Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 2, 2026

Controller

The controller responsible for this website is Ingo Plug, Steinbrecherweg 46, 51427 Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. You can contact us at instanttoolbox@gmail.com.

Local tool processing

The current text tools process your input locally in your browser. Text you enter into tools such as the word counter, case converter or slug generator is not uploaded to our servers for tool processing.

Server logs

When you visit the website, the hosting provider may process standard technical log data such as IP address, requested URL, browser type, referrer, date and time of access, and status codes. This data is used to deliver the website, maintain security and troubleshoot technical issues.

Contact by email

If you contact us by email, we process your email address and the content of your message to respond to your request. Please do not send passwords, confidential documents or sensitive personal data unless it is necessary for your request.

Analytics

We currently do not use Google Analytics, Plausible, Matomo or similar analytics services on this website.

Advertising and Google AdSense

This website is prepared to use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google and its partners may use cookies or similar technologies to show ads, measure ad performance, prevent fraud and improve ad services. Depending on your region and consent choices, ads may be personalized or non-personalized.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this and other websites. You can learn more about how Google uses data at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

Cookies and consent

Essential technologies may be used to provide the website. Advertising cookies and similar technologies should only be used where legally permitted and, for users in the EEA, UK and Switzerland, after the required consent through a Google-certified consent management platform.

Legal bases

Where the GDPR applies, processing may be based on Article 6(1)(b) GDPR for requested services, Article 6(1)(f) GDPR for security, troubleshooting and basic website delivery, and Article 6(1)(a) GDPR where consent is required for optional cookies, analytics or personalized advertising.

Your rights

Where applicable, you may have rights to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection, data portability and withdrawal of consent. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.

Changes

We may update this privacy policy when tools, hosting, advertising or legal requirements change. The date above shows the latest update.