How we protect and handle your data
Last updated: June 17, 2025
Tool Forge is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you use our browser extension.
Tool Forge is designed with privacy in mind. We do not collect, store, or transmit any of the following:
Tool Forge operates entirely within your browser using local storage. Any preferences, settings, or temporary data are stored locally on your device and never transmitted to external servers.
Since we don't collect personal data, we don't use, share, or sell any information about you. The extension functions entirely offline for most features, ensuring your data remains private and secure.
We implement several security measures to protect your privacy:
Tool Forge may include links to external websites or services (such as our GitHub repository). This privacy policy does not apply to third-party sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.
Tool Forge requests minimal browser permissions to function:
We do not request permissions for browsing history, bookmarks, or other sensitive browser data.
Tool Forge does not knowingly collect any information from children under 13 years of age. The extension is designed for general productivity use and does not target children specifically.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. Continued use of Tool Forge after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Tool Forge is an open-source project. You can review our complete source code on GitHub to verify our privacy practices and security implementations.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or Tool Forge's privacy practices, please contact us:
Since we don't collect personal data on external servers, there is no data retention period. Any local settings or preferences are stored on your device and can be cleared by uninstalling the extension or clearing your browser data.
As we don't collect personal data, traditional data protection rights (access, rectification, deletion) don't apply. However, you maintain full control over any local data by:
Tool Forge is designed to comply with major privacy regulations including:
Since we don't collect personal data, most provisions of these regulations don't apply, but we've designed our extension with privacy-by-design principles.
When we update Tool Forge, we may include privacy-related improvements. Users will be notified of significant changes through:
This Privacy Policy is effective as of the date stated above and applies to all users of Tool Forge browser extension.