Privacy Notice

1. Who is responsible and how to contact us

ToolsKo.com is owned and operated by Engr. Mark Pasamon. For questions about this website's processing or to exercise applicable privacy rights, contact [email protected]. This identifies the website operator; it does not claim a separate registered company, a government-appointed role or a certified data-protection officer.

2. Files and tool inputs

The current tool implementations process selected files and most pasted inputs in your browser. They do not provide a file-upload endpoint that sends those contents to our server. Files, previews, recordings and results can remain in your tab/device memory while you work; downloaded copies and any browser/device caches remain under your device's control. Closing a tab is not a guarantee that your operating system or third-party software has erased every copy.

Choose only files you have authority to process. Redact unnecessary sensitive information before seeking support. We do not ask for government IDs, passwords or payment details to use the general tool library.

3. Card, social media and analytics tools

Card numbers, IBANs, comment lists, spreadsheets (CSV exports), captions, photos and videos you use in the Cards & Payments and Social Media tools are processed in your browser and are not sent to our server. Please do not paste real card numbers, passwords, one-time codes or other people’s private information. Giveaway pickers work only on the list you paste; ToolsKo does not collect entrants’ data.

PDF tools (such as PDF to Word, Word to PDF, Split, Compress, Sign and Fill) open and rebuild your documents inside your browser using a copy of the open-source PDF.js and pdf-lib libraries served from toolsko.com. Your PDFs, Word files, passwords you type to unlock a PDF, and signatures you draw are not sent to our server.

Network & Internet tools work differently because they must ask the internet a question. When you use them, your browser (not our server) contacts these services directly: Cloudflare (to show your IP address, run the speed test and latency test, answer DNS questions and run the WebRTC/STUN check), Google Public DNS (only if you tick the comparison box), and public RDAP/WHOIS registry servers through rdap.org (to look up who manages a domain or IP). Those providers receive your IP address and the name or address you typed, under their own privacy policies. A website-down check makes your browser try to open the address you entered. The subnet, IP, MAC, port, user-agent, punycode and bandwidth calculators run entirely in your browser. ToolsKo does not store your network test results.

Photo tools can remove hidden photo information (EXIF), such as GPS location, from the copies you download. Your original files on your device are not changed.

4. Cookies and similar technologies

ToolsKo does not load advertising scripts or use its own cookies to track you across websites. The visit-count log described below works without cookies. Your browser may cache website resources. External font and network providers can receive connection information when their resources are requested. You can clear cookies and site data in your browser settings.

“We recommend these tools for you” on the home page uses a short list of the tools you opened (tool name, how many times and when) that is saved only in your own browser’s local storage on that device. It is not a cookie, is not sent to our server, and is not shared with advertisers. It keeps at most the 60 most recent tools. You can erase it anytime with “Clear my history” on the home page or by clearing this site’s data in your browser. Private/incognito windows forget it when closed.

The Language selector remembers your chosen language in local storage on this browser. It does not automatically open or translate pages. If you choose Translate this page, Google Translate opens in a new tab and receives the public page address, without its search parameters or fragment. Google processes that visit under its own terms and privacy policy.

5. ToolsKo apps

The Android app shows the same website and adds only what is needed to work: internet access, a file picker when you choose a file, and saving your results to Downloads/ToolsKo (on Android 9 and older it asks for storage permission only when you save). It blocks advertising networks inside the app. It does not read your contacts, messages, location or other apps. Installed iPhone and Windows web apps are managed by your browser and follow this Privacy Notice.

App download counts: when someone downloads the Android app file, installs ToolsKo from the browser, or opens the installed app for the first time, our server records the time, the kind of event (download, install or first open), the device type and platform (for example Android, iPhone or Windows), broad country, the page or link it came from, and the same kind of daily salted hash used for visit counts. The raw IP address is not stored, and these records are pruned after about 90 days; only plain all-time totals are kept. To count each install once, the installed app keeps a small “first open counted” note in your device’s local storage; it contains only a date. Clearing the app’s or browser’s site data removes it.

