Privacy Policy

The majority of Image Toolkit’s tools run entirely in your browser. When you use a client-side tool — compress, resize, crop, convert, rotate, blur, watermark, add text, pixelate, round corners, color picker, photo filters, meme generator, image-to-PDF, photo editor, or any of the format conversion tools — your files never leave your device. We cannot see them, we do not store them, and we have no access to them. All processing happens locally using the HTML5 Canvas API and Web Workers.

A small number of tools require server-side processing (background removal, image upscaling, HEIC conversion, HTML-to-image rendering, and face blurring). For those tools, your file is sent to our API over HTTPS, processed, returned to you, and deleted from our servers immediately. We do not retain copies.

Client-side tools perform all image manipulation in your browser. The files you select or drag into the tool are read by JavaScript running on your device. They are not transmitted over the network. The results are generated locally and downloaded directly from your browser.

Because we never receive these files, we cannot log, analyze, sell, or share them. This is by design — it’s the core principle behind Image Toolkit.

The following tools send your file to our server for processing:

• Remove Background (AI-powered via rembg)
• Upscale Image (AI-powered via Real-ESRGAN)
• HEIC to JPG (native codec conversion)
• HTML to Image (webpage rendering)
• Blur Face (face detection and blurring)

These tools are clearly labeled in the interface. When you use one, your image is sent to our API via HTTPS, processed in memory, and the result is returned. Uploaded files and results are deleted from the server immediately after processing completes. We do not store, cache, or back up any images processed through these tools.

We do not use your images to train machine learning models. We do not share them with third parties.

We collect minimal data to keep the site running:

• Analytics: If you consent to cookies, we use privacy-friendly analytics (Plausible) to measure page views. Plausible does not use cookies for tracking, does not collect personal data, and does not track you across sites.
• Ads: If you consent, we show ads via Google AdSense. Google may set cookies and collect data according to its own privacy policy. Ads only load after you accept the cookie banner.
• Server logs: Our API server logs request timestamps and error information for debugging purposes. Logs do not contain image data and are rotated regularly.

We do not collect your name, email address, or any account information because we don’t have accounts.

On your first visit, we show a cookie consent banner. If you decline, no third-party cookies are set and no analytics or ad scripts load. If you accept, we store your preference in localStorage (not a cookie) and load analytics and ad scripts.

You can change your preference at any time by clearing your browser’s local storage for this site.

• Vercel: Hosts the website. Vercel may process request metadata (IP addresses, headers) according to its privacy policy.
• Plausible Analytics: Privacy-focused analytics. No personal data collected, no cookies, GDPR-compliant by design.
• Google AdSense:Serves ads if you consent. Subject to Google’s privacy policy.

Client-side tools: No data to retain — we never receive it.

Server-side tools: Files are deleted from memory immediately after processing. No images are written to disk or persistent storage.

Server logs: Retained for up to 30 days for debugging, then deleted.

Because we collect minimal data and don’t have user accounts, there is generally nothing to request deletion of. If you believe we hold any data about you and want it removed, contact us and we’ll address it promptly.

Image Toolkit is a general-purpose tool and does not knowingly collect information from children under 13. Since we don’t collect personal information from anyone, this applies equally to all users.

If we make material changes, we’ll update the “last updated” date at the top of this page. For significant changes (such as adding new server-side tools that process your files), we’ll add a notice on the homepage.

Questions about this policy? Email [email protected].