This Privacy Policy explains what happens to your information when you visit [Your Website Name] (“this site”), which is run by [Your Company Name] (“we”, “us”, “our”), and when you use the Image to PNG Converter tool that this site hosts. We have tried to write it in plain English rather than legal language. If anything is unclear, please write to us at [contact@example.com].
Summary
The three things worth knowing
- Your images stay on your device. The converter opens, crops and encodes images inside your own browser using the Canvas API. No image, selection or converted PNG is ever uploaded to this site’s server or to anyone else.
- Two of the four modes download an AI model from third-party servers. Auto Subject Extraction fetches its library from cdn.jsdelivr.net and its model from staticimgly.com; AI Click Select fetches its model from huggingface.co and its runtime from cdn.jsdelivr.net. Downloading a file from a server necessarily reveals your IP address to that server. Nothing about your image is included in those downloads. Rectangle Crop and Freehand Lasso make no network requests at all.
- The tool sets no cookies and stores nothing on the server. The only thing it keeps is a cached copy of the model files in your browser, so that the next use is faster. You can clear that cache at any time, and this page explains how.
A note for the site owner. This policy describes the converter accurately, but it cannot describe the rest of your website, your hosting arrangements, your analytics or your local law, and it is not legal advice. Fill in every placeholder in square brackets, delete anything that does not apply to your site, and have the finished text reviewed by a lawyer in your jurisdiction before publishing it. Publishing this page does not by itself make a website compliant with any privacy law.
What we collect
Through the converter: nothing
The converter does not collect, transmit or store any personal information. In particular, it does not:
- upload your images, your selections or the PNG files it produces;
- send file names, image dimensions or any other detail about your images to us or to anyone else;
- record how you use it, which modes you choose or how many images you convert;
- set cookies, use local storage or session storage, or write anything to this site’s database;
- provide any upload, form or API endpoint on this site’s server. There is nothing on the server for an image to be sent to.
The two AI modes download model files from third-party servers, which is described under How the converter works technically and Third-party services below. Those downloads carry no data about you or your image beyond what every web request carries.
Through the website: the usual small amount
Like almost every website, this one runs on a web server, and web servers keep logs. Separately from the converter, we may hold the following:
- Server logs. Our hosting provider, [hosting provider], records the IP address, date and time, page requested, browser type and referring page for each request. We use these logs to keep the site running and secure and to diagnose faults. They are kept for [retention period] and then deleted.
- Analytics. [Delete this item if you use no analytics.] We use [analytics service] to understand which pages are read and how visitors find the site. It collects [describe what it collects, for example anonymised page views and approximate location] and [does / does not] set cookies. [Describe how visitors can opt out or withdraw consent.]
- Messages you send us. If you email us or use a contact form, we keep your message and your address for as long as we need them to reply and to keep a record of the conversation.
- Comments and accounts. [Delete this item if it does not apply.] If this site allows comments or user accounts, WordPress stores the name, email address and content you submit, together with the IP address it was submitted from, in the usual way.
We do not sell personal information, and we do not use it for advertising.
How the converter works technically
When you drop, choose or paste an image, your browser reads the file from your device and draws it onto an HTML canvas element that is part of the page. Cropping, freehand outlining and background removal all happen by changing pixels on that canvas. When you press “Confirm and Convert to PNG”, the browser’s own canvas.toBlob function encodes the result as a PNG, and the “Download PNG” button hands that file straight back to you with the original filename and a .png extension. At no point in this process does the image travel over the network.
The four selection modes differ only in whether they need to download anything before they can work:
- Rectangle Crop Fully offline A draggable, resizable box. No network requests.
- Freehand Lasso Fully offline Draw an outline around the subject. No network requests.
- Auto Subject Extraction Downloads a model The first time you press “Extract subject automatically”, your browser downloads the @imgly/background-removal library from cdn.jsdelivr.net and roughly 44 MB of model and WebAssembly files from staticimgly.com (with the default model; larger if this site has chosen a higher-quality one). The model then runs on your device, in the browser. Your image is processed locally and is not sent to either host.
- AI Click Select Downloads a model The first time you open this mode, your browser downloads the Transformers.js library and about 4 MB of ONNX Runtime WebAssembly from cdn.jsdelivr.net, and about 38 MB of Segment Anything style model files from huggingface.co. Analysis of your image, and every click after that, runs on your device. Where your browser supports WebGPU the model uses your graphics hardware; otherwise it uses WebAssembly. Either way the work stays on your device.
Pasting from the clipboard
You can paste an image into the converter. Your browser passes the pasted image to the page only at the moment you press paste while the drop area is focused; the tool cannot read your clipboard at any other time, and it never sends clipboard contents anywhere.
Cached model files, and how to clear them
To spare you the download every time, the AI files are kept in your browser after the first use. Auto Subject Extraction’s library, model and WebAssembly files are held in the browser’s ordinary HTTP cache, in the same way as any downloaded file. AI Click Select’s files are held by Transformers.js in the browser’s Cache Storage under the name “transformers-cache”, so a returning visitor does not download them again. This storage lives only on your device; we cannot read it, and it contains the model files, not anything about you or your images.
To remove the cached files:
- Open your browser’s privacy settings and look for “Clear browsing data”, “Cookies and site data” or “Manage website data” (the wording varies by browser).
- Choose this site if your browser lets you clear data for a single site, or choose a time range that covers your visit.
- Tick cached images and files and site data, then confirm. Both the HTTP cache and Cache Storage are cleared by this.
