Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026. Written in plain English — a privacy policy you can’t actually read isn’t really protecting anyone.

Here’s the honest version. TechWhack is built so that most of what you do here never reaches us in the first place — the tools run inside your own browser, so your files usually never leave your device. The little we do collect is laid out below, no 9,000-word maze.

What we don’t do

• We don’t sell your personal information. Not to anyone, not ever.
• We don’t see, store or read the files you run through our browser-based tools.
• We don’t force you to make an account to use a tool.
• We don’t bury the bits that matter in legalese.

Your files — the part that actually matters

Most TechWhack tools run entirely in your browser: your files, text and images are processed on your own device and are never uploaded to us. The handful that genuinely need a server (heavier conversions) upload your file only for the few seconds the job takes, then delete it immediately — not after an hour, but the moment it’s done. We never keep a copy.

What we actually collect

• An account — only if you make one: your name, email, and a profile picture if you sign in with a third-party provider.
• Anything you send us: messages through the contact form or to [email protected], or a newsletter sign-up.
• Anonymous usage: aggregated analytics (which tools are popular) and standard server logs (IP, browser) for security and stopping abuse.

Why we’re allowed to (legal basis)

Where it applies, we process this based on your consent (cookies, newsletter), our legitimate interest in running and securing the site (analytics, logs, abuse-prevention), and your requests (your messages, your account).

Cookies — the honest breakdown

Three kinds: essential ones that keep the site working (can’t switch these off), analytics ones that show us what’s useful, and advertising ones from our ad partners. Decline the non-essential ones from the cookie notice, or clear them in your browser whenever you like. We use Google Analytics to measure traffic in aggregate — it tells us which pages are useful, not who you are.

Ads — yes, and here’s the deal

Free tools cost money to run, so TechWhack shows ads served by Google, including Google AdSense. The required-and-true bit: third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. Turn off personalized ads at Google Ads Settings, or opt out of third-party vendor cookies at aboutads.info — the tools work exactly the same either way.

Who else touches your data

Only the services that help us run the place — analytics, advertising, email delivery, sign-in — and only as much as they need. Some of these providers process data in the United States and other countries; where they do, they’re covered by standard data-protection safeguards. Nothing gets passed around beyond that, and again: we never sell it.

Your privacy rights — everyone

Want to see, fix, delete, restrict, object to, or get a copy of what we hold on you — or withdraw consent you’ve given? Email [email protected] or use the contact page and we’ll sort it. We won’t treat you differently for asking.

If you’re in the EU or UK (GDPR)

The UK GDPR / EU GDPR backs all of the above. If you’re not happy with how we’ve handled your data, you can complain to your local data protection authority (in the UK, the ICO at ico.org.uk).

If you’re in California (CCPA/CPRA)

You have the right to know what we collect, to delete it, to correct it, and to opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information. We don’t sell your personal information. We do allow advertising cookies that, under California law, can count as “sharing” for personalized ads — you can opt out of that any time by declining advertising cookies in our cookie notice, and we honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser signal as a valid opt-out.

How long we keep it

Only as long as we need it for the reason we collected it. Files from server-side tools are gone the moment the job finishes.

Kids

TechWhack isn’t aimed at children. We don’t knowingly collect data from anyone under 16, or under 13 in the United States (COPPA). If you believe a child has given us data, tell us and we’ll remove it.

If this changes

If the policy changes in a way that matters, the “last updated” date moves and the change will be obvious. No silent edits.