Privacy Policy

Last Updated: April 1, 2025

Welcome to SmartPlayTools. We believe your data belongs to you — and you alone.

This Privacy Policy explains how we handle your information when you use our website at https://smartplaytools.com. Our mission is simple: provide free, fast, and private tools without compromise.

Our Commitment to Privacy

At SmartPlayTools, we aim to be transparent about data practices. While our tools run locally in your browser, we use advertising to support our free service. This section explains those practices in detail.

Advertising Services

This website uses advertising services to display advertisements and support our free tools. Our advertising partners may employ a variety of technologies on this website, including tools to serve content, display advertisements and enable advertising to visitors, which may utilize first and third-party cookies.

A cookie is a small text file sent to your device by a web server that enables the website to remember information about your browsing activity. First-party cookies are created by the site you are visiting, while third-party cookies are set by domains other than the one you're visiting. Our advertising partners may place third-party cookies, tags, beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to monitor interactions with advertisements and optimize ad targeting. Please note that disabling cookies may limit access to certain content and features on the website, and rejecting cookies does not eliminate advertisements but will result in non-personalized advertising. You can find more information about cookies and how to manage them here.

The following information may be collected, used, and stored in a cookie when serving personalized ads:

  • IP address
  • Operating system type and version
  • Device type
  • Language preferences
  • Web browser type
  • Email (in a hashed or encrypted form)

Our advertising partners may use this data in combination with information that has been independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements across various platforms and websites. Partners may also gather additional data, such as unique IDs, advertising IDs, geolocation data, usage data, device information, traffic data, referral sources, and interactions between users and websites or advertisements, to create audience segments for targeted advertising across different devices, browsers, and apps. You can find more information about interest-based advertising and how to manage them here.

For specific information about our current advertising partner's privacy practices and opt-out mechanisms, please refer to their privacy policy which will be linked in our advertising disclosures.

What Data Do We Directly Collect?

None directly. We do not directly collect:

  • Your name, email, or contact details
  • IP addresses (beyond what your hosting provider logs temporarily)
  • Browsing behavior, session recordings, or click tracking
  • Sensitive personal information of any kind

However, as explained above, our advertising partners may collect certain data as detailed in their respective disclosures.

How We Use localStorage (Optional & Safe)

Some tools (like the Daily Riddle or Savings Goal Calculator) may save your progress or history using your browser's localStorage.

This data is:

  • Stored only on your device
  • Never sent to our servers
  • Easily deletable by clearing your browser data
  • Used only to enhance your experience (e.g., streaks, saved calculations)

You can disable this anytime via your browser settings.

Advertising and Third Parties

To support our free service, we use advertising services to display advertisements. As detailed above, this involves:

  • Use of cookies and similar technologies for advertising purposes
  • Collection of certain data by advertising partners for ad targeting
  • Interest-based advertising based on your browsing behavior

We choose advertising partners who demonstrate commitment to privacy compliance and transparency.

Children's Privacy

Our tools are safe for all ages. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 13, and our site is COPPA-compliant.

However, please note that our advertising partners may collect data as described above, which could include information from users of all ages. Parents may wish to use browser settings or extensions to limit tracking for children.

Data Security

We don't directly store user data, so there is no database to hack or breach. All processing of our tools happens locally in your browser.

Our website is served over HTTPS, ensuring encrypted connections between you and our server.

Your Rights (GDPR, CCPA, and Global Compliance)

We fully support your privacy rights under:

  • GDPR (EU General Data Protection Regulation)
  • CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act)
  • Other global privacy laws

For requests related to data collected by our advertising partners, please refer to their respective privacy policies and opt-out mechanisms. If you have other questions or concerns, you can contact us at any time (see below).

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons.

When we do, we'll update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please reach out:

We respond to all inquiries within 3–5 business days.

Final Note: We Respect You

In a world where many websites exploit user data for profit, SmartPlayTools aims to be transparent about our practices.

We use advertising only to support our free tools and strive to work with partners who respect user privacy.

Thank you for trusting us with your time and attention.

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