Privacy Policy

1. Introduction & Overview

Welcome to ToolBean ("we," "our," or "us"). We operate the website located at https://toolbean.com. We believe in absolute transparency and are deeply committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors and users. This Privacy Policy details our practices regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of information when you use our web-based developer utilities and technical guides.

2. Client-Side Data Processing (Zero Server Storage)

Unlike many traditional online tool websites, ToolBean does not transmit or store the contents of your input data on remote servers.

• JSON Data & Payloads: Formatting, validation, and schema checking are performed entirely in your browser's JavaScript memory.
• Security Tokens & Keys: JWT parsing, Base64 encoding/decoding, and cryptographic hashing (MD5, SHA-256) use the browser's built-in Web Crypto API locally.
• Image & File Conversions: File resizing, SVG previewing, and CSV-to-JSON transformations happen client-side via HTML5 Canvas and WASM without uploading files to our backend.

3. Local Storage & Client Preferences

We use the browser's standard localStorage mechanism strictly to save user preference configurations on your local device:

• Light/Dark UI theme preferences
• Recently used tool history and pinned shortcuts

This information never leaves your personal device and can be cleared at any time through your browser settings.

4. Third-Party Advertising & Google AdSense

To keep our tools free and continually maintained, we partner with third-party advertising vendors, including Google AdSense, to display ads on our website.

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies (such as the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites on the internet.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings page.
• Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

5. Analytics & Aggregate Metrics

We may use privacy-first analytics tools (such as Cloudflare Web Analytics or Vercel Analytics) to collect anonymous, aggregate traffic telemetry (such as page load speeds, general geographic region, and device types) to optimize website performance. No personally identifiable information (PII) is gathered or tracked across external websites.

6. GDPR & CCPA Compliance

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK, or California, you have specific rights regarding your personal data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Because we do not store personal accounts or server-side user data, we do not sell or rent personal information to third parties.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect enhancements to our tool suite or changes in legal regulations. Changes are effective immediately upon posting to this page.