Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

• Information you provide — When you submit a contact form, tool submission, or newsletter signup, we collect your name and email address.
• Newsletter data — If you subscribe to our weekly newsletter, your email address is stored with Mailchimp, our email delivery provider.
• Chatbot conversations — If you use our AI tool recommendation chatbot, your messages are sent to Groq's API to generate a response. We do not permanently store chatbot conversation logs on our own servers.
• Usage data — We collect anonymous data about how visitors use our site, including pages visited, time spent, and browser type, via Google Analytics.
• Local storage — We use your browser's localStorage to save bookmarked tools. This data stays on your device and is never sent to our servers.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your contact form messages and tool submissions
• Send our weekly newsletter (only if you explicitly subscribed)
• Analyze site traffic to improve content and user experience
• Detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive activity

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes.

3. Cookies & Tracking

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate our website. These include:

• Analytics cookies — Google Analytics uses cookies to track visitor behavior anonymously. You can opt out via Google's opt-out tool.
• Advertising cookies — Google AdSense places cookies to serve relevant ads. See Section 4 for more details.
• Functional cookies — We may use session cookies to improve site functionality.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect site functionality.

4. Advertising (Google AdSense)

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites.

Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads 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.

Our AdSense publisher ID is: ca-pub-7723301737736770

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

• Google Analytics — Website traffic analysis
• Google AdSense — Advertising
• Mailchimp — Newsletter delivery and subscriber management. When you subscribe, your email address is stored on Mailchimp's servers and handled under their privacy policy.
• Groq — Powers our AI tool recommendation chatbot. Messages you send to the chatbot are processed by Groq's API to generate a response. Do not share sensitive personal information in chatbot conversations.
• Web3Forms — Contact and submission form processing
• Google Fonts — Font delivery (may log IP addresses)

Each of these services has their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review.

6. Data Retention

We retain contact form submissions for up to 12 months to allow us to follow up on inquiries. Newsletter subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe. Analytics data is retained per Google Analytics' default retention settings (26 months).

7. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to access the data we hold about you
• The right to correct inaccurate data
• The right to request deletion of your data
• The right to opt out of marketing communications
• The right to data portability (where applicable)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at our contact page.

8. Children's Privacy

PromptAndTool is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, please reach out via our contact page.

We aim to respond to all privacy-related inquiries within 5 business days.

See also our Terms of Use and Affiliate Disclosure.