How we handle your data
Last updated: 16 September 2026
This page is the plain-language version. It complements the privacy policy; if they appear to disagree on a point, this page is the more specific one and should be treated as authoritative.
Where data goes
Tools on Toolhub run in your browser. Anything you paste, type, or upload into a tool stays on your device — we do not have a server-side tool runner, and there is no upload endpoint behind any of the tools.
There is exactly one named exception to "no data leaves your device":
- AdSense — Google's display-ad system, present on the content pages (tools, articles, homepage). Ad requests are paused by default; in the EEA/UK, a consent banner handles consent before any advertising cookies are set. Non-personalised ads may be served outside the EEA/UK. Legal and policy pages carry no ads.
Toolhub runs no analytics — no Plausible, no Google Analytics, no page-view counter.
What we store
Nothing about you. No accounts, no user IDs, no email, no profile. We do not store the content you put into tools.
Your browser stores two small localStorage entries on your device only — both readable and clearable from your browser's developer tools:
theme— "light" or "dark", roughly one byte of preference.toolhub:consent— your ad consent decision (yes/no/unset). Used to avoid asking you again.
GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA and the Slovak DPA
Toolhub processes minimal data:
- EU / UK (GDPR / UK GDPR): no analytics run, so there is no analytics processing to consent to. Ad requests are paused by default; a consent banner handles consent for advertising cookies in the EEA/UK.
- California (CCPA): we do not sell personal information. We do not have personal information to sell.
- Slovakia (Slovak Data Protection Authority): Toolhub's maintainer is based in Slovakia. The Slovak DPA's rules apply to any processing that does occur — which is essentially limited to (when enabled) AdSense's own consent-managed flow.
Rights to access or delete personal data effectively do not apply because no personal data is stored to access or delete. If you have specific questions, contact us via the contact page.
Cookies
- Theme preference: one localStorage entry, not a cookie. Stays on your device. Not transmitted with HTTP requests.
- AdSense: Google sets its own third-party advertising cookies, governed by Google's policies. Ad requests are paused by default; consent is managed by a consent banner in the EEA/UK. The script is present on content pages (tools, articles, homepage) but not on legal or policy pages.
Analytics
Toolhub runs no analytics and no visitor-tracking beacons — no Cloudflare Web Analytics, no Google Analytics, no Plausible, nothing that counts or profiles visitors. Cloudflare, as the site's host and CDN, still necessarily receives standard request metadata (IP, timestamp, URL) to serve and protect the site — this is inherent to any hosted website and is covered by Cloudflare's own privacy policy.
Children
Toolhub is a general-audience utility site intended for adults and professional users. It is not directed to children, and we do not knowingly collect any personal data from anyone, including children under 13 — there is no account system, no profile, and no server-side collection of tool input. Because the site is not child-directed, we do not enable any feature designed to target or profile a minor. Adults, including educators, are welcome to use the tools.
Downloadable PDF
A PDF version of this page is available for offline reference or for printing as part of a school's IT documentation:
The PDF is English only at this stage; per-language PDFs are not in scope for the current release.
Questions
If anything here is unclear, please use the contact page. Clarifying questions are a useful way to make this page better for the next reader.