πŸ”’ Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us. Here's how we protect it.

πŸ›‘οΈLast updated: January 14, 2026

πŸ“‹ Quick Summary

  • βœ…We don't store your YouTube URLs or extracted thumbnails
  • βœ…No personal information is collected for basic usage
  • βœ…We use cookies only for essential functionality and analytics
  • βœ…All processing happens in real-time without data retention

1. Introduction

Welcome to PixThumb ("we," "our," or "us"). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website pixthumb.com and use our YouTube thumbnail downloader service.

Please read this privacy policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site or use our services.

πŸ“Š 2. Information We Collect

2.1 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including:

  • IP address (anonymized for analytics purposes)
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited and time spent on pages
  • Referring website addresses
  • Date and time of visit
  • Screen resolution and display settings
  • Geographic location (country/city level only)

2.2 Information You Provide

We collect information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

  • Contact us through our contact form or email
  • Subscribe to our newsletter (if applicable)
  • Participate in surveys or promotions
  • Report a bug or technical issue
  • Provide feedback or suggestions

This may include your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide.

βœ“ What We DON'T Collect

  • YouTube URLs you paste into our tool
  • Downloaded thumbnail images
  • Your YouTube account information
  • Your browsing history outside our site
  • Any payment information (our service is free)
  • Passwords or authentication credentials
  • Personal identification documents

🎯 3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect or receive for the following purposes:

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To provide and maintain our service: Processing your requests to extract YouTube thumbnails
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To improve user experience: Analyzing usage patterns to enhance functionality and performance
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To communicate with you: Responding to inquiries, providing support, and sending service updates
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To monitor and analyze trends: Understanding how users interact with our service to make improvements
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To detect and prevent technical issues: Identifying bugs, security vulnerabilities, and service interruptions
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To comply with legal obligations: Meeting regulatory requirements and responding to legal requests

πŸͺ 4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with small amounts of data that are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device.

4.1 Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

Required for the website to function properly. These include session cookies and security cookies.

Analytics Cookies

Help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Preference Cookies

Remember your preferences and settings, such as theme selection (dark/light mode).

Advertising Cookies

Used to deliver advertisements relevant to you and your interests. These are set by our advertising partners.

4.2 Managing Cookies

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our service.

Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or delete certain cookies. For more information, visit your browser's help documentation.

πŸ”— 5. Third-Party Services and Advertising

We use third-party services to help operate our website and provide a better experience for our users.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyze how users interact with our website. Google Analytics collects information anonymously and reports website trends without identifying individual visitors.

You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites on the Internet.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

Other Third-Party Services

We may use other third-party service providers to monitor and analyze the use of our service, to provide customer support, or to perform other functions on our behalf. These third parties have access to your information only to perform these tasks and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

🀝 6. How We Share Your Information

We may share your information in the following situations:

  • β†’With Service Providers: We share your information with third-party vendors who perform services on our behalf, such as hosting, analytics, and advertising.
  • β†’For Legal Compliance: We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid legal requests.
  • β†’Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
  • β†’With Your Consent: We may share your information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.

Important: We never sell your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes.

πŸ” 7. Data Security

We take the security of your data seriously and implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

Technical Measures

  • β€’ HTTPS encryption for all data transmission
  • β€’ Secure server infrastructure
  • β€’ Regular security updates and patches
  • β€’ Firewall protection and intrusion detection

Organizational Measures

  • β€’ Limited access to personal data
  • β€’ Employee confidentiality agreements
  • β€’ Regular security training
  • β€’ Incident response procedures

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

⏱️ 8. Data Retention

We retain your information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Service Usage Data:Retained for up to 26 months for analytics purposes
Contact Form Data:Retained for 2 years or until issue resolution
Thumbnail Requests:Not stored - processed in real-time only

βš–οΈ 9. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

Right to Access

You have the right to request copies of your personal information that we hold.

Right to Rectification

You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.

Right to Erasure

You have the right to request that we delete your personal information, under certain conditions.

Right to Restrict Processing

You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal information.

Right to Data Portability

You have the right to request transfer of your data to another organization or directly to you.

Right to Object

You have the right to object to our processing of your personal information.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided at the end of this policy.

πŸ‘Ά 10. Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us.

If we become aware that we have collected personal information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

🌍 11. International Data Transfers

Your information, including personal data, may be transferred to and maintained on computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.

By using our service, you consent to the transfer of your information to our facilities and to those third parties with whom we share it as described in this privacy policy.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ 12. California Privacy Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, you have specific rights regarding your personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):

  • β€’ The right to know what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell
  • β€’ The right to request deletion of your personal information
  • β€’ The right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information (we do not sell personal information)
  • β€’ The right to non-discrimination for exercising your CCPA rights

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί 13. GDPR Compliance (European Users)

If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using your personal information depends on the data concerned and the context in which we collect it:

  • β€’ We need to perform a contract with you
  • β€’ You have given us permission to do so
  • β€’ Processing your personal data is in our legitimate interests
  • β€’ We need to comply with the law

🚫 14. Do Not Track Signals

We respect Do Not Track (DNT) browser settings. When you enable DNT in your browser, we will not track your browsing activities across different websites. However, some third-party services may not respond to DNT signals.

πŸ“ 15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Note: For significant changes that materially affect your rights, we will provide more prominent notice (including, for certain services, email notification of privacy policy changes).

πŸ“§ 16. Contact Us About Privacy

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our data practices, or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us:

General Inquiries: contact@pixthumb.com
Response Time: Within 48 hours for general inquiries, 30 days for privacy rights requests

βœ… Your Consent

By using our website and services, you consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. If you do not agree with this policy, please discontinue use of our service immediately.