Privacy Policy — PictureSizes.com

Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains what information PictureSizes.com ("the site", "we", "us") collects when you visit, how that information is used, which third parties are involved, and the rights you have over your data. By using the site, you consent to the practices described here.

Information we collect

PictureSizes.com does not require registration, and we do not ask you to submit personal details to browse specs, use the calculators, or read guides. The information that is collected is limited to what is needed to operate the site, understand general usage, and serve advertising:

Log and device data: your IP address (truncated where possible), user agent, referring page, language, and the pages you request. This is standard web-server and analytics data.
Usage analytics: aggregated, anonymised statistics collected via Google Analytics 4 — pages visited, time on page, approximate country/region, device type, and browser.
Advertising identifiers: if advertising is displayed, advertising partners (including Google AdSense) may receive device identifiers and interaction data as described under "Google AdSense and advertising" below.
Information you send us: if you contact us by email, the content of your message and your email address, used only to reply to you.
Local preferences: small values stored in your browser's localStorage — for example, your light/dark theme choice. These are not sent to any server.

We do not knowingly collect sensitive personal data, and we do not require an account to access any feature of the site.

Client-side image tools

The image resizer, image compressor, colour converter, CSS generator, megapixel calculator, DPI calculator, and related tools run entirely in your browser using the HTML Canvas API and client-side JavaScript. Files you select are processed locally on your device and are not uploaded to PictureSizes.com servers.

How we use information

To operate, maintain, and secure the site.
To understand which pages and tools are useful and to prioritise improvements.
To display relevant advertising and measure ad performance.
To reply to correspondence you initiate.
To detect abuse, debug errors, and comply with legal obligations.

We do not sell personal information. We do not share your email address with third parties for marketing.

Cookies and similar technologies

PictureSizes.com uses cookies and similar technologies for three purposes:

Strictly necessary: to keep the site functional and remember basic preferences such as the light/dark theme setting (stored in localStorage).
Analytics: Google Analytics 4 sets cookies to distinguish unique sessions and measure usage in aggregate.
Advertising: Google and its advertising partners may set cookies to serve ads, limit repetition, measure performance, and personalise content based on your past visits to this and other sites.

See our Cookie Policy for the full list and for instructions on how to control cookies in your browser.

Google AdSense and advertising

PictureSizes.com may use Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service operated by Google LLC, to display advertisements.

Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this site. The use of the DoubleClick DART cookie enables Google and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to this site and other sites on the internet.
Google and its partners may use device identifiers, IP address, and interaction data to provide contextual and personalised advertising and to measure its performance.
You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
You can also opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalised advertising at aboutads.info (US), youronlinechoices.eu (EU/EEA), or youradchoices.ca (Canada).
For more information about how Google uses data from sites and apps that use its services, see Google's partner-sites policy and the Google Ads policy.

Third-party services and vendors

The following third parties may receive limited data about your visit as described above:

Google Analytics (Google LLC) — site analytics. Privacy policy.
Google AdSense (Google LLC) — advertising delivery and measurement. How Google uses ad data.
Hosting and CDN providers — required to deliver site files, receive standard log data (IP address, user agent, request URL).

Each third party operates under its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review those policies.

Legal bases for processing (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, the legal bases we rely on are:

Consent — for analytics and advertising cookies that are not strictly necessary, where required by local law.
Legitimate interests — to operate, secure, and improve the site and to measure the performance of advertising, balanced against your rights and expectations.
Legal obligation — where we must retain or disclose data to comply with applicable law.

Your rights

Depending on where you live, you may have the following rights over the personal information processed about you:

Access — request a copy of the information we hold.
Correction — ask us to correct inaccurate data.
Deletion / erasure — ask us to delete data we hold where no overriding legal basis requires us to retain it.
Restriction and objection — ask us to restrict or object to certain processing.
Portability — receive a copy of your data in a structured format.
Withdraw consent — withdraw any consent you have given to cookie-based processing.
Do Not Sell or Share / Opt-out of targeted advertising — California (CCPA/CPRA) and certain other US-state residents may exercise these rights. PictureSizes.com does not sell personal information for monetary value. To opt out of personalised advertising, follow the links under "Google AdSense and advertising" above.
Complaint — lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected].

Data retention

Analytics data is retained only for as long as needed to produce aggregated reports, in line with the retention settings provided by Google Analytics. Correspondence you send by email is kept for as long as needed to address your request and to maintain reasonable records of communication. Log data from hosting providers is typically retained for a short rolling window for security and debugging.

International transfers

Our third-party service providers, including Google, may process data in countries other than your own, including the United States. Where required, such transfers are made under contractual safeguards (such as Standard Contractual Clauses) as described in those providers' privacy policies.

Children's privacy

PictureSizes.com is a general-audience reference site and is not directed at children under the age of 13 (or under the minimum age defined by local law). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Security

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures — including HTTPS for all page loads and scoped access to any operational logs — to protect the limited data we process. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure; absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Material changes will be reflected on this page with a revised "Last updated" date. Continued use of the site after changes means you accept the revised policy.

Contact

Questions about this policy, or privacy-related requests, can be sent to [email protected]. Jurisdiction for any formal legal notices: [Jurisdiction].