Last Updated: March 14, 2025

1. Introduction

At CrushThatFile ("we," "our," or "us"), we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you use our image compression service ("Service").

We prioritize your privacy and design our service with a privacy-first approach. All image processing is done on your device (client-side) whenever possible, which means your images typically never leave your browser.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Image Data

Client-Side Processing: When you upload images for compression, the images are processed directly in your browser using client-side technologies. The original images are not uploaded to our servers for the compression process.

Thumbnails for AI Analysis: When using our AI-powered format detection, a small thumbnail version (256x256 pixels) of your image may be sent to our server for analysis. This thumbnail is designed to be small enough to preserve privacy while allowing our AI to recommend optimal compression settings. These thumbnails do not contain enough detail to reconstruct your original images and are immediately deleted after analysis.

2.2 Usage Information

We collect anonymous usage statistics to help us improve our service, including:

• Number of images compressed
• Types of image formats processed
• Compression ratios achieved
• Browser and device information

This data is aggregated and cannot be used to identify you personally.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Provide, maintain, and improve our Service
• Develop new features and functionality
• Understand how users interact with our Service
• Train and improve our AI models for better compression recommendations
• Monitor and analyze usage patterns and trends

4. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data:

• All communications with our servers use secure HTTPS connections
• Any thumbnails sent for AI analysis are transmitted over encrypted connections
• We do not store your original images or compressed results on our servers
• Thumbnails used for AI analysis are deleted immediately after processing

5. Data Retention

Since most processing occurs in your browser, we do not retain your image data. For the small thumbnails that are sent to our server for AI analysis, these are immediately deleted after processing and are not stored.

Anonymous usage statistics may be retained indefinitely to help us improve our service over time.

6. Your Rights

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

• Right to access information we have about you
• Right to rectification of incomplete or inaccurate information
• Right to erasure (the "right to be forgotten")
• Right to restriction of processing
• Right to data portability
• Right to object to processing

To exercise these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

7. 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.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]