If you would rather keep nothing at all, use a private or incognito window: most browsers discard cached files and site data when that window is closed. If you would rather download nothing in the first place, use Rectangle Crop or Freehand Lasso, which never contact any server.
Third-party services
The table below lists every external server the converter can contact. Each is contacted only when you use the relevant AI mode, and only until your browser holds a cached copy of the files. What each provider receives is the same as for any file download: your IP address, the address of the file requested, your browser’s user-agent string and, depending on your browser’s referrer settings, the address of the page you were on. The tool attaches nothing else: no image data, no form data and no identifiers of its own. These providers are independent of us, we have no agreement with them about your data, and they handle these requests under their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to read.
| Service | Purpose | When contacted | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| cdn.jsdelivr.net | Delivers the @imgly/background-removal library used by Auto Subject Extraction, and the Transformers.js library with about 4 MB of ONNX Runtime WebAssembly used by AI Click Select. | The first time you use either AI mode, until your browser has cached the files. | jsDelivr |
| staticimgly.com | Delivers the background-removal model and WebAssembly files for Auto Subject Extraction: about 44 MB with the default model, more if this site has chosen a larger one. | The first time you press “Extract subject automatically”, until cached. | IMG.LY |
| huggingface.co (files are served from cdn-lfs*.huggingface.co) | Delivers the Segment Anything style model for AI Click Select: about 38 MB in two files. | The first time you open AI Click Select, until cached. | Hugging Face |
| [Hosting provider] | Serves every page of this website and keeps the server logs described above. | Every page view. | [Hosting provider] |
| [Analytics service] | [Purpose]. Delete this row if this site does not use analytics. | [Every page view / only after you give consent] | [Provider] |
Cookies
The converter sets no cookies, and it does not use local storage or session storage. The only thing it stores on your device is the cached copy of the AI model files described above, and only if you use an AI mode. That cache is necessary to deliver the feature you asked for, is stored solely on your device, is never read by us, and can be cleared at any time using the steps above.
The wider website may set cookies of its own, independently of the converter:
- WordPress cookies. [Delete if it does not apply.] If you log in or leave a comment, WordPress sets cookies to remember your session or the name and email you entered. Ordinary visitors who only read pages and use the converter do not receive these.
- Analytics cookies. [Delete if you use no analytics.] [Analytics service] sets [name the cookies and their lifetime]. [Describe the consent mechanism, if one is required where you operate, and how to opt out.]
- Consent cookie. [Delete if you show no cookie banner.] If this site shows a cookie notice, a single cookie records your choice so that you are not asked again.
You can block or delete cookies in your browser’s settings. Blocking them will not affect the converter, which works without any.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, data-protection law (such as the EU General Data Protection Regulation, the UK GDPR or the Australian Privacy Act 1988) gives you rights over the personal information an organisation holds about you. The organisation responsible for this site (the “controller”, in GDPR terms) is:
- [Your Company Name]
- [Postal address]
- [Country]
- [contact@example.com]
- [Data-protection contact or EU/UK representative, if you have one; otherwise delete this line]
In plain terms, you can ask us:
- what we hold about you, and for a copy of it (the right of access);
- to correct it if it is wrong or incomplete;
- to delete it where we no longer need it, or where you withdraw the consent it was based on;
- to stop or limit particular uses of it (the rights to object and to restriction), including any direct marketing, which we do not do;
- to receive it in a portable, machine-readable form where you gave it to us and we process it automatically;
- to withdraw consent at any time where consent is what we rely on, for example for analytics cookies, without affecting anything done before you withdrew it.
Because the converter itself collects nothing, a request about your use of the tool will usually receive a short answer: we hold no information about your images or about what you did with the converter, and so there is nothing to give you, correct or delete. Requests about server logs, analytics or correspondence will be answered within [one month / 30 days] and free of charge, unless a request is clearly unfounded or excessive. We may need to confirm your identity before acting on a request, so that we do not hand your information to someone else.
Legal basis. [Adjust to your situation.] We keep server logs on the basis of our legitimate interest in running a secure, working website. We use analytics [with your consent / on the basis of our legitimate interest in understanding how the site is used]. We keep correspondence on the basis of our legitimate interest in answering you and keeping a record of what was said.
Where your data goes. The third-party hosts listed above serve files from servers that may be located anywhere in the world, so your IP address may be processed outside your own country when you use an AI mode. [If your hosting or analytics providers store data outside your country or region, describe the safeguards you rely on, for example standard contractual clauses or an adequacy decision.]
Complaints. If you are unhappy with how we have handled your information or your request, you can complain to a supervisory authority: in the European Economic Area, the data-protection authority of your country; in the United Kingdom, the Information Commissioner’s Office; in Australia, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. [Add the regulator that applies in your own jurisdiction.] We would appreciate the chance to resolve any concern with you directly first.
Children
This site is intended for a general audience and is not directed at children under [13 / 16, whichever applies where you operate]. Because the converter collects nothing, it collects nothing from children either. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the rest of the site. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, for example by email or in a comment, please contact us and we will delete it.
Changes
We may update this policy when the converter, the site or the law changes; for example if the AI models move to a different host, if the plugin is updated, or if we add or remove analytics. The date at the top of this page is the date of the current version. If a change is significant, we will [say how you will flag it, for example with a notice on this page for a period after the change]. Earlier versions are available on request.
Contact
For questions about this policy, to exercise any of the rights above, or to tell us about a problem, write to us at [contact@example.com] or by post at [Postal address]. We aim to reply to every message within [number] working days.