needed, we securely delete or anonymize it.

Browsers send the Do Not Track signal inconsistently and there is no agreed standard for honouring it, so we do not rely on it. Your choices are enforced instead through the consent message, the “Manage cookies” link in the footer, Google Ads Settings, and your own browser controls. Whatever you choose, what you type into a tool is never used for advertising.

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements.

• Significant changes: a prominent notice on the site
• Minor changes: the "last updated" date at the top is revised

Continuing to use the site after a change means you accept the updated policy.

If you have questions, concerns, or requests about this policy or your data, email us at contact@buildtoolforge.com. We aim to respond within a reasonable time.

For users in the European Economic Area, we process the limited data involved on the following legal grounds:

• Consent: when you give us permission
• Contract: to provide the service you requested
• Legitimate interests: to improve the service, prevent fraud, and keep it secure
• Legal obligation: to comply with applicable laws