Privacy Policy
Last Updated: July 2, 2026 • INTERES TOOLS (Interesjournal.org)
Welcome to INTERES TOOLS ("we", "our", or "us"), available at Interesjournal.org. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that your personal data is handled securely and transparently. This Privacy Policy details how we collect, process, utilize, and protect your information when you visit and use our online utility and file conversion platform. Please read this document carefully to understand our practices regarding your data.
1. Introduction and Scope
Our website, INTERES TOOLS, is designed to perform file conversions (such as image, vector, audio, and video transformations) directly in your web browser. Because we utilize advanced client-side processing technologies, the vast majority of your files never leave your computer. This localized conversion process sets us apart from standard online converters and represents our core commitment to user privacy and data security. This policy applies to all visitors, users, and others who access our services.
2. Information We Collect
We collect several types of information to provide, maintain, and optimize our services. This information falls into two main categories: Data processed locally, and Data collected automatically for website functionality and advertising.
A. Local File Processing (Zero Server Transmission)
When you upload a file (such as a JPG, PNG, WebP, SVG, MP4, WebM, etc.) to one of our tools, the file is read, decoded, and re-encoded entirely within your browser's execution memory context. We do not transmit your media files, documents, or personal assets to our backend servers. We do not store your files on any databases, and we have no access to the content of the files you process. Once you close your browser tab or reset the workspace, the file buffer is permanently cleared from your device's memory. This client-side execution model aligns with standard data protection guidelines, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
B. Automatically Collected Information (Log Data)
Like most website operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our website. This log data may include:
- Your device's Internet Protocol (IP) address.
- Browser type, version, and language settings.
- The pages of our website that you visit, along with the time and date of your visit.
- The time spent on individual pages and other diagnostic data.
- Information about the referring page or search query that brought you to our site.
3. Cookie Policy & Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service, and your custom preferences (such as tool settings or theme choices) will not be saved.
We utilize the following types of cookies:
- Essential Cookies: Necessary to operate our services, save tool state, and maintain user sessions.
- Preference Cookies: Used to remember your settings, language choices, and preferences.
- Analytics Cookies: Used to analyze website performance, track user engagement levels, and monitor traffic metrics.
- Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense): Used by third-party advertising networks to serve personalized ads based on your visit to our website and other sites on the internet.
4. Third-Party Services and Advertisers
We display third-party advertisements on our website using **Google AdSense** to support the free operation of our utilities. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site or other sites on the Internet.
Google AdSense may collect and process information about your browsing behavior. Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings, or by using industry opt-out portals like the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) or the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA). This website does not control the tracking cookies used by third-party advertisers, and their data collection practices are governed by their respective privacy policies.
5. How We Use Your Information
We use the collected data for various operational and analytical purposes, including to:
- Provide, maintain, and support our suite of utility tools.
- Notify you about changes or updates to our platform.
- Allow you to participate in interactive features of our service when you choose to do so.
- Provide customer care and support.
- Gather valuable analysis or metrics so that we can improve the performance and usability of our tools.
- Monitor the usage of our service to detect, prevent, and address technical issues or unauthorized access.
- Serve relevant, non-intrusive advertisements to users to cover operational and server costs.
6. Data Retention and Deletion
Because your conversion files are processed locally within your browser context, we do not retain, store, or archive any of your uploaded files or processed outputs on our servers. Once the conversion process is complete and you close the page, the data is deleted from your device. Log data automatically collected for analytical and security purposes is retained for a limited period, typically not exceeding 30 days, after which it is deleted or anonymized.
7. Security of Data
The security of your data is of paramount importance to us. We implement industry-standard technical and organizational security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our website uses secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) connections, which encrypts all traffic between your browser and our servers. However, remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
8. Children's Privacy
Our service is not directed to anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal data, we will delete that information from our servers immediately.
9. Compliance with Regulatory Frameworks
We strive to comply with global data protection regulations, ensuring that users can exercise their privacy rights:
- GDPR (EU/EEA Users): Under the General Data Protection Regulation, you have rights to access, correct, erase, restrict, and object to the processing of your personal data. Because we do not store personal data, these rights are natively respected. For any analytical data, you can opt out of cookies.
- CCPA (California Users): Under the California Consumer Privacy Act, you have the right to know what personal information is collected, request its deletion, and opt out of the sale of your personal information. We do not sell your personal data.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this document. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, our data collection practices, or your data rights, please contact us at support@interesjournal.org.