Privacy Policy for FreeToolHub.online

Effective Date: July 22, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how FreeToolHub.online (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, processes, and protects your personal information when you visit and use our website, https://freetoolhub.online. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in a transparent and secure manner.

By using our website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://freetoolhub.online.

For any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us at: feedback@freetoolhub.online

2. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information from and about users of our website for the purposes outlined below.

2.1 Information You Provide Directly to Us

  • Comments: When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
  • Contact Forms: If you use any contact forms on our website to send us inquiries or feedback, we collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address, and the content of your message.
  • User Registration (if applicable): If our website allows for user registration, we store the personal information users provide in their user profile. This typically includes a username, email address, and any other information they choose to add.
  • Media: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically (via Cookies and Tracking Technologies)

  • Cookies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data that may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.
    • Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the website to function correctly (e.g., for user logins, security). They do not store any personally identifiable information.
    • Preference/Functionality Cookies: If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
    • Authentication Cookies: If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
    • Analytics/Performance Cookies: We may use third-party analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics) to collect information about how users interact with our website, such as pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring websites. This helps us understand user behavior and improve our services. The information collected is typically aggregated and anonymized. For more information on how Google uses data, visit https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
  • Embedded Content from Other Websites: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.) from other websites. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party websites.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:

  • Operate, maintain, and improve our website and its functionalities.
  • Personalize your experience on our website.
  • Respond to your comments, questions, and requests.
  • Detect and prevent spam, fraud, and other malicious activities.
  • Analyze website usage and trends to enhance our services.
  • Maintain and improve user accounts (if applicable).
  • Comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and policies.

4. Legal Basis for Processing Your Personal Data (for GDPR Compliance)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described in this Privacy Policy depends on the personal data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.

We may process your personal data because:

  • You have given us consent to do so (e.g., for optional cookies).
  • The processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (e.g., providing access to registered user features).
  • The processing is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your data protection rights (e.g., for website analytics, spam detection, improving our services).
  • To comply with the law (e.g., responding to legal requests).

5. How We Share Your Information

We may share your personal information with the following categories of third parties for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy:

  • Service Providers: We engage third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service, provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related services, or assist us in analyzing how our Service is used. These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
    • Spam Detection Service: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (e.g., Akismet).
    • Hosting Providers: Our website is hosted by a third-party provider who processes data on our behalf to make the website accessible.
    • Analytics Providers: As mentioned, we may use analytics services (e.g., Google Analytics) to understand website usage.
    • Email Service Providers: If you contact us via email, or if we send you password reset emails, your information may be processed by our email service provider.
  • Legal Requirements: If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. We may also disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
    • Comply with a legal obligation.
    • Protect and defend the rights or property of FreeToolHub.online.
    • Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service.
    • Protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public.
    • Protect against legal liability.
  • Business Transfers: In the event that FreeToolHub.online is involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

6. How Long We Retain Your Data

We retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).

  • Comments: If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
  • User Account Information: For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. This information is retained for as long as your account remains active.
  • Cookies: The retention periods for cookies vary as described in Section 2.2 (e.g., comment cookies last for one year, login cookies for two days, screen options cookies for a year, article edit cookies for 1 day).
  • Contact Form Submissions: Information submitted via contact forms is typically retained for a period necessary to address your inquiry and for our records.
  • Analytics Data: Anonymized analytics data may be retained for longer periods to observe long-term trends.

7. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location and applicable data protection laws (such as GDPR for individuals in the EEA and CCPA for California residents), you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • The Right to Be Informed: You have the right to be informed about the collection and use of your personal data.
  • The Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
  • The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
  • The Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”): You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
  • The Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
  • The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
  • The Right to Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

How to Exercise Your Rights:

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [Your Contact Email Address Here, e.g., privacy@freetoolhub.online]. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable laws. We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling your request.

For users that register on our website (if any), all users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

8. International Data Transfers

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to — and maintained on — computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.

If you are located outside [Your Country, e.g., India] and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to [Your Country, e.g., India] and process it there.

By providing your information, you consent to this transfer. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

9. Children’s Privacy

Our Service is not intended for use by children under the age of 13 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our 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 of this Privacy Policy. We will also inform you via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at: feedback@freetoolhub.online