Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes how SketchKit ("we", "us", or "our") collects, uses, and shares information when you visit sketchkit.art (the "Site"). By using the Site, you agree to the practices described in this policy.
1. Information we collect
1.1 Information you provide
If you use our Contact form, we collect the name, email address, and message you submit. We use this information solely to respond to your enquiry.
1.2 Images you upload
Your uploaded images are processed entirely locally in your browser. They are never transmitted to our servers, never stored in the cloud, and never shared with any third party. All image processing is performed using the HTML5 Canvas API on your own device. When you close the browser tab, the images are removed from browser memory.
1.3 Automatically collected information
When you visit the Site, our web hosting provider and analytics service may automatically collect certain technical information, including:
- Your IP address (used to determine approximate geographic region)
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Pages visited and time spent on those pages
- Referring URL (the page you came from)
- Date and time of your visit
This information is collected in aggregate and is used to understand how visitors use our Site so we can improve it.
2. Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. SketchKit may use the following types of cookies:
2.1 Essential cookies
These cookies are necessary for the Site to function correctly. They do not collect personal information and cannot be disabled.
2.2 Analytics cookies
We may use analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors interact with the Site. These cookies collect information in aggregate and anonymised form. You can opt out of analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
2.3 Advertising cookies
We participate in advertising programs to help fund the free tools on this Site. These programs may use cookies to serve you relevant advertisements based on your browsing history. See Section 3 for more details.
You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some features of the Site.
3. Advertising
SketchKit displays advertisements to support our free tools. We use third-party advertising partners, including Google AdSense, to serve ads on this Site.
Google AdSense and its partners may use cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site and other sites on the internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our Site and/or other sites on the internet.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or by visiting aboutads.info.
We do not place advertisements inside the canvas workspace areas of our tools, and we do not use pop-up advertisements.
4. Third-party services
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. This Privacy Policy applies only to SketchKit. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party sites and encourage you to read their privacy policies.
Third-party services we may use include:
- Google Analytics — website analytics (optional, can be opted out)
- Google AdSense — advertising
- Cloudflare — web hosting and CDN (may collect technical data per their privacy policy)
5. How we use your information
We use the information we collect to:
- Provide and improve our tools and services
- Respond to enquiries submitted via our Contact form
- Analyse usage patterns to improve the Site
- Display relevant advertising to support the free tools
- Detect and prevent abuse or security issues
6. Data retention
Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry and are then deleted. We do not retain uploaded images — they exist only in your browser's local memory and are never stored on our servers.
7. Your rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data
- Object to processing of your data
- Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@sketchkit.art.
8. Children's privacy
SketchKit is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
10. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
- Email: privacy@sketchkit.art
- Contact form: sketchkit.art/contact