Privacy Policy
Last Updated: September 22, 2025
Welcome to FormShrink! We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, share, and protect your personal information. By using our services, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
Important Note on Image Processing:
- When you use our web tool to compress images, all processing is done locally in your browser. Your image files are never uploaded to our servers.
- When you use our API service, your images are uploaded to our servers for processing, but they are deleted immediately after processing is complete. We do not store them in any form.
Information We Collect
To provide and improve our services, we collect the following types of information:
Information You Provide Directly: When you register for an account using an email and password, we collect your email address and a hashed password.
Information from Third-Party Services: When you choose to log in through a third-party service like Google or GitHub, we collect your profile information from these services, including your username, email address, and avatar.
Usage and Log Data: We automatically collect information about how you interact with our services, including error logs and usage statistics for diagnostics and service improvement.
Payment Information: We use Stripe to process payments. When you subscribe to a paid plan, your payment information is processed directly by Stripe. We do not store sensitive payment information like your credit card number; we only save your subscription status and validity period.
Cookies: We use cookies to operate and manage our services, for example, to maintain your login session and for website analytics.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
To provide, operate, and maintain our services, including authenticating you.
To send you important service notifications and administrative messages, such as account security alerts or service change notices. We promise not to send you unsolicited marketing emails.
To improve our website, products, and services, for example, by analyzing usage trends and error logs.
To process your transactions and manage your subscriptions.
How We Share Your Information
We respect your privacy and do not sell your personal data to third parties. We only share your information in the following limited circumstances:
Service Providers: We partner with necessary third-party service providers to operate our services, including Google and GitHub for authentication, Google Analytics for website analysis, and Stripe for payment processing. These providers only have access to the information necessary to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated to protect your information.
Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid legal processes.
Your Rights and Choices
We provide you with rights and choices to manage your personal information:
Access and Updates: You can log in to your account to access and update your profile information at any time.
Account Deletion: You can choose to delete your account in your profile settings page. Upon deletion, all your personal information will be permanently removed from our active databases.
Cookie Control: Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. Please note, however, that disabling cookies may affect certain features of our service.
Data Security
We have implemented commercially reasonable security measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated 'Last Updated' date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at lihangdemail1996@gmail.com.