Privacy Policy

Last updated: 3 November 2026

This policy explains what information Cybertrickz collects when you use cybertrickz.info, why we collect it, who we share it with, and the choices you have. If anything here is unclear, email info@cybertrickz.info and you will get a straight answer.

Who we are

Cybertrickz (cybertrickz.info) is run by Jim Ross, an independent developer based in the United Kingdom. For the purposes of UK data protection law (the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018), Jim Ross trading as Cybertrickz is the data controller for personal information collected through this website. You can read more about who builds the site on the About page.

The short version

• Most tools on this site run entirely in your browser. Files and text you put into them are processed on your device and are not uploaded to our server.
• We use Google Analytics and a first-party analytics plugin to understand how the site is used.
• We use Google AdSense, or are preparing to. AdSense and its partners use cookies to show and measure ads.
• If you contact us, subscribe, enter a giveaway or join the community, we store the details you give us so we can do what you asked.
• We never sell your personal information.

How the tools handle your data

The free tools on Cybertrickz are built to work client-side. When you split an image, convert a PDF, export a Google Takeout file or generate a sitemap, the work happens in JavaScript inside your browser tab. The file or text you use is not sent to our server and we cannot see it. You can confirm this yourself by opening your browser’s developer tools, switching to the Network tab and watching what requests are made while a tool runs.

A small number of features need a network connection to work, for example a page that lists live deals or a tool that fetches a public URL you give it. Where a tool sends anything to a server or a third-party service, the tool page says so next to the tool.

Information we collect

Information you give us

• Contact and service enquiry forms. Your name, email address, the topic you choose and your message. We use this only to reply to you and to handle your enquiry.
• Newsletter sign-ups. Your email address (and name, if you give it). We use it to send the newsletter you asked for. Every email includes an unsubscribe link.
• Giveaway entries. The details the entry form asks for, used to run the giveaway and contact the winner.
• Community accounts. If you register for the Cybertrickz community, we store your username, email address, password (hashed, never readable) and anything you post. Posts in the community are visible to other members.

Information collected automatically

• Analytics. Pages visited, how you arrived (for example a search engine or a link), approximate location derived from your IP address, device and browser type, and how long you stayed. See “Analytics” below.
• Server logs. Our host keeps standard web server logs, including IP address, browser user agent, the page requested and the time. These are used for security and troubleshooting and are deleted on a rolling basis.
• Advertising data. When ads are shown, Google and its partners may collect cookie identifiers, IP address and browsing activity. See “Advertising” below.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics 4, added through Google’s Site Kit plugin, to measure traffic and understand which pages and tools are useful. Google processes this data on our behalf and explains how at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services. You can opt out of Google Analytics on all websites with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

We also use AnalyticsWP, a first-party analytics plugin. Its data is stored in our own WordPress database on our host’s servers and is not shared with a third party.

Advertising

This site uses, or is applying to use, Google AdSense to show ads. Ads help keep the tools free. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your previous visits to this website and other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet.

• You can opt out of personalised advertising from Google at Google Ads Settings.
• You can opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising at aboutads.info or, in Europe, youronlinechoices.eu.
• Google explains how it uses advertising cookies in its advertising policy.

Where the law requires it, including for visitors in the UK, the European Economic Area and Switzerland, you will be asked for consent before personalised ads or non-essential cookies are used. If you decline, Google may still show non-personalised ads, which use cookies only for purposes such as frequency capping, fraud prevention and aggregated reporting.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. Cybertrickz uses the following kinds:

• Strictly necessary. Set by WordPress when you log in to the community or submit a form, and by our caching and security layer. The site cannot work properly without them.
• Analytics. Set by Google Analytics (cookies beginning _ga) and by AnalyticsWP to count visits and sessions.
• Advertising. Set by Google AdSense and its partners to show, personalise and measure ads.
• Preferences. Some tools remember your last settings using your browser’s local storage. This stays on your device and is never sent to us.

You can delete or block cookies in your browser settings at any time. Blocking cookies will not stop the tools working, because they run in your browser.

Who we share information with

We do not sell or rent personal information. We share it only with service providers who help run the site, and only as far as they need it:

• Hostinger, our web host, which stores the website, its database and server logs.
• Google, for Analytics, AdSense, Search Console and web fonts (fonts are loaded from Google’s servers, which receive your IP address when they load).
• Our email delivery provider, which sends replies, newsletters and account emails on our behalf.
• Gravatar (Automattic), which may show a profile picture linked to your email address in the community.
• Legal authorities, if we are required to by law.

Some pages link to or embed content from other websites, such as YouTube videos, Telegram channels or product sites. Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other site, and that site may collect data about you under its own privacy policy.

Why we use your information (legal bases)

• Consent: newsletter sign-ups, giveaway entries, and non-essential analytics and advertising cookies where consent is required. You can withdraw consent at any time.
• Contract: running your community account if you register.
• Legitimate interests: replying to messages you send, keeping the site secure, understanding how it is used and keeping it free through advertising.
• Legal obligation: keeping records the law requires us to keep.

How long we keep it

• Contact and enquiry messages: up to 24 months after our last exchange, then deleted.
• Newsletter subscriptions: until you unsubscribe. Your address is then kept on a suppression list so you are not emailed again.
• Giveaway entries: until the giveaway ends and any prize is delivered, then up to 6 months.
• Community accounts: until you delete your account or ask us to.
• Google Analytics data: no longer than 14 months, the maximum retention period Google Analytics allows.
• Server logs: kept by our host on a short rolling basis for security.

International transfers

Some of our service providers, including Google, process data outside the UK, for example in the United States. Where that happens, the transfer is covered by the UK’s adequacy regulations or by contractual safeguards such as the UK International Data Transfer Addendum.

Your rights

Under UK data protection law you have the right to access the personal information we hold about you, to have it corrected or deleted, to restrict or object to how it is used, to receive a copy in a portable format, and to withdraw consent at any time. To use any of these rights, email info@cybertrickz.info. We will reply within one month.

If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information, you can complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk. We would appreciate the chance to put things right first.

Children

Cybertrickz is not aimed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has given us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

Security

The site is served over HTTPS, passwords are stored hashed, and access to the site’s administration is restricted. No website can promise perfect security, but we keep the amount of personal data we hold small, which limits what could ever be exposed.

Changes to this policy

When this policy changes, the “Last updated” date at the top changes too. Significant changes will be announced on the site.

Contact

Questions about this policy or your data: info@cybertrickz.info. You can also use the contact page. We are based in the United Kingdom and usually reply within 1–2 business days.