Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 01/04/2026

Freebie Forge, LLC operates the website freebieforge.me (the "Service"). This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our Service and the choices you have associated with that data.

We are committed to protecting your privacy. By using the Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect minimal personal data. Specifically:

A. Information You Provide Voluntarily

Contact Information: If you use our contact form, we collect your name and email address solely to respond to your inquiry.

B. Automatically Collected Data

Log Data: Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service. This may include your IP address, browser type, browser version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, time spent on pages, and other statistics.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information. For details, see our Cookie section below.

C. Tool Data – Important Note
Most of our tools (e.g., image compressors, JSON formatters, PDF tools, password checkers) operate entirely within your browser. Files and content you upload or process do not leave your device and are never stored on our servers or seen by us. For any tool that requires server-side processing (if applicable), we delete the data immediately after the processing completes. We will explicitly mention that within the tool interface.

2. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to personalize content, analyze traffic, and serve advertisements. 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, some parts of our Service may not function properly.

Cookies we use:

Essential Cookies: Necessary for the website to function (e.g., remembering your cookie consent choice).

Analytical/Performance Cookies: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. These cookies collect non-personal information about traffic and usage patterns. For more information, see Google’s privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the browser add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Advertising Cookies: We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet.

3. Third-Party Services

We employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service, provide the Service on our behalf, perform Service-related tasks, or assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

Google AdSense: Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our Service. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Service and other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads. You can also manage your ad personalization settings through Google’s Ad Settings: https://adssettings.google.com/.

Analytics Providers: We only share your data with third parties to the extent necessary to provide these services or as required by law.

4. How We Use Information

We use the collected data for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service.
• To notify you about changes to our Service.
• To allow you to participate in interactive features.
• To provide customer support.
• To gather analysis or valuable information so that we can improve our Service.
• To monitor the usage of our Service.
• To detect, prevent and address technical issues.
• To serve advertisements that are relevant and comply with our policies.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your contact form submissions and correspondence only for as long as necessary to resolve your query, then delete them. Log data and analytics information may be stored in aggregate for an indefinite period for reporting purposes but does not identify you personally.

6. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties except:

To trusted third parties who assist us in operating our website (like analytics and ad networks), so long as they agree to keep this information confidential.

When required by law or to protect our rights.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, we immediately delete it. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

8. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or California, you have certain data protection rights.

Right of Access, Correction, Erasure: You can request information about your stored personal data, have it corrected, or deleted.

Right to Object/ Restrict Processing: You can object to the processing of your personal data.

Right to Data Portability: You can request that the data be transferred to another organization.

Right to Non-Discrimination: (CCPA) You have the right not to be discriminated against for exercising your rights.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at [email protected]. Please note that we may ask you to verify your identity before responding.

9. Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

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. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

By email: [email protected]

By visiting the Contact page on our website: freebieforge.me/contact