Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to PhotoResizer.in ("we", "our", or "us"). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy explains our unique "client-side-only" approach to image processing and what minimal data we do collect to keep the site operational.

By accessing or using our free online image resizing tools, you agree to this Privacy Policy.

2. How We Process Your Images (Client-Side Architecture)

Unlike most online tools, PhotoResizer.in does not rely on backend servers to process your images.

• Local Processing: We utilize modern HTML5 Canvas and browser-side JavaScript to crop, compress, and convert your photos.
• No Cloud Uploads: When you select an image on our website, it is processed directly by the CPU/RAM on your local machine (phone or computer).
• Absolute Security: Because the file transfer never crosses the internet, it is mathematically impossible for us, hackers, or third parties to intercept your sensitive documents.

3. What Data Do We Collect?

While we absolutely do not collect or see your images, we do capture basic, anonymized analytics to improve our website's performance and fix bugs.

A. Analytics Data

We use tools like Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity to understand how visitors use our site. This data includes:

• General location (Country/City level)
• Device type (Mobile, Desktop, Tablet)
• Browser type (Chrome, Safari, Firefox)
• Pages visited and tools used
• Anonymous session recordings (to identify UI bottlenecks)

B. Cookies

We use minimal essential cookies to save your site preferences (such as Light/Dark mode) and standard analytics cookies to track basic traffic metrics. You can disable cookies in your browser settings at any time without affecting the core functionality of the image resizer.

4. Third-Party Services & Advertising

We utilize the following third-party infrastructure:

• Vercel: Our website is hosted on Vercel. They may log standard technical requesting data (IP addresses) for security and anti-DDoS purposes.
• Google Analytics: For aggregate traffic measurement.
• Microsoft Clarity: For behavioral analytics and heatmaps. All text inputs and personal data are masked by default.

Advertising Disclosures (Google AdSense)

We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.

• Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings. (Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.)

5. GDPR & CCPA Compliance

We are committed to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Because our core processing is decentralized (client-side), we minimize data collection by design.

• Right to Access: You can see all data we collect (anonymized analytics) by reviewing this policy.
• Right to Erasure: We don't store your photos, so there is nothing to erase. For analytics data, we use anonymized IPs.
• Data Portability: Since we don't have user accounts, there is no personal data to port.
• No Sale of Data: We do not sell your personal information or image data to any third parties.

6. Security Architecture & Encryption

We prioritize your document safety through a multi-layered security approach:

• HTTPS/TLS Encryption: All traffic between your browser and our site is encrypted using industry-standard SSL certificates.
• No Persistence: Our application is "stateless" regarding your images. Once the browser tab is closed, any temporary memory used for resizing is wiped by the browser's garbage collector.
• Sandbox Isolation: Processing happens in the browser's JavaScript sandbox, which prevents the code from accessing other files on your computer.

7. Data Deletion Policy

Since we never upload or store your images on our servers, there is no "deletion" required — your files never left your control. We do not maintain any database of user-uploaded content.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our security practices, please contact us at:
Email: privacy@photoresizer.in