Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how Utility Toolbox (“we”, “us”) handles information in the Utility Toolbox Android application and on this website. It applies to every tool in the app. If you do not agree with this policy, please do not use the app.

We do not require an account, and we do not ask for your name, phone number or email address to use any tool. Most processing happens on your device. The exceptions are listed explicitly below.

1. Information we collect

Information you provide or open in the app

• Camera images — the QR & Barcode Scanner and the OCR Scanner use the camera to read a code or recognise text. Camera frames are processed on your device in real time and are not recorded or transmitted by us.
• Photos, documents and videos — the PDF Toolkit, Word to PDF, Image Compressor, Image Enhancer, Video Converter, OCR and AI Upscaler read the files you select through the Android file/photo picker. We only read the specific files you choose, for the single operation you request.
• Location — the Location Saver and Compass use your device’s approximate or precise location to show your position and to save a spot you bookmark. Location is used only while the tool is open, is stored only on your device, and is never collected on our servers. Location permission is optional; the rest of the app works without it.
• Text you type or copy — Text Utilities, Hash Generator, Unit Converter, WiFi QR and Smart Clipboard operate on text you enter or copy on your device.

Information stored locally on your device

The following stay in the app’s private storage on your phone. We cannot read them, and they are removed when you delete them in-app, clear the app’s storage, or uninstall the app:

• QR/barcode and OCR scan history
• Saved locations and bookmarks
• Smart Clipboard history (text you copied)
• World Clock cities, favourites and widget settings
• App preferences such as theme, and speed-test result history
• Temporary output files (converted PDFs, compressed images, converted video)

Information collected automatically

• Advertising and diagnostics — Google AdMob may collect device and usage identifiers to serve and measure ads (see section 4).
• Network requests — the Speed Test, IP Lookup and Ping tools connect to third-party measurement endpoints, which necessarily receive your IP address and basic connection information (see section 3).

2. Cloud processing — AI Upscaler

The AI Image Upscaler does not run entirely on your device. When you upscale an image, that image is transmitted over an encrypted (HTTPS/TLS) connection to a third-party AI image-processing service, enlarged there, and the result is returned to your phone. The uploaded image and its result are used only to produce your upscaled image, are not used to train models by us, and are deleted from the processing service after the request completes (retention is short-term and operational only).

Do not upload images you consider highly sensitive (identity documents, financial records, medical images) to the AI Upscaler. All other image and document tools — OCR, PDF Toolkit, Word to PDF, Image Compressor, Image Enhancer, Video Converter — process files entirely on your device.

3. Network tools

The Speed Test measures download, upload, ping and jitter by transferring test data with a third-party measurement network (for example Cloudflare). The IP and Ping tools query public network services. These providers receive your IP address, approximate network location and technical connection details as an unavoidable part of the measurement. We do not store your test payloads on our own servers; results are saved only on your device.

4. Advertising (Google AdMob)

The free version of the app displays advertising supplied by Google AdMob. AdMob may collect and process device identifiers (including the Android Advertising ID), IP address, coarse location derived from IP, device and app information, and ad-interaction events, in order to serve, personalise, cap, and measure ads and to detect fraud. This is data collection by Google as an independent provider; we do not receive your personal identifiers from it.

• Google’s policy: policies.google.com/privacy
• How Google uses data from apps that use its services: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Where required (for example in the EEA, UK and Switzerland), the app shows a Google- certified consent message before personalised ads are served, and you can change your choice at any time from the app’s Settings screen. You can also reset or delete your Advertising ID in Android Settings → Privacy → Ads.

5. Purchases (Google Play Billing)

The optional “Remove Ads” purchase is processed by Google Play Billing. We never see or store your payment card, billing address or Google account details. Google provides us only with an anonymous purchase token used to verify and restore your entitlement on your devices. Refunds and payment disputes are handled by Google Play.

6. Permissions we request and why

• Camera — QR/barcode scanning and OCR capture. Not used in the background.
• Location (approximate/precise) — Location Saver and Compass, only while the tool is in use. No background location.
• Photos, media and files — to open the files you pick and to save results to your chosen destination.
• Internet / network state — Speed Test, IP and Ping tools, AI Upscaler, ads and billing.
• Notifications (optional) — to tell you when a long conversion has finished.

You may deny or revoke any permission in Android Settings; only the related tool stops working.

7. How we use information

• To perform the specific task you request in a tool
• To store your history, bookmarks and preferences locally on your device
• To display and measure advertising in the free version
• To validate and restore your ad-free purchase
• To diagnose crashes and improve stability and performance
• To comply with legal obligations

We do not sell your personal information, and we do not build advertising profiles ourselves.

8. Data sharing

We share data only with the service providers needed to run the features above:

• Google AdMob — advertising delivery and measurement
• Google Play Billing — purchase processing and verification
• Our AI image-processing provider — AI Upscaler requests only
• Network measurement providers — Speed Test, IP and Ping requests only

We may also disclose information if legally required to do so, or to protect our rights, users or the security of the service. Some of these providers operate servers outside your country; transfers are protected by the providers’ standard contractual safeguards.

9. Data retention and deletion

• On-device data (history, saved locations, clipboard, settings, output files) is kept until you delete it in the app, use Settings → Clear data, clear the app’s storage in Android settings, or uninstall the app.
• AI Upscaler images are deleted from the processing service once the request completes.
• Advertising and purchase records are retained by Google under Google’s own retention policies.

To request deletion of anything associated with you, email support@utilitytoolbox.app and we will respond within 30 days.

10. Security

All network requests made by the app use encrypted HTTPS/TLS connections. On-device data is stored in the app’s private sandbox, protected by Android’s application isolation and by your device lock. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure, but we take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your information, and we minimise what leaves your device by design.

11. Children’s privacy

Utility Toolbox is a general-purpose utility app and is not directed to children under 13 (or the minimum age of digital consent in your country). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, contact us at support@utilitytoolbox.app and we will delete it.

12. Your choices and rights

• Deny or revoke camera, location, files and notification permissions at any time
• Clear scan history, saved locations and clipboard history inside the app
• Change or withdraw your ads consent from the app’s Settings screen
• Reset or delete your Advertising ID in Android settings
• Remove ads entirely with the one-time in-app purchase
• Depending on where you live (for example the EEA/UK under the GDPR, or California under the CCPA/CPRA), you may request access to, correction of, or deletion of personal data, and object to certain processing. Contact us to exercise these rights.

13. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the app changes. The effective date at the top of this page will be updated, and material changes will be announced in the app or on this website. Continued use after an update means you accept the revised policy.

14. Contact

Utility Toolbox
Privacy and support: support@utilitytoolbox.app
Policy URL: https://utility-box-magic.lovable.app/privacy