INTRODUCTION
Welcome to CatchyTools.com (“we,” “our,” or “us”). We respect your privacy and are committed to being transparent about how we collect, use, and share information when you visit or interact with our website located at catchytools.com (the “Site”).
This Privacy Policy explains:
• What information we collect and why
• How we use that information
• Who we share it with
• How long we keep it
• Your rights and choices
• How to contact us
Please read this policy carefully. By using CatchyTools.com, you agree to the practices described here. If you do not agree, please stop using the Site.
- WHO WE ARE
CatchyTools.com is a free online tools website that provides interactive utilities, games, and resources for general public use. We are based in South Africa but serve users globally.
For privacy-related inquiries, you can contact us at:
Email: privacy@catchytools.com
Website: https://catchytools.com
- INFORMATION WE COLLECT
We collect two types of information: information you provide directly to us, and information collected automatically when you use the Site.
2.1 Information You Provide Directly
We do not require you to create an account or register to use most of our tools. However, if you contact us through a contact form, email, or comment section, we may collect:
• Your name (if provided)
• Your email address
• The content of your message or inquiry
2.2 Information Collected Automatically
When you visit CatchyTools.com, certain information is collected automatically by us and by our third-party partners. This includes:
• IP address
• Browser type and version
• Operating system and device type
• Screen resolution
• Pages you visit on our Site and the order in which you visit them
• Time and date of your visit
• Time spent on each page
• Referring website or URL (the page you came from)
• Links you click on our Site
• General geographic location (country, city — based on IP address)
This information is collected using cookies, web beacons, pixel tags, JavaScript tags, and similar tracking technologies. See Section 4 for more detail on cookies.
2.3 Information from Third Parties
Our advertising and analytics partners may collect information about your online activities across different websites and services over time. We may receive aggregated or anonymized reports from these partners. We do not receive your full name, email address, or payment information from these partners.
- HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We use the information described above for the following purposes:
• To operate and improve the Site and our tools
• To understand how visitors use the Site (traffic analysis)
• To personalize your experience on the Site
• To show you relevant advertisements through our advertising partners
• To measure the performance of ads displayed on the Site
• To detect, investigate, and prevent technical issues, abuse, or security threats
• To respond to your messages, feedback, or support requests
• To comply with legal obligations we are subject to
• To enforce our Terms and Conditions
We do not sell your personal information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes.
- COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
4.1 What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, recognize you on return visits, and understand how you use the site. Most browsers accept cookies by default, but you can change your browser settings to refuse or delete them.
4.2 Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies:
STRICTLY NECESSARY COOKIES
These cookies are required for the Site to function properly. They cannot be turned off because the Site would not work without them. They do not collect personal data for advertising purposes.
PERFORMANCE AND ANALYTICS COOKIES
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our Site — for example, which pages are most popular and whether visitors get error messages. All information collected is aggregated and anonymous. We use this to improve how our Site works.
FUNCTIONAL COOKIES
These cookies allow the Site to remember choices you have made (such as display preferences) and provide enhanced features. They may be set by us or by third-party service providers.
ADVERTISING AND TARGETING COOKIES
These cookies are set by our advertising partners, including Google AdSense. They are used to build a profile of your interests and to show you relevant ads on our Site and on other websites. They work by uniquely identifying your browser and device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will see less targeted advertising, but you will still see ads.
4.3 Third-Party Cookies
We work with third-party companies that place cookies on your device when you visit our Site. These include:
• Google AdSense / Google Advertising (see Section 5.1)
• Google Analytics (see Section 5.2)
These third parties have their own privacy policies that govern their use of the data collected. We do not control how these parties use their cookies.
4.4 How to Manage Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in several ways:
Browser Settings: Most browsers allow you to view, block, and delete cookies. Consult your browser’s help documentation for instructions. Common browsers include Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and Opera.
Google Ad Settings: You can opt out of personalized Google advertising at https://www.google.com/settings/ads or by visiting https://optout.aboutads.info/
Network Advertising Initiative: Visit https://optout.networkadvertising.org/ to opt out of participating ad networks.
Your Online Choices (EU): Visit https://www.youronlinechoices.eu/ to manage your preferences.
Do Not Track: Some browsers include a “Do Not Track” feature. Our Site does not currently respond to Do Not Track signals because there is no consistent industry standard for how such signals should be interpreted.
Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect your experience on our Site and on other websites.
- ADVERTISING AND ANALYTICS PARTNERS
5.1 Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on CatchyTools.com. Google AdSense is operated by Google LLC, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA.
Google AdSense uses cookies and web beacons to show you advertisements that may be relevant to your interests. These ads are based on your prior visits to our Site and other websites across the internet. Google uses the DoubleClick DART cookie to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Site and other sites.
Information that Google AdSense may collect includes:
• Browsing history and website visits
• Search history
• Your approximate location based on IP address
• Device information (type, operating system, browser)
• Interactions with ads (clicks, conversions, impressions)
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Site and/or other websites on the internet.
You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ad Settings at https://www.google.com/settings/ads. You may also opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting https://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or https://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp
For more information about how Google uses your data, visit: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
Google’s Privacy Policy is available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy
5.2 Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to help us understand how visitors use our Site. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as:
• How often users visit the Site
• What pages they visit
• What other sites they used prior to visiting our Site
• How long they stayed on each page
We use this information only to improve the Site. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the day you visit our Site, not your name or other personally identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through Google Analytics with personally identifiable information.
