Privacy Policy

Overview

Toolora (usetoolora.com) provides browser-based developer utilities. Most tools run entirely on your device. This policy explains what we collect, what we do not collect, and how optional account features work.

Who we are

Toolora is operated from the website at https://usetoolora.com. For privacy questions, email support@usetoolora.com or use the contact page.

support@usetoolora.com · contact page

Client-side tools

Published Toolora utilities — including JSON, JWT, encoding, text, Markdown, password, and similar tools — process your input in the browser. We do not upload the text you paste into those tools to Toolora servers. Generated passwords, decoded tokens, and similar results stay on your device unless you copy them elsewhere yourself.

Using the website

Toolora is a website, not a desktop app or browser add-on. Open a tool in the browser you already use. You do not need to download software or grant access to other sites. A paste stays in that tab until you copy it elsewhere or close the page. Bookmark a tool URL if you return to the same workspace often. Links from search, ads, or this site land on https://usetoolora.com pages covered by this policy.

Information we collect

When you use tools without signing in: we do not receive your tool input. Your browser may store a theme preference, a short list of recently opened tool names, and (if you star tools) up to 15 favorite tool IDs in local storage on your device. The website may send the tool’s public name (slug) to our API so we can count how often each tool is used. That request does not include the text you pasted, your account, or advertising identifiers.

When you sign in with Google: we receive the account details Google provides for sign-in (typically email address, display name, profile photo, and a provider user ID). We create a Toolora account and set an httpOnly session cookie so you stay signed in.

When you are signed in and run a tool on the website: we may record usage history — which tool you ran, when, and summary metadata (for example the tool UI type). We do not store the payload you pasted. You can turn history off in the dashboard. Free accounts keep history for 30 days.

Favorites: if you star a tool while signed out, that list stays in local storage on this device (up to 15 tools). If you star a tool while signed in, we store that preference on your account. Signing in copies any local favorites onto your account and then clears them from local storage.

Contact: if you email us or submit the contact form, we receive the name, email, subject, and message you send so we can reply. By default the site opens your email app (mailto) rather than uploading the form to our API.

Cookies and local storage

Signed-in sessions use a Toolora session cookie that is httpOnly (not readable by page JavaScript). Theme, recent-tool lists, and guest favorites are stored locally in your browser. On the production website (usetoolora.com), Google Analytics, Google AdSense, and Meta Pixel may also set cookies or similar identifiers. Those tags are not used on local development or on preview builds.

Advertising and measurement on the website

To support and improve the free website, the live site at https://usetoolora.com uses Google Analytics 4 to count page views, see which pages and tools people open, and understand how they arrived (for example Google Search or Facebook). The same site may show Google AdSense ads and record visits with Meta (Facebook) Pixel. Those scripts load only on that hostname after a production build that includes the measurement, publisher, and pixel IDs. They are not loaded during local development or on Firebase preview channels.

Google and Meta may collect device and usage data (for example approximate location derived from IP address, browser type, pages viewed, the referring site, and cookie or advertising identifiers) under their own policies. We do not send the text you paste into tools to Analytics, AdSense, or Meta, and we do not use that input to train models or to target ads. Ads on the live site are based on the page you visit, not on tool payloads.

How we use information

We use account and usage data to operate sign-in, show your dashboard (favorites and history), remember settings, improve the product with aggregate admin analytics (for example how many users signed up or which pages were loaded), and respond to support messages. Anonymous page-load counts tell us which pages are visited most; they are not used to identify you or to target ads. We do not sell your personal information. We do not use your tool input to train models or to serve ads.

Service providers

We use Google Firebase Authentication for Google sign-in, and Google infrastructure to host the website and API. On the production website we also use Google Analytics (page measurement), Google AdSense (advertising), and Meta Pixel (visit measurement). Those providers process data under their own terms. We do not share tool payloads with them because those payloads are not sent to us.

Retention

Session cookies last for the signed-in session period. Tool history for free accounts is retained for 30 days, then removed. Contact messages are kept as long as needed to handle your request. Local storage stays on your device until you clear site data.

Your choices

You can use every published tool without an account. You can switch theme, clear site data, turn off usage history in the dashboard, or sign out. On the website you can also use your browser’s cookie controls or Google’s ad settings to limit personalized ads. To update your display name, use the dashboard. To delete your Toolora account or ask what we hold, email support@usetoolora.com.

Children

Toolora is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them.

Changes

We may update this policy as the product changes (for example if we add paid billing). The date at the top of this page will change when we do. Continued use after an update means you accept the revised policy.