Privacy policy

Tool input

Hexforge tools process text and selected files in your current browser by default. The current version does not upload Base64, URL, Hex, JWT, regular expression, hash, or file contents to Hexforge servers.

Traffic analytics

The site uses Cloudflare Web Analytics to understand page views, traffic trends, and basic performance. It is used to improve the tool directory and page structure, not to read tool input. See Cloudflare's official documentation and privacy policy for its processing details.

Local history

Recent operations, favorites, recently visited tools, toolchain step settings, challenge workspace content, and success/error counts that contain no input are stored in localStorage. Challenge attachments and screenshots are stored in IndexedDB in the current browser. A challenge workspace may include names, categories, tags, notes, flags, tool results, and files that you explicitly save; this content is not uploaded to a Hexforge server. Toolchain input and results are stored only after you select “Save to challenge.” Exporting a workspace writes this challenge data and its attachments to a JSON backup file downloaded to your device. Clearing site data removes these records.

Google AdSense and advertising

Hexforge uses or plans to use Google AdSense to display advertising. Google ad tags on a page cause the browser to request resources from Google. Google may receive the current page URL, IP address, device and browser information, and may use cookies, local storage, or similar identifiers to deliver ads, measure performance, and prevent fraud and abuse.

Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this or other websites. Google's advertising cookies allow Google and its partners to serve personalized ads based on visits to this site and other sites on the Internet. Read How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services for details.

Personalized and non-personalized ads

Where law and user choices permit, advertising may be personalized using interests, earlier browsing activity, or general location. When required consent is absent, personalization is disabled, or an account is not eligible, contextual or non-personalized ads may still be shown. Users can manage personalization in Google Ad Settings.

Cookies and consent

For eligible visitors in the EEA, the UK, Switzerland, and other applicable regions, the site uses Google's certified consent management platform (CMP) to request choices related to ad storage, personalization, and data use. Choices may include consent, do not consent, and manage options. A “Privacy & cookie settings” link in the page footer can be used to reopen the message and change or withdraw a choice.

Other third-party services

The site is hosted on Cloudflare Pages, while source code and issue tracking are hosted on GitHub. Cloudflare may process network information required to deliver and secure the site and provide anonymous traffic analytics. GitHub's own privacy policy applies when following a GitHub link.

Your choices

• Decline or adjust advertising consent in the Google CMP.
• Delete or block cookies through browser settings, which may affect preferences.
• Clear this site's localStorage and IndexedDB data.
• Manage Google's personalized advertising in Google Ad Settings.

Policy changes

This policy may change when site features, advertising services, or applicable requirements change. The revised date will be shown at the top.

Contact

Questions about this policy or tool data processing can be submitted through the contact page.