Privacy Policy

1. Introduction & Commitment

Welcome to onlineimgresizer.com ("Online Image Resizer", "we", "us", or "our"). We are firmly committed to protecting your privacy and digital rights. This Privacy Policy outlines how our service operates, what minimal technical data is involved, and why your image files remain entirely confidential.

By accessing or using our website at onlineimgresizer.com, you acknowledge and agree to the practices described in this policy.

2. Zero Image Storage & Processing Policy

The most critical distinction between Online Image Resizer and conventional online image utilities is our architectural model:

• No File Uploads: When you select, drag-and-drop, or paste an image into the tool, the file is read locally using the browser's standard FileReader and HTML5 Canvas APIs.
• No Server Processing: Resizing, scaling, Target KB optimization, compression, and format transcoding (WebP, AVIF, JPG, PNG, ICO) are performed strictly by your CPU/GPU hardware.
• No Temporary or Persistent Storage: We do not operate any database, cloud bucket, or storage server to hold user image files. When you close your browser tab, all temporary memory buffers are instantly purged by your browser's garbage collector.

3. Metadata, GPS & EXIF Privacy

Digital camera snapshots and smartphone photographs frequently embed Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF) metadata. This hidden data often includes:

• Precise GPS geographic coordinates (exact latitude, longitude, and altitude of where the photo was captured)
• Device make, model, hardware serial numbers, and firmware version
• Original shooting timestamps and owner credentials

When our tool re-renders your photo onto an HTML5 Canvas to export the resized file, all non-image EXIF metadata is stripped automatically. This protects you from inadvertently exposing your home address or geolocation when sharing resized photos publicly.

4. Information We May Collect (Technical Logs & Analytics)

While your image files are never collected, like virtually all web services, we may collect aggregated, non-personally identifiable technical telemetry to monitor system availability, prevent malicious abuse, and measure site traffic:

• HTTP Server Request Logs: Standard web server access logs (including your IP address, browser user-agent header, referring URL, and timestamp). These logs are used solely for infrastructure diagnostics and DDoS mitigation.
• Anonymous Usage Metrics: Aggregate operational counters (such as page view counts or feature errors) that do not contain personal data or image information.
• Communications: If you voluntarily contact us via our contact form or support email, we retain your email address and message contents solely to respond to your inquiry.

5. Cookies and Local Storage

We do not use invasive tracking cookies or commercial behavioral advertising trackers. We utilize modern browser localStorage for functional user preferences only:

• Saving your preferred visual theme (dark vs. light mode).
• Remembering your preferred resize units (e.g. pixels vs. percentage) for convenience during your session.

You can inspect, clear, or block local storage at any time via your browser settings without impacting core image processing capabilities.

6. Global Privacy Rights (GDPR, CCPA, CPRA)

Under global privacy frameworks including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• Right to Know & Access: Because we do not store, process, or associate image files with your identity, we possess no user images or personal dossiers to disclose.
• Right to Deletion: Your files exist solely in your local browser sandbox; closing your browser tab immediately destroys any memory artifacts.
• No Sale of Personal Information: We do not sell, rent, monetize, or trade any personal data or user images to data brokers, advertising networks, or AI model trainers.

7. Data Security

All communications between your device and onlineimgresizer.com are encrypted using Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.3 / HTTPS). By executing image processing entirely within your browser's sandboxed JavaScript runtime, we eliminate third-party interception, man-in-the-middle exploits on image uploads, and server-side data breaches.

8. Children's Privacy (COPPA)

Our service is a general-purpose image utility and is not directed towards children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly solicit or collect personally identifiable information from children.