Privacy Policy

1. Overview & Data Minimization

SmartOpsAI ("we," "our," or "us") operates on a principle of strict data minimization. We believe you should be able to utilize online utilities without surrendering your personal identity. All deterministic calculators, JSON formatters, and word counters run client-side in your web browser. We do not transmit or store the raw text or data you compute in our free utilities.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect limited information in the following circumstances:

• Account Data: When registering for an account, we collect your email address, name, and securely salted password hash.
• Anonymized Telemetry: Aggregated tool execution counts, referral source, country of origin, and device type to optimize site performance.
• Inquiry Communications: Details you voluntarily submit when contacting our support or editorial teams.

3. Cookies & Tracking Technologies

We use strictly necessary cookies to manage user authentication sessions and preserve cookie consent choices. Where authorized by you, we may use privacy-preserving analytics (such as Google Analytics 4) to understand traffic patterns. You may decline non-essential cookies at any time using our cookie notice.

4. Advertising & Google AdSense

Our website may display advertisements provided by Google AdSense and third-party advertising partners. Google uses cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve relevant advertisements based on visits to this and other websites. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings (adssettings.google.com).

5. Your Privacy Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Depending on your jurisdiction (including the UK, EEA, and California), you possess specific legal rights regarding your personal data:

• Right to Access: Request a copy of personal information we hold about you.
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate personal data.
• Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Request deletion of your personal account records.
• Right to Non-Discrimination: We will never deny services or charge different rates for exercising privacy rights.

To exercise any of these rights, contact our Data Protection Officer at: privacy@smartopsai.local.

6. Security & Encryption

We employ modern encryption standards (TLS 1.3), bcrypt password hashing with 12 salt rounds, and server-side role-based access control. No method of internet transmission is 100% immune from vulnerability, but we continually audit our codebase using automated security scanning.