Privacy
Privacy
Text pasted into the checker is processed entirely in your browser and is never sent to a server, logged, or stored. There is no upload step in the tool because there is no upload.
Beyond that, the site collects aggregate analytics, and one email address if you deliberately give it to us.
Updated 2026-08-12
The tool processes text locally
The watermark checker and cleaner runs as client-side JavaScript. Pasted text stays in the browser tab: it is scanned, transformed, and displayed without a network request, so nothing you paste reaches this site's servers or any third party.
That is verifiable rather than a promise. Open your browser's network panel while using the tool and you will see no request carrying the text.
The practical consequence: we cannot recover, review, or hand over text you pasted, because we never had it.
What is collected
| What | Why |
|---|---|
| Aggregate page analytics and anonymous interaction events | To see which pages get read and which tools get used |
| Your email address, if you submit it to the waitlist | To tell you when a provider-specific watermark check ships |
| Whatever you type into the contact form | To read and act on your message, usually a correction |
| Standard server request logs | Serving the site and diagnosing faults |
Interaction events record what happened, never what you wrote: which link was clicked, which dataset was downloaded, which form was submitted. They never carry text you paste, the contents of a message, or an email address.
There is no account system, no advertising network, no cross-site tracking pixel, and no sale of data. The email list is used for the thing it was collected for and nothing else.
Who processes your data
Three processors are involved. Nothing else is, because there is no login, no payment, and no personalisation on this site.
- Google Analytics 4, for page views and anonymous interaction events. See policies.google.com/privacy.
- Vercel, for hosting, request logs, and cookieless page-view measurement. See vercel.com/legal/privacy-policy.
- Upstash, for waitlist addresses, contact messages, and a short-lived rate-limiting counter. See upstash.com/trust/privacy.pdf.
Retention and your rights
Text pasted into the checker is never stored anywhere, because it never leaves your browser. Rate-limiting counters expire an hour after your last submission. Waitlist addresses are kept until the list is used or you ask for removal, and contact messages until the matter is resolved. Analytics is aggregate and retained under the processor's own settings.
To have your details removed, or to ask what is held about you, say so through the contact form and it will be deleted. You do not need an account, a reference number, or a reason. You can include the address you signed up with in the message; you do not have to leave a reply address as well.
If you are in the EU or UK, the lawful basis for the waitlist is your consent, given by submitting the form, and you can withdraw it at any time by the same route.
Changes to this policy
Material changes are reflected in the updated date at the top of this page. The current version dates from 2026-08-12.
Questions about any of it go through the contact form. The site is operated at www.aiwatermarkremoval.com.