Plainjar

— privacy & security —

Privacy

Short version: your files never leave your device, and Plainjar keeps almost nothing.

What happens while you use a tool

All processing happens in your own browser. There is no server that receives or processes your file, open the network tab in your browser to see for yourself.

What Plainjar doesn't do

  1. No cookies

    Cookies exist to recognize you across sessions. Plainjar has no reason to recognize you.

  2. No analytics that tracks you individually

    Plausible only, cookieless, aggregated, EU-hosted. Page-view counts per tool per day, nothing more. No Google Analytics, no Mixpanel, no Hotjar.

  3. No tracking pixels, no fingerprinting

    No invisible images loading to identify you. No canvas fingerprint, no WebGL detection.

  4. No retargeting networks

    What you do here isn't used elsewhere. No Facebook Pixel, no Google Ads tag.

  5. No selling or sharing of data

    There's nothing to share. Files never touch the Plainjar server.

What Plainjar does store

Plainjar keeps a few things to make the site better. Here's what each is and what happens with it:

  • Feedback form: Your message (and email if you give one) is saved in a local database. Read only to understand which tools you're missing.
  • Upvotes on in-development tools: When you click an upvote button, one row goes into the database: which tool and the timestamp. No IP address, no account, no link back to you. Aggregate counts show Plainjar which tools people want most.
  • Newsletter: Your email goes to a GDPR-compliant email platform (MailerLite). Sign-up is double opt-in, unsubscribe in one click.

Hosting and jurisdiction

Made in the Netherlands. Hosting is chosen so that data stays within the EU. The specific provider will be finalised before the site launches.

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