Privacy Policy

We only aim to collect what is necessary.

Depending on how you use the website, we may collect the following categories of data:

• Contact data: name, email address and any information you submit through contact, bug report or tool suggestion forms.
• Technical data: IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, user agent, referring URL, pages visited, date and time of access and technical logs.
• Form metadata: page URL, submission time, browser information and anti-spam verification data.
• Tool input data: text, values, settings, images, files or other input you provide to use a tool.
• Analytics data: aggregated or pseudonymous information about visits, pages, interactions and website performance, if analytics tools are enabled.
• Account data: if accounts are introduced in the future, registration details, login information, preferences, saved items, usage history or account settings.
• Payment data: if paid features are introduced, billing details, transaction identifiers, plan information and payment status, usually processed through third-party payment providers.

We do not intentionally request highly sensitive personal data through this website. Please do not submit sensitive, confidential or regulated information unless a specific feature clearly states that it is designed for that purpose.

We process data for specific purposes.

We may use personal data for the following purposes:

• To respond to contact messages, bug reports, tool suggestions or support requests.
• To operate, maintain, secure and improve the website and its tools.
• To detect spam, fraud, abuse, bots, scraping, attacks or unauthorized activity.
• To understand website usage, performance, popular pages and technical issues.
• To process user input or files when a tool requires it.
• To provide account-based features if user registration is introduced in the future.
• To process payments, subscriptions, credits or premium features if paid services are introduced.
• To comply with legal obligations, enforce our Terms of Use and protect our rights or the rights of others.

We rely on different legal bases depending on the context.

Where the General Data Protection Regulation applies, we may rely on the following legal bases:

• Consent: for optional cookies, analytics, advertising cookies, marketing communications or other processing that requires consent.
• Contract or pre-contractual steps: when processing is necessary to provide a requested service, account feature, paid feature or support response.
• Legitimate interests: to operate the website, prevent abuse, improve tools, secure the service, analyze basic performance and respond to user requests, provided that your rights do not override those interests.
• Legal obligation: when processing is necessary to comply with applicable laws, tax rules, accounting duties, consumer obligations or valid legal requests.

Some tools may process data locally, while others may use server-side processing.

Many tools on Free Utilities Online may be designed to run directly in your browser. In those cases, your input or files may be processed locally on your device without intentionally uploading them to our servers.

Some tools may require server-side processing now or in the future. This may include processing through hosting infrastructure, cloud services, serverless functions, APIs or third-party providers such as cloud infrastructure platforms.

If a tool requires uploading files or sending input to a server, we aim to process that data only for the purpose of providing the requested tool result, unless clearly stated otherwise.

Server-side tools may process technical metadata such as file type, file size, conversion settings, error logs, processing time or request identifiers. Specific retention periods may vary depending on the tool and technical requirements.

Please do not upload files or submit content that contains sensitive personal data, confidential business information, passwords, private keys, medical data, financial data or any information you are not authorized to process.

We may use analytics to understand and improve the website.

We may use analytics tools to understand how users find and use the website, which pages and tools are popular, what technical issues occur and how to improve performance and usability.

Google Analytics 4 may be used if enabled. Google states that Google Analytics 4 does not log or store individual IP addresses and that IP addresses collected from EU users are dropped before data is logged via EU domains and servers. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

Google Search Console may be used to monitor how the website appears in Google Search, including search performance, clicks, impressions, indexing and technical search issues. Google describes Search Console as a tool to monitor Google Search results data for website properties. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}

Analytics and measurement tools may be subject to consent requirements depending on their configuration and applicable law. More information is available in our Cookie Policy.

Cookies and similar technologies may be used.

Free Utilities Online may use cookies, local storage, pixels, tags or similar technologies for technical, security, analytics, personalization, advertising or consent management purposes.

Some cookies are necessary for the website to work. Others may require your consent, especially analytics, advertising, personalization or tracking cookies.

We may introduce advertising platforms, affiliate links, sponsored content or ad management partners in the future, including services such as Journey by Mediavine or similar advertising networks.

In Spain, cookie consent must be presented in a way that allows users to accept or reject cookies with equivalent visibility and access when consent is required. The AEPD cookie guidance explains the need for clear cookie information and consent mechanisms. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}

Full details about cookies and similar technologies are available in our Cookie Policy.

Accounts and paid features may be introduced later.

Free Utilities Online may introduce user accounts in the future. If this happens, we may process account registration details, login data, preferences, saved tools, usage history, account settings and security logs.

We may also introduce paid tools, premium features, subscriptions, credits, commercial plans or API access. If paid features are introduced, payment and billing data may be processed by third-party payment providers.

We do not intend to store full payment card details directly on our website unless clearly stated. Payment providers may process payment information according to their own terms and privacy policies.

Before accounts or paid features are launched, this Privacy Policy may be updated with more specific information about data categories, providers, retention and user controls.

We may share data with providers when necessary.

We do not sell personal data as part of the normal operation of this website.

We may share or make data available to service providers that help us operate the website, including hosting providers, email providers, form delivery tools, anti-spam providers, analytics providers, cookie consent tools, advertising partners, payment processors, cloud infrastructure providers, serverless processing providers, security services and technical support providers.

These providers may process data only as needed to provide their services, according to their own roles, contracts and applicable law.

We may also disclose data where necessary to comply with legal obligations, enforce our Terms of Use, protect rights, prevent abuse, investigate security incidents or respond to lawful requests from competent authorities.

Some providers may process data outside your country.

Some service providers may be located outside Spain, the European Economic Area or your country of residence. Where international data transfers occur, we aim to rely on appropriate safeguards required by applicable law, such as adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses or provider data processing terms.

Specific transfer information may depend on the providers active at any given time and may be updated as the website evolves.

We keep data only as long as needed.

We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

• Contact and support messages: retained for as long as needed to respond, manage follow-ups and keep a reasonable record of the request.
• Bug reports and suggestions: retained for as long as useful to improve tools, resolve issues or plan new features.
• Technical logs: retained for security, debugging, abuse prevention and operational purposes for a limited period where possible.
• Analytics data: retained according to the settings of the analytics provider.
• Account data: if accounts are introduced, retained while the account is active and for any additional period required for security, legal or administrative reasons.
• Payment and billing data: if paid features are introduced, retained as required for accounting, tax, legal and fraud prevention purposes.
• Uploaded files: if server-side processing is used, retention should be limited to what is necessary to provide the tool result, unless otherwise stated on the tool page.

We use reasonable security measures.

We aim to use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the website and personal data against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, loss or disclosure.

These measures may include HTTPS, access controls, anti-spam protection, secure hosting, software updates, monitoring, backups, rate limits and other security practices.

However, no website, online service or transmission method is completely secure. You use the website at your own responsibility and should avoid submitting sensitive or confidential information unless necessary.

You may have rights over your personal data.

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to request access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection to processing and withdrawal of consent.

You may exercise your rights by contacting us at info@freeutilitiesonline.com. We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

If you are in the European Economic Area, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In Spain, the supervisory authority is the Spanish Data Protection Agency, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos.

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

This website is not directed to children.

Free Utilities Online is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 16.

If you believe that a child has provided personal data through the website, please contact us so we can review and take appropriate action.

This policy may be updated.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the website, tools, providers, legal requirements or data processing practices.

When we update this policy, we will change the “Last updated” date above. Significant changes may be communicated through the website or other appropriate means where required.