Privacy
We try to learn as little about you as we can. This page says what the site does, and it is checked against the code every time the site is built.
What we do not do
- We set no cookies. We keep nothing in your browser unless you say yes to “Remember my choices”.
- We do not store your IP address or your browser details.
- We use no ad networks, no outside trackers and no session replay.
- We do not fingerprint your device.
Remembering your choices (only if you say yes)
On your first visit we ask one question: may this device remember your choices? It starts off. “Accept all” and “Reject all” are the same size, and you can change your answer any time with “Privacy choices” at the bottom of every page.
- What is kept
- The need you picked, how you ranked it, the tool you told us you use now, and light or dark if you tapped the theme button (
tp-theme). Nothing else. - Where
- In this browser's local storage, under
tp-saved-choices. It is never sent to us or to anyone else. - How long
- 12 months, or until you say no, tap “Forget it”, or clear your browser.
- Your answer
- We keep your yes or no under
tp-consent, so we do not ask again. It holds the answer and the date only, and it is asked again after 12 months. - If you say no
- Anything saved before is deleted at once. The site works the same; your choice stays in the page address only.
Not used on this site at all, so there is nothing to turn on: cookies, IP storage, fingerprinting, third-party trackers such as Google Analytics, and session replay.
Email alerts (only if you sign up)
Under your top 3 you can ask for an email when a price changes, or one reminder about your shortlist. Both start unticked, and nothing is sent until you confirm by email.
- What we keep
- Your email address, what you ticked, your shortlist (category and tools), the date you signed up and confirmed, and which version of the form wording you agreed to.
- Who sends it
- Resend, our email service, receives your address and the email to deliver it. Its own privacy policy applies to that.
- What we do not do
- No tracking pixels, no link tracking, no opens or clicks recorded, no IP address. We never sell or share your address.
- How long
- Until you unsubscribe (one click in every email). Unconfirmed sign-ups are deleted after 7 days. After you unsubscribe we keep only a one-way hash of the address, so we never email it again by mistake.
Page views
This site does not count page views at all. It loads no scripts from other websites.
Clicks on vendor links
Buttons that lead to a vendor go through our own address, /go/. We add one row for each click: which tool, which page, which spot on the page, your country, and the time. We do not write your IP address or browser details in that row. We delete these rows after about 13 months.
We do not read your IP address, and we make no code or fingerprint from it or from your browser. So if you click the same link twice, we count two clicks.
Other parties
- Cloudflare hosts this site. Like any host, it handles your IP address to deliver pages. Its own privacy policy applies.
- After you leave for a vendor, that vendor and its affiliate network may set cookies. Their privacy policies apply, not this one.
- The cost calculator runs in your browser. What you type into it is not sent anywhere.
Who is responsible, and your rights
ToolsProof is run by John. It decides how the data above is used.
You can ask us to show, correct or delete what we hold about you. In practice that is only your email address, if you signed up for alerts. What this device remembers, you can delete yourself with “Privacy choices”.
Email John@toolsproof.com. We reply within one month. You can also complain to the data protection authority where you live.