6. AI search and currency requests

When you submit an AI search, or open a search link that triggers it, your short query is sent to our server and local inference service to suggest existing tools. The application is not designed to retain a search-history database or train a model on your files. Server/network security records can still include request information, and a query included in a URL can remain in browser history or intermediary logs. Do not put private documents, credentials or sensitive personal information in the search box or URL.

Currency tools request reference rates through our server, which obtains and caches them from external rate providers. Normal connection metadata accompanies website/API requests even when you enter no name or account details. Currency providers are not sent your file contents as part of this feature.

7. Technical and usage records

To operate, secure and understand the website, our systems and network providers process connection information such as IP address, browser information, requested URL, time and security signals. ToolsKo's visit-count log records time, page path, broad country, source category and device category with a daily salted hash derived from connection details. That hash is pseudonymous rather than a promise of complete anonymity. The application visit log does not store the raw IP address; infrastructure and security providers may process or retain it under their own arrangements.

Application visit logs are configured for pruning after approximately90days when the retention routine runs. Security/operational records, correspondence and backup snapshots can have different retention periods. We retain them only as reasonably needed for the relevant request, security, recovery, legal obligations or a legitimate dispute; backup copies may persist until rotated. Contact us for the applicable retention details. We do not claim immediate deletion from every backup or provider system.

8. No advertising; fonts, local storage and other providers

ToolsKo does not show third-party advertisements or load Google AdSense scripts. External fonts and network services can receive connection information when your browser loads their resources. Optional links to third-party services, including translation, are governed by those providers’ practices.

An installed app/PWA or your browser may retain cached website resources, installation preferences, language preferences or generated downloads. Device/app settings control those copies. Not every platform supports the same functions or storage behavior.

9. Purposes, grounds and disclosure

We process information as necessary to deliver your requested features, operate and secure the service, respond to requests, improve functionality and meet legal requirements. Depending on the processing and applicable law, grounds may include providing a requested service, legitimate operational/security interests, a legal obligation, or valid consent where required. These grounds are not interchangeable excuses to ignore a consent requirement or your rights.

Information may be handled by hosting/network/security, inference, font or email providers as needed for those purposes, or disclosed when legally required or appropriately necessary to address fraud, security or a legal claim. Providers may process data outside your country. ToolsKo does not sell your uploaded files; the current tools do not upload them to us. Third-party services have their own privacy practices.

10. Your choices and rights

If you are in the Philippines, the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173) and its implementing rules give you the rights to be informed, to access, to object, to erasure or blocking, to rectification, to data portability, to file a complaint and to damages. Visitors elsewhere may have similar rights under their local laws (for example the GDPR in Europe). We will respond to valid requests within the time required by applicable law.

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights to information, access, correction, objection, withdrawal of consent, erasure or blocking, portability, and complaint or other remedies. Contact [email protected] with your request and enough information to locate the relevant processing. We may need proportionate verification, but do not send an ID unless a justified, secure method is arranged. A right can be subject to lawful exceptions, and withdrawal does not automatically undo earlier lawful processing.

You can also choose not to use optional AI search, decline a browser capture request, stop recording, avoid sending support attachments, manage browser storage/cookies and delete your downloaded copies. You may raise a complaint with the Philippine National Privacy Commission or another competent authority without first giving up any statutory remedy.

11. Children, security and updates

The service is intended for a general audience and does not knowingly solicit children's personal information. A parent or guardian who believes a child supplied personal information should contact us so we can assess an appropriate response. Browser permissions are feature-specific; permission to use one tool does not authorize us to collect unrelated information.

We use reasonable measures appropriate to the website, but cannot guarantee absolute security. Report an incident or concern using minimal details at [email protected]. Changes to this notice will be posted with a new version/date; significant new uses or consent choices will be addressed as required by applicable law.

12. Contact for privacy matters

Owner and person responsible for personal data handling on this website: Engr. Mark Pasamon. Email: [email protected]. Please write “Privacy request” in the subject line. If you are not satisfied with our answer, you may contact the National Privacy Commission of the Philippines (privacy.gov.ph).