Privacy Policy

1. Information We Do NOT Collect

Because our architecture is strictly client-side:

• No Photo Files: Your HEIC, JPEG, PNG, or WebP files are decoded and encoded in your browser's volatile RAM memory. No copy is ever uploaded to our servers or saved anywhere online.
• No Embedded Metadata: When you strip EXIF data, GPS coordinates, camera models, and timestamps are stripped locally on your hardware. We never read or log your metadata.
• No Accounts or Passwords: We do not require registration, login, email verification, or passwords to use any tool.

2. Information We May Automatically Collect

When you access heic.space, standard technical information may be automatically logged by our web hosting infrastructure (such as Vercel / Cloudflare) to ensure uptime, security, and fast content delivery:

• Browser type, language, and operating system.
• Referring website address and approximate geographic location (country/city level).
• Date and time of requests, pages visited, and load speed metrics.

3. Cookies and Local Storage

We use browser localStorage solely to remember your UI preference (e.g. theme=dark or theme=light) so that your chosen theme remains active across page visits.

Third-party advertising partners (such as Google AdSense) may set cookies on your browser to serve contextual or personalized advertisements based on your prior visits to this or other websites. You can review how cookies are utilized or opt-out by reading our Cookie Policy.

4. Third-Party Advertising (Google AdSense & Partners)

To keep all tools on heic.space 100% free with unlimited batch conversions, we display third-party advertisements. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your visit to this website and other websites on the Internet:

• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting aboutads.info.

5. Your Privacy Rights (GDPR & CCPA/CPRA)

Under regulations like the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

• Right of Access & Deletion: Because we do not store your photos or personal identifiers, there is no photo data on our systems to delete or export.
• No Sale of Personal Data: We do not sell personal information to third parties.
• Non-Discrimination: You will never be denied service or charged fees for exercising your privacy rights.

6. Children's Privacy (COPPA)

Our services are safe and open for general audiences. We do not knowingly collect personal identifiable information from children under 13 years of age.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may periodically update this Privacy Policy to reflect technical improvements or legal requirements. Any modifications will be posted here with an updated revision date.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our client-side architecture, please contact us at: