Summary
CleanUtils does not require an account, does not process payments, does not run ads, and does not intentionally use analytics trackers in this codebase. Most tool input is processed locally in your browser and is not uploaded to CleanUtils servers.
Information You Provide
When you paste text, CSV data, HAR files, prompts, URLs, logs, or other content into a CleanUtils tool, that input is used in your browser to generate the result shown on the page. The current site code does not send tool input to CleanUtils servers.
If you use a feedback email link, your email app may send us your email address, message, and any information you include. Please avoid sending secrets, credentials, private customer data, or sensitive files in feedback messages.
Information Collected Automatically
Like most websites, CleanUtils and its hosting or delivery providers may receive basic request information when your browser loads the site. This can include your IP address, browser and device information, requested pages, referring page, and request timestamps. We use this information to operate, secure, debug, and maintain the site.
Local Browser Storage
CleanUtils stores your light or dark theme preference in your browser's local storage under cleanutils-theme. This preference stays on your device unless you clear your browser storage. CleanUtils does not use this value to identify you across other websites.
Clipboard and Downloads
Some tools can read from your clipboard when you click a paste button, and can write output to your clipboard when you click a copy button. These actions happen only after your interaction. Download buttons create files locally in your browser from the generated result.
Cookies, Analytics, Ads, and Sale of Data
CleanUtils does not intentionally set advertising cookies, run third-party behavioral advertising, sell personal information, or share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. The current codebase does not include Google Analytics, PostHog, Segment, Mixpanel, Sentry, payment processors, account systems, or advertising scripts.
How We Use Information
We use the limited information described in this policy to provide the tools, remember your theme preference, respond to feedback, protect the site, troubleshoot errors, and improve reliability.
Service Providers
CleanUtils may rely on service providers for website hosting, content delivery, security, and email delivery. These providers may process the limited information needed to provide those services. We do not authorize service providers to use that information for their own advertising purposes.
Retention
Tool input is not intentionally retained by CleanUtils because it runs in your browser. Theme preference remains in your browser until you clear it. Feedback emails may be retained for as long as needed to respond, keep records, improve the site, or meet legal obligations. Hosting and security logs are retained according to the relevant provider settings and operational needs.
Your Choices and Rights
You can clear your browser storage to remove the local theme preference. You can choose not to use clipboard buttons and can clear tool input before leaving a page. Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, portability, or restriction of personal information we maintain about you.
Because CleanUtils does not maintain accounts and does not intentionally store browser-side tool input, we may only be able to search or act on information you supplied through feedback email or other direct contact.
Children's Privacy
CleanUtils is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided personal information, contact us so we can review and delete it where appropriate.
Security
We design CleanUtils tools to avoid uploading pasted input to our servers. No website or browser feature is perfectly secure, so you should avoid pasting highly sensitive secrets unless you are comfortable processing them in your own browser environment.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy when the site changes or when legal, operational, or security needs change. The updated date at the top of this page shows when the policy was last revised.
Contact
For privacy questions or requests, email feedback@cleanutils.com.