Although Google Analytics plants a permanent cookie on your web browser to identify you as a unique user the next time you visit our Site, the cookie cannot be used by anyone other than Google. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to our Site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy.
You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits by disabling cookies on your browser or by using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
5.3 Other Advertising Networks
From time to time, we may work with additional advertising networks and technology partners to serve ads and measure their performance. Any such partners will be required to follow applicable privacy laws and their own privacy policies. If we add material new advertising partners, we will update this Privacy Policy.
- HOW WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share information in the following limited circumstances:
6.1 Service Providers
We may share information with companies that help us operate the Site, such as hosting providers, analytics providers, and content delivery networks. These companies are only permitted to use your information to provide services to us, not for their own purposes.
6.2 Advertising Partners
As described in Section 5, our advertising partners collect and process data through cookies and similar technologies to serve relevant ads. We do not directly hand your personal information to these partners — they collect it themselves via their technology installed on our Site.
6.3 Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, regulation, court order, or governmental authority, or if we believe such action is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of CatchyTools.com, our users, or others.
6.4 Business Transfers
If CatchyTools.com is acquired, merged with another company, or sells all or part of its assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change via a prominent notice on the Site.
6.5 With Your Consent
We may share your information for other purposes if you give us explicit permission to do so.
- DATA RETENTION
We retain information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
• Analytics data: Retained for up to 26 months in Google Analytics, then anonymized or deleted.
• Contact form submissions: Retained for up to 2 years, then deleted.
• Server logs (IP addresses, page visits): Retained for up to 12 months.
• Advertising data: Governed by the retention policies of our advertising partners (see Section 5).
When information is no longer needed, we delete it or anonymize it so it can no longer be associated with an individual.
- CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
CatchyTools.com is a general-interest website intended for users of all ages. Our tools are family-friendly and contain no harmful content. However, we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13 (or under 16 for users in the European Union and United Kingdom).
If you are a parent or guardian and believe that a child under the applicable age has provided personal information to us, please contact us immediately at privacy@catchytools.com and we will delete that information promptly.
We comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in the United States and applicable child privacy regulations in other jurisdictions.
Note: Google AdSense may display ads on our Site. We have enabled family-safe ad filters and do not direct advertising to children. If you are accessing our Site as a child, we recommend parental supervision regarding ad interactions.
- YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS
Depending on where you live, you may have specific rights regarding your personal information. We honor these rights regardless of your location, to the extent we are able.
9.1 For All Users
You have the right to:
• Know what personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data (where we hold it directly)
• Object to or restrict how we process your data
• Withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)
• Contact us with questions or complaints about how we handle your data
9.2 For European Union and UK Users (GDPR / UK GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, you have the following additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
Right of Access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
Right to Rectification: Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to Erasure (“Right to Be Forgotten”): Ask us to delete your personal data.
Right to Restrict Processing: Ask us to limit how we use your data.
Right to Data Portability: Request your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing.
Rights Related to Automated Decision-Making: Not be subject to decisions made solely by automated processes that have significant effects on you.
Our lawful bases for processing personal data include:
• Legitimate interests (operating and improving the Site)
• Consent (advertising cookies — obtained via our cookie banner)
• Legal obligations (where required by law)
To exercise any GDPR right, contact us at privacy@catchytools.com. We will respond within 30 days.
9.3 For California Residents (CCPA / CPRA)
If you are a California resident, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and its amendment, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), including:
Right to Know: Request disclosure of the categories and specific pieces of personal information we have collected about you, the sources of that information, and the business purposes for collecting it.
Right to Delete: Request deletion of personal information we have collected about you, subject to certain exceptions.
Right to Correct: Request correction of inaccurate personal information we hold about you.
Right to Opt-Out of Sale or Sharing: We do not sell your personal data in the traditional sense. However, sharing data with advertising partners may constitute “sharing” under the CPRA. You may opt out of this by adjusting your cookie preferences or using the opt-out links in Section 4.4.
Right to Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any CCPA right. We will not deny you services, charge different prices, or provide a different level of quality because you exercised your privacy rights.
To submit a CCPA request, contact us at privacy@catchytools.com with the subject line “California Privacy Request.”
9.4 For Other Users
Various other jurisdictions have enacted data protection laws, including South Africa (POPIA), Brazil (LGPD), Canada (PIPEDA), Australia (Privacy Act), and others. We aim to respect the privacy rights of all users. Contact us at privacy@catchytools.com to make any privacy-related request.
- DATA SECURITY
We take the security of your information seriously. We use appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:
• Secure Sockets Layer (SSL/HTTPS) encryption for data transmitted to and from the Site
• Regular security reviews of our systems and practices
• Limited access to personal data by staff or contractors on a need-to-know basis
However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we do our best to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security. If a data breach occurs that is likely to affect your rights and freedoms, we will notify you and relevant authorities as required by law.
- LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
Our Site may contain links to external websites, tools, or resources that are not operated by us. These links are provided for your convenience. We have no control over those websites and are not responsible for their content, privacy policies, or practices. We encourage you to read the privacy policy of every website you visit.
- CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or for other business reasons. When we make changes, we will:
• Update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page
• Post the revised policy on this page
• For significant changes, provide a more prominent notice (such as a banner on the Site)
Your continued use of CatchyTools.com after any changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.
- CONTACT US
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Email: privacy@catchytools.com
Website: https://catchytools.com/contact
Website: catchytools.com
We aim to respond to all inquiries within 5 business days, and to all formal rights requests within 30 days.