Privacy Policy

ToolNest does not upload, store or transmit the files and text you process with our file tools — processing happens inside your own browser. The AI tools are the exception: they send your prompt — and the image, when editing — from your browser directly to the AI provider you connect with your own API key. We do collect anonymous usage statistics, and we show ads from Google, which uses cookies. A consent banner asks before those cookies are set, and you can change your choice at any time. This page explains all of it in detail.

This policy covers the website https://toolnest.work and all tools hosted on it. For any privacy question or request, contact privacy@toolnest.work.

This is the part that matters most, so it comes first: the images, PDFs, text and data you put into our tools are never sent to us.

Each tool is implemented with browser APIs that run on your own device. Your file is read into your browser's memory, processed there, and written back out as a download. No copy travels over the network, we operate no upload endpoint, and we keep no processing logs. When you close or reload the page, the data is gone from memory.

The AI tools work differently and are the one exception. They have no local way to generate text or images, so when you use them, your prompt — and the image you are editing, for the editor — is sent from your browser straight to the AI provider you connect with your own API key. It is not sent to us and passes through no ToolNest server; the provider processes it under its own privacy policy. Each AI tool page states exactly what it sends before you use it.

A direct consequence: we cannot recover a file for you, and we cannot see what you were working on if you report a problem. That is by design.

We collect a limited amount of technical and usage information, none of which identifies you by name:

• Usage analytics — pages viewed, approximate country or region, referring site, device type, browser and operating system, and general interaction events such as which tool page was opened.
• Server and CDN logs — standard web-server entries including IP address, timestamp, requested URL and user agent, retained for a short period for security and abuse prevention.
• Advertising data — collected by Google as described in the next section.
• Email correspondence — if you write to us, we keep your message and address in order to reply.

We do not ask you to create an account, and we do not request or store names, passwords, postal addresses or payment details.

ToolNest is funded by advertising. We use Google AdSense to serve ads, and Google is an independent controller of the data it collects through those ads.

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and other sites on the internet.
• You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings. You can also opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising at aboutads.info.
• We ask for your consent through our cookie banner before advertising and analytics cookies are set. If you accept, Google may use advertising cookies to personalise the ads you see. If you decline, advertising cookies stay off and Google serves non-personalised ads instead. You can change your choice at any time via the "Cookie settings" link in the footer of every page.

Google's own explanation of how it uses data from partner sites is at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

We use Google Analytics to understand which tools people use and where pages are slow or confusing. It sets cookies and reports aggregated statistics. We have no interest in individual behaviour and do not try to identify visitors.

We only set analytics cookies after you accept them in the cookie banner. If you would rather not be counted, decline in the banner (or reopen it later via "Cookie settings" in the footer), install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, block analytics cookies in your browser, or use any browser tracking-protection feature — none of which affects how the tools work. If you decline, we set no analytics cookies; note that some aggregated, cookieless page-view counts may still reach Google Analytics without identifying you.

Cookies and similar storage on this site fall into three groups:

• Essential — remembering your cookie-banner choice and basic interface preferences. Some tools use your browser's local storage to keep a setting such as a preferred output format, and the AI tools keep your API key there so it never reaches us. That storage stays on your device.
• Analytics — set by Google Analytics to measure traffic.
• Advertising — set by Google and its advertising partners to select and measure ads.

You can delete or block cookies in your browser settings at any time. Blocking them will not stop the tools from working, since the tools do not depend on cookies.

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, we ask for your consent through our cookie banner before analytics and advertising cookies are set, and you can accept, decline or change your choice at any time via "Cookie settings" in the footer. Server logs rest on our legitimate interest in operating a secure website. You have the right to access, correct, delete or port your personal data, to object to processing, and to withdraw consent at any time.

If you are a California resident, you have the right to know what personal information is collected, to request its deletion, and to opt out of any sale or sharing of personal information. We do not sell personal information. To exercise any of these rights, write to privacy@toolnest.work and we will respond within the period the applicable law allows.

Server logs are kept only as long as needed for security and troubleshooting. Analytics data is retained according to Google Analytics' configured retention period. Email correspondence is kept while a conversation is open and for a reasonable period afterwards.

The site is served over HTTPS, and because tool input never leaves your device, the most sensitive category of data simply never reaches our infrastructure.

ToolNest is a general-audience utility site and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Some pages link to third-party sites and documentation. We are not responsible for their content or their privacy practices — please review their own policies.

We may update this policy as the site changes or as legal requirements evolve. Material changes will be reflected in the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continuing to use the site after an update means you accept the revised policy.

Related pages: Terms of Service and Disclaimer.