Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2025

Last Updated: January 1, 2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to FreePolicyTools ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal information is handled in a safe and responsible manner. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website and use our services.

2. Information We Collect

Information You Provide

We do not require you to create accounts or provide personal information to use our tools. Any information you enter into our document generators (such as company names, email addresses, or website URLs) is processed locally in your browser and is not transmitted to or stored on our servers.

Automatically Collected Information

We may automatically collect certain information when you visit our website:

• IP address and general location information
• Browser type and version
• Operating system
• Pages visited and time spent on our site
• Referring website information

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for the following purposes:

• To provide, operate, and maintain our website
• To improve and optimize our website performance
• To understand how visitors use our site
• To detect and prevent fraud or abuse
• To comply with legal obligations

4. Information Sharing

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties, except in the following circumstances:

• With your explicit consent
• To comply with legal requirements or court orders
• To protect our rights, property, or safety, or that of our users
• In connection with a business transfer or merger

5. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services for analytics and website functionality:

• Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand website usage patterns. Google Analytics may collect information about your browsing behavior. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
• Content Delivery Networks: We may use CDN services to improve website performance and security.

6. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience:

• Essential Cookies: Required for basic website functionality
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our site
• Preference Cookies: Remember your settings and preferences

You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. However, disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information:

• Secure server infrastructure
• Regular security assessments
• Access controls and authentication
• Data encryption in transit

However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• Right to access your personal information
• Right to correct inaccurate information
• Right to delete your personal information
• Right to restrict processing
• Right to data portability
• Right to object to processing

GDPR Rights (EU Residents)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area, you have additional rights under the GDPR, including the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

CCPA Rights (California Residents)

If you are a California resident, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, including the right to know what personal information we collect and the right to opt out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information.

9. Children's Privacy

Our services are not directed to children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information.

10. International Data Transfers

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We ensure that such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws and implement appropriate safeguards.

11. Data Retention

We retain information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law. Since we don't store information entered into our tools, this primarily applies to automatically collected website analytics data.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

• Email: support@freepolicytools.com
• Website: Contact Page