Privacy Policy & Comprehensive Cookie Disclosure

1. Fundamental Zero-Knowledge Principle

Conventional cloud utilities require users to upload source files, SQL queries, cryptographic keys, and images to remote servers for processing. iptools.tr fundamentally rejects this data collection paradigm.

Our platform is engineered as a client-side web application where formatters, encoders, diff engines, and cryptographic algorithms run exclusively inside your local browser memory space. When you format JSON or calculate a SHA-256 hash, your CPU processes the computation and no data is transmitted over the internet to our servers or any third-party infrastructure.

2. Client-Side Sandboxing & Cryptographic Processing

All sensitive operations utilize modern, sandboxed browser APIs:

• Web Crypto API: Native browser cryptographic primitives calculate MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, and HMAC hashes without transmitting raw passphrases or data blocks.
• HTML5 Canvas & FileReader: Image resizing, WebP conversion, and compression occur locally utilizing your device's GPU and system RAM.
• Code & Text Formatters: JSON, SQL, XML, HTML, CSS, and YAML transformations are executed via local JavaScript parsers in memory.

3. Ephemeral In-Memory Network Diagnostics

Certain utilities (including DNS Record Lookup, SSL Certificate Inspection, Port Reachability, and Ping Latency) require an external network vantage point to query public internet servers. For these specific utilities:

• Our server acts solely as a real-time, in-memory proxy socket.
• The target host or IP is queried directly, and the response is immediately streamed back to your browser session.
• Zero Retention: Target hostnames, query payloads, and test results are never stored on server disks, never written to databases, and never aggregated for behavioral profiling.

4. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Disclosures

To sustain high-speed server infrastructure, global DNS resolvers, and continuous maintenance without charging users or introducing paywalls, iptools.tr displays advertisements managed by Google AdSense and its certified partners.

• Third-Party Cookies: Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to our website or other websites across the internet.
• Google's DART Cookie: The use of advertising cookies enables Google and its partners to serve targeted ads based on your visits to iptools.tr and other sites on the Internet.
• Opt-Out Options: Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or through the Network Advertising Initiative at aboutads.info.
• Consent Framework: For visitors from the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, and California, we support certified Consent Management Platforms (CMP) adhering to the IAB Europe Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF 2.2).

5. Local Storage & Cookie Inventory

iptools.tr minimizes cookie usage. The storage mechanisms utilized on this site are:

• iptools_theme (localStorage): Retains your chosen dark or light visual interface theme.
• iptools_lang (Cookie / localStorage): Retains your preferred language setting (Turkish or English).
• AdSense & Analytics Cookies: Placed by Google according to your consent preferences to prevent ad fraud, measure impressions, and serve relevant ads.

6. Server Access Logs & Transparency

Like standard web servers worldwide, our HTTP server software automatically generates temporary access logs recording basic technical handshake parameters (such as client IP address, User-Agent string, requested URI, timestamp, and HTTP status code). These logs are retained strictly for operational DDoS defense, security auditing, and bandwidth management, and are automatically purged on a rolling basis. Server access logs are never cross-referenced or linked to utility input data.

7. International Privacy Rights: KVKK, GDPR & CCPA/CPRA

We respect data sovereignty rights across all global jurisdictions:

• GDPR (European Union): Users have the right to request access, rectification, portability, and erasure of personal data. Because iptools.tr collects zero user account information and retains no tool inputs, we hold no personal profile data to extract or erase.
• KVKK (Türkiye - Law No. 6698): Pursuant to Turkish personal data protection regulations, personal data is processed lawfully and only as strictly necessary for technical transmission. No personal profiling or commercial data vending takes place.
• CCPA/CPRA (California, USA): We do not sell or share personal information for monetary or other valuable consideration.

8. Children's Online Privacy (COPPA Compliance)

iptools.tr does not knowingly collect or solicit any personal identifiable information from children under the age of 13. All utilities are freely available without age verification or registration.

9. Amendments & Anonymous Legal Inquiries

We reserve the right to amend this Privacy Policy to reflect technical or legal advancements. Any modifications will be posted directly to this page with an updated revision date. For legal questions, compliance audits, or privacy feedback, please review our anonymous communication channels on our Contact page.