Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 5, 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how TubeTools (tubetools.online) collects, uses, and protects information when you use our website. We are committed to full transparency about our data practices, including how we use advertising services such as Google AdSense. Please read this policy carefully before using our services.

1. Data Controller

Owner: Daniel (operating as TubeTools)
Contact email: contacto@tubetools.online
Website: https://tubetools.online
Purpose: Platform management, tool development, and user support.

2. What Data We Collect

TubeTools collects the following types of data:

• Browsing data: IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, time on page, date and time of visit (collected via Google Analytics 4).
• Contact data: When you use our contact form, we collect your name and email address solely to respond to your inquiry.
• Cookie data: We use first-party and third-party cookies. Third-party cookies from Google are used for analytics and advertising purposes (see Section 5 below).
• Tool usage data: URLs entered into our thumbnail extractor tool are processed in real time but are NOT stored on our servers.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use collected data to:

• Provide the YouTube thumbnail extraction and analysis service.
• Respond to contact form inquiries and user feedback.
• Analyze website traffic and improve user experience through Google Analytics.
• Display relevant advertisements through Google AdSense (with your cookie consent).
• Detect and prevent technical errors and abuse of our tools.

5. Cookie Policy

We use the following types of cookies:

• Essential / Technical cookies: Required for the website to function. These cannot be disabled. They store your cookie consent preference and enable core features like the thumbnail extractor.
• Analytics cookies (Google Analytics 4): Collect anonymized data about how visitors use our website. These are only loaded after you accept cookies. You can opt out via Google Analytics Opt-out.
• Advertising cookies (Google AdSense): Used to serve personalized advertisements. These are activated by the Google AdSense script present on our pages. If you reject cookies, ads will be non-personalized.

You can manage or withdraw your cookie consent at any time by clearing your browser's localStorage for tubetools.online or by clicking the "Reject" option if the cookie banner reappears after clearing.

6. Legal Basis for Processing

• Contract performance: Processing necessary to provide the thumbnail extraction service.
• Consent: For analytics (Google Analytics) and advertising (Google AdSense) cookies — activated only after you accept cookies in our banner.
• Legitimate interests: For security, fraud prevention, and general website operation.

7. Data Retention

• Contact form data: Retained for up to 6 months after your inquiry is resolved.
• Analytics data: Retained by Google Analytics for 14 months (Google's default retention period).
• Advertising data: Managed by Google per their own data retention policies.
• Tool usage data (thumbnail URLs): Not stored — processed in real time only.

8. Third-Party Services

We share data with the following third parties to operate our services:

• Google LLC — Google Analytics (traffic analysis) and Google AdSense (advertising). Google's privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
• GitHub Pages — Website hosting. GitHub's privacy policy: GitHub Privacy Statement
• Formspree — Contact form processing. Formspree's privacy policy: formspree.io/legal/privacy-policy

9. International Data Transfers

By using Google Analytics and Google AdSense, your data may be transferred to and processed in the United States. Google LLC is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and complies with EU Standard Contractual Clauses for international data transfers.

10. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have the following rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• The right to know what personal information we collect, use, and disclose.
• The right to delete your personal information.
• The right to opt out of the sale of personal information. (Note: TubeTools does not sell personal information.)
• The right not to be discriminated against for exercising your CCPA rights.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contacto@tubetools.online.

11. Your Rights (GDPR – EU Residents)

If you are located in the European Union, you have the following rights under GDPR:

• Right of access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right to erasure: Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
• Right to restrict processing: Request that we limit how we use your data.
• Right to data portability: Receive your data in a machine-readable format.
• Right to object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw cookie consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at contacto@tubetools.online. We will respond within 30 days.

12. Children's Privacy

TubeTools is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it immediately.

13. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Our website uses HTTPS encryption for all connections.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of TubeTools after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

15. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact us:

• Email: contacto@tubetools.online
• Website: tubetools.online/en/contact.html