Privacy Policy

Summary

TidyCrop is a browser-based photo tool. All cropping, resizing, compression, conversion, and print-sheet work happens locally on your device. We do not upload, store, or receive your photos.

Like many free websites, TidyCrop displays third-party advertisements through Google AdSense to help keep the service free. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies as described below. Your photo files are never shared with advertisers.

Photo and file data

TidyCrop does not collect or transmit the following from the photo editor to TidyCrop servers:

• Photos or image files you open in the tool
• File names, metadata, or export settings (these may appear in your browser only while you use the tool)
• Account information — no sign-up or login is required

How processing works

When you choose a photo, it is read into your browser's memory and processed with standard web APIs (such as the Canvas API). Exported files are saved directly to your device through your browser's download mechanism. Nothing is sent to TidyCrop servers because TidyCrop does not operate photo-processing servers for this tool.

Website and network requests

Loading TidyCrop may request HTML, JavaScript, CSS, font files, and other static assets from our hosting provider or content delivery network (currently Cloudflare). Those providers may log standard request information such as your IP address, browser type, requested page or file, and timestamps as part of normal site delivery and security operations. TidyCrop does not receive your photos through those requests.

The Inter typeface is self-hosted with the site assets, so loading the font does not require a separate request to Google Fonts.

TidyCrop uses Google AdSense for advertising. Google and its partners may make additional network requests and may set or read cookies or similar technologies in your browser. None of those site-level requests include your photo files or image-editing data. See Google's Privacy Policy for how Google handles advertising-related data.

Advertising

TidyCrop uses Google AdSense, a service provided by Google LLC, to serve and measure third-party ads and help keep the service free. Ads appear on selected content pages (for example, below homepage guides and on guide articles) — not inside the photo editor controls, and not on About, Contact, Privacy, or Terms pages. Your photo files are never included in ad requests.

Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, mobile identifiers, and similar technologies to:

• Serve ads based on your prior visits to TidyCrop or other websites
• Measure ad performance and limit how often you see an ad
• Detect and prevent invalid ad activity

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to TidyCrop and/or other sites on the Internet. You can learn more about how Google uses data from partner sites in Google's Advertising Technologies Privacy & Terms and Google's Privacy Policy.

Where required by law (for example, in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom, or Switzerland), we will obtain your consent before using cookies or similar technologies for advertising purposes.

Cookies and similar technologies

TidyCrop itself does not use cookies or local storage to track your photo-editing activity. Third parties such as Google AdSense may set or read cookies, pixels, and similar technologies in your browser to serve and measure advertisements.

Your browser may also cache static site assets (such as JavaScript and fonts) according to its normal behavior, as described in the Website and network requests section above.

Your privacy choices

You can manage cookie and ad preferences on TidyCrop and through the services below:

• Use the Privacy choices link in the site footer to reopen Google's consent dialog and change your cookie or ad preferences.
• Google Ads Settings
• aboutads.info (Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out)
• networkadvertising.org (Network Advertising Initiative opt-out)

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Blocking advertising cookies may result in less relevant ads but will not affect TidyCrop's photo-editing features.

Regional privacy rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict certain processing of personal information, or to object to processing or withdraw consent. Because TidyCrop does not operate accounts and does not receive your photos, we generally do not hold personal photo data. Requests relating to advertising data may need to be directed to the relevant advertising partner, such as Google, using the opt-out and policy links above.

California residents may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), including the right to know what categories of information are collected for advertising and the right to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. You can exercise opt-out choices through the links in the previous section.

Children's privacy

TidyCrop is a general-purpose utility and is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verifiable parental consent, we will take steps to delete it. If you believe a child has provided personal information to us, please contact us using the method described below.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, including when we add or change advertising partners or data practices. When we do, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of TidyCrop after changes take effect means you accept the updated policy.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, email us at tidycrop@gmail.com or visit our Contact page.