Privacy Policy

1. Overview

At VideoToFrames ("we," "our," or "us"), we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle information when you use our video to frames extraction service at videotoframes.net.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

We do not require you to create an account, provide personal information, or register to use our service. You can extract frames from videos anonymously without providing any personally identifiable information (PII).

2.2 Automatically Collected Information

We do not run any analytics, heatmap, or session-recording service on this website. We do not measure your visit, and we hold no record of which pages you viewed or how long you stayed.

Two parties do see limited technical information when you load a page, because that information is part of how the web works:

• Our hosting provider records standard server logs — IP address, browser type and version, operating system, device type, referring website, and the URL requested. These logs exist for security and reliability, are not linked to any identity, and are deleted on the provider's normal retention schedule.
• Google AdSense, when ads are served, receives the technical information described in section 4. This is covered by the consent choice in section 4.6 for visitors in the EEA, the UK, and Switzerland.

3. How We Process Your Data

3.1 Local-First Processing

Video files are NEVER uploaded to our servers. Our technology uses client-side JavaScript to process videos entirely within your browser's memory. Here's what this means:

• Your video files stay on your computer/device
• No video content is transmitted over the internet
• We cannot see, access, or store your videos
• Frame extraction happens locally using your device's processing power

3.2 Data We Do Not Collect

We do NOT collect:

• Your video files or extracted frames
• Names, email addresses, or phone numbers
• Payment information (we don't charge for our service)
• User account credentials (no accounts required)
• Location data of any kind (we never call the browser's Geolocation API)
• Analytics, heatmap, or session-recording data — we run no such service
• Recordings of your mouse movement, clicks, scrolling, or screen

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

4.1 Essential Cookies

We use essential cookies to ensure our website functions properly:

• Session cookies: Maintain your state during video extraction
• Security cookies: Help protect against fraud and abuse

4.2 Third-Party Cookies and Advertising

We use third-party advertising services, including Google AdSense, to display advertisements on our website. These services may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites.

4.3 Personalized Advertising

Third-party services (including Google) may use cookies to personalize ads based on your interests. This means:

• Third parties (including Google) may collect information about your browsing activity across websites
• This information is used to show you ads that are more relevant to you
• Personalized ads are based on your interests and online behavior

4.4 How to Opt-Out of Personalized Ads and Cookies

You can control and opt-out of personalized advertising in several ways:

How to Manage Cookies in Popular Browsers:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage cookies

4.5 Third-Party Cookie Policies

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites. You may review the privacy policies of these third parties:

• Google Ads Privacy Policy
• Google Privacy Policy
• Google Partners Policy

4.6 Consent for Visitors in the EEA, the UK, and Switzerland

If you visit this website from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, we ask for your consent before any non-essential cookie is set or any personalized advertising identifier is read. Consent is collected through a Consent Management Platform (CMP) certified by Google under the IAB Transparency & Consent Framework, in line with the Google EU User Consent Policy.

• Before you choose: only strictly necessary cookies are used. No advertising or analytics identifier is read.
• If you consent: Google and its advertising partners may set cookies and use identifiers to serve and measure personalized ads.
• If you refuse: you can still use every feature of the frame extraction tool. Ads, if shown, will be non-personalized and based only on general context such as the page content and coarse country-level location.
• Changing your mind: if a consent choice applies to you, a Privacy and cookie settings link is shown at the bottom of every page. Opening it reopens the consent dialog so you can change or withdraw your consent as easily as you gave it. This link is rendered by the consent platform itself, so it appears only for visitors whose region requires a consent choice.

We show only non-personalized, contextual ads to visitors who decline, and we do not attempt to re-ask for consent by any means other than the revocation link described above.

4.7 What Data Is Sent With Ad Requests

We do not send personally identifiable information (PII) to advertising services. Ad requests from this website never include your name, email address, phone number, account identifier, or the filename or contents of any video you process. We do not build, upload, or share audience lists, and we do not use sensitive categories — such as health, religion, sexual orientation, or political affiliation — to target ads or to create audience segments.

Our page URLs are static and contain no personal parameters, so no personal data can be passed to advertising partners through the URL.

4.8 Location Data

This website does not request access to your device's precise location. We never call the browser's Geolocation API, and no page on this site will prompt you for location permission. Advertising partners may infer an approximate, coarse location (typically country or city level) from your IP address; this is disclosed here and is covered by the consent choice described in section 4.6.

5. Analytics and Performance

We do not use any analytics, heatmap, or session-recording service. There is no Google Analytics, no Microsoft Clarity, no Hotjar, and no equivalent tool on this website. We do not know which pages you visited, how long you stayed, where you moved your cursor, or what you clicked.

This is a deliberate choice rather than an oversight. The tool processes your video entirely inside your browser, so the privacy claim on the homepage would be hollow if we recorded your session while making it. The only measurement that reaches us is aggregate search data from Google Search Console, which reports search queries and click counts for the site as a whole and contains no per-visitor information.

6. Data Storage and Retention

• Video files: Not stored on our servers (processed locally only)
• Extracted frames: Downloaded directly to your device
• Analytics data: None — we run no analytics or session-recording service
• Server logs: Held by our hosting provider and deleted on its normal retention schedule
• Advertising data: Retained by Google under its own policies; see the Google links in section 4.5

7. Data Security

While we don't store your video content, we implement security measures to protect our website infrastructure:

• HTTPS encryption for all data transmission
• Secure server configurations
• Regular security audits and updates
• Compliance with industry best practices

8. Third-Party Links and Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, and it uses one third-party service that processes visitor data: Google AdSense, for advertising. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third parties you navigate to. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party services you interact with.

9. Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will delete such information.

10. International Data Transfers

Our website infrastructure may be hosted on servers located outside your country of residence. The only data that reaches those servers is the standard request information described in section 2.2 — never your video files or extracted frames, which stay on your device. We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

11. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:

• Access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you
• Deletion: Request deletion of your personal information
• Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data
• Objection: Object to processing of your personal data
• Restriction: Request limitation of data processing
• Data Portability: Request transfer of your data to another service

To exercise these rights, please contact us at the email address below.

12. 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 other factors. We will notify users of significant changes by:

• Posting the new policy on this page
• Updating the "Last Updated" date
• Displaying a notice on our website (for major changes)

Your continued use of our service after any changes indicates your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

13. Compliance and Standards

This Privacy Policy is designed to comply with applicable data protection laws and advertising industry standards, including:

• Clear disclosure of cookie usage and data practices
• Information about third-party vendors and their data collection
• Instructions for opting out of personalized advertising and cookies
• Links to third-party privacy policies
• Transparent disclosure of advertising practices, and of the fact that no analytics or session-recording service is used

14. Contact Information

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

• Email: hello@videotoframes.net
• Website: https://videotoframes.net

We will respond to your inquiries within 30 days.

15. Consent to Privacy Policy

By using VideoToFrames, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to this Privacy Policy, including our use of cookies and Google AdSense for advertising purposes as described above.