Privacy Policy

Introduction

This Privacy Policy covers HandyKitz.com, the HandyKitz Chrome extension, and related HandyKitz tools and services. Website visits and local extension processing handle information differently; the sections below explain which practices apply to each.

Local file processing

Many HandyKitz website tools process files directly inside your web browser. When a tool states that processing happens in your browser, the files you select are processed locally on your device and are not uploaded to HandyKitz for processing. This statement does not mean that every website tool or service operates locally.

The Chrome extension processes text, images and PDFs locally on your device. Files and other input are not uploaded to HandyKitz servers for extension processing, and no remote conversion APIs are used. Generated results remain local. Copying or downloading a result explicitly places a copy on your system clipboard or wherever you save the file.

Chrome extension

The HandyKitz Chrome extension is a local browser workbench for capturing, transforming and reusing text, images and PDFs. It uses Chrome’s Side Panel API to provide its workspace, supports tool chaining and offline processing, and does not require an account or login.

Clipboard access

Paste from Clipboard reads supported content when you explicitly activate that action. Content may include text, images and PDF representations where Chrome exposes them. Normal paste actions can also supply supported content.

Clipboard content is processed locally and is not transmitted to HandyKitz servers. The extension does not continuously monitor the clipboard. Copy actions write only the result or Note you choose to copy.

Selected text and Alt+K

When you select text on a webpage and press Alt+K, the extension temporarily accesses the invoked page to read the selection, including selections within supported text fields. It may also capture the page title and URL as source metadata. Password field values are excluded.

This access supports the action you invoke. The extension does not continuously monitor browsing activity or collect browsing history in the background. Capture is unavailable on some pages that Chrome restricts.

Notes and local storage

Notes are saved only when you explicitly choose to save them. They are stored in chrome.storage.local and may contain text, source title, source URL and creation/modification timestamps. Notes persist between browser sessions, can be edited or deleted, and are not synchronized with HandyKitz servers. New/reset clears the workspace but does not delete saved Notes. HandyKitz does not independently encrypt Notes.

Temporary selected-text delivery uses chrome.storage.session. The matching side panel removes the delivery after consumption; an unconsumed delivery can remain until the browser session ends.

Image and PDF processing

Images and PDFs are processed locally using browser APIs and bundled libraries. They are not uploaded to HandyKitz servers or third-party conversion services. Temporary workspace content is not automatically saved as Notes, and generated files are downloaded only when you request a download.

Password-protected PDFs are currently unsupported. PDF processing is not a sanitization service and does not promise to strip every potentially active element from an exported PDF.

Website information

Our hosting and infrastructure providers may automatically process technical information when you visit HandyKitz.com. This can include your IP address, browser type, device information, requested pages and timestamps. This information may be used for security, reliability, troubleshooting and operation of the website. These practices apply to website visits, not local extension file processing.

If you submit the website contact form, the name, email address, subject and message you provide are sent to us through an email delivery provider so we can handle your request. Do not include sensitive files or information that is unnecessary for your enquiry.

Cookies, consent and Analytics

Essential cookies may support website security, request verification, and session functions such as contact-form notices. The tools also use browser storage for preferences such as favorites and recently used tools. These functions are separate from optional Analytics cookies.

Cloudflare may use security cookies such as __cf_bm to detect automated traffic and cf_clearance to remember a completed security challenge, depending on the security features enabled for the website. These cookies support protection of the website rather than Analytics or advertising measurement.

Google Analytics 4 helps us understand page visits and tool-interaction events. HandyKitz uses a basic consent approach: the Analytics library is not loaded and Analytics events are not queued before Google’s consent management platform reports an explicit grant for Analytics storage. Rejection, unavailable consent data, or missing Analytics consent configuration leaves Analytics disabled. When consent is granted, Google may use Analytics cookies and process technical and usage information. Files and text entered into tools are not sent as Analytics event content.

Google’s consent management platform presents the published European regulations message where applicable and records your choices. All four Google Consent Mode v2 purposes start as denied. Use Privacy settings in the footer to reopen Google’s consent message and change your choice. Analytics pauses when the consent message is reopened; after a revised choice the page reloads to apply it. Existing Analytics cookies may remain until they expire or you remove them in your browser. If Google’s CMP is blocked or unavailable, the footer link leads to this Privacy Policy instead.

Advertising is not currently active on HandyKitz. The AdSense publisher script is present to support Google’s published consent message and publisher setup; no ad units or Auto ads have been enabled by the website implementation. If advertising is introduced in the future, its operation and relevant privacy information will be reviewed before activation.

Extension: HandyKitz Chrome extension version 1.3.0 contains no analytics, telemetry, tracking pixels or advertising trackers. Opening HandyKitz.com from the extension is a website visit and is subject to the website practices above.

Third-party services

The website relies on hosting, infrastructure and delivery providers, including Cloudflare for security and an email delivery provider for contact messages. Google provides consent management and, when Analytics consent is granted, Analytics services. These providers may process information needed for their services under their own privacy practices. Advertising may be introduced in the future; it is not currently active.

The extension uses bundled third-party libraries for local processing. It does not send user content to third-party conversion services. Opening HandyKitz.com from its logo, name or footer is ordinary website navigation, not a content upload or extension conversion request.

Data retention

Website: Technical information may be retained by infrastructure providers according to their operational, security and legal requirements. Contact correspondence and email delivery records may remain in recipient mailboxes or provider systems; their retention depends on the operation of those services.

Extension: Notes remain until you delete them or remove the relevant browser profile or extension data. Temporary workspace content is not intentionally persisted as saved Notes, and temporary selection delivery is session-based. Preview resources are released when inputs change, the workspace is reset or the panel is disposed. Downloaded files remain wherever you save them, and clipboard copies are controlled by the operating system. Deleting a Note or resetting the workspace does not remove those copies or guarantee secure deletion from physical storage.

Data sharing

The Chrome extension does not sell user data and does not upload selected text, clipboard content, Notes, images, PDFs or generated results to HandyKitz servers. Copy and Download actions intentionally place your chosen output on your clipboard or in a saved file.

Website information may be processed by the infrastructure, email, analytics and advertising providers described in this policy. The local-processing statements about the extension do not describe or limit those providers’ own website-related practices.

Security

Extension processing occurs locally, runtime libraries are bundled with the extension, and no remote executable code is required for its core tools. Protect access to your device and browser profile because saved Notes are not independently encrypted by HandyKitz.

No software, storage system or method of transmission can guarantee absolute security. Local processing does not replace the security controls of your browser, operating system or device.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when HandyKitz changes its website, extension or related services. The date below identifies the latest update.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please use our existing contact form:

Chrome Web Store Limited Use

HandyKitz’s use of information accessed through Chrome extension permissions adheres to the Chrome Web Store User Data Policy, including the Limited Use requirements. That information is used only to provide the extension’s disclosed user-facing functionality: capturing, transforming and reusing your content, including local Notes.

The extension does not use that information for advertising, profiling or unrelated purposes, sell it or transfer it to third-party conversion services.