Privacy Policy for PNG Engine
Effective Date: September 27, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how PNG Engine (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your information when you use our website, www.pngengine.com
. PNG Engine is a free online tool that processes files locally within your browser, operating out of the United States. By accessing or using our website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
Information Collection and Use
While the core functionality of PNG Engine operates directly within your web browser without uploading files to our servers, we do collect certain personal and non-personal information to provide a better user experience, communicate with you, and maintain our services.
- Information You Provide to Us: When you register for an account, subscribe to our newsletter, or communicate with us, we may collect your Name, Username, and Email Address.
- Automatically Collected Information: When you visit our website, our servers and third-party tools automatically log standard data provided by your web browser. This may include your device’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, the pages you visit, the time and date of your visit, and other diagnostic data.
- How We Use Your Information: We use the collected data to provide and maintain our service, manage your user account, send you administrative or promotional emails (which you can opt out of at any time), monitor the usage of our website, and display targeted advertisements.
Cookies, Analytics, and Advertising
PNG Engine uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service, store certain information, and monetize the platform.
- Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to track and report website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our service. This data is shared with other Google services and may be used by Google to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. You can opt out of having your activity available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.
- Third-Party Advertisements: We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. These partners use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to PNG Engine or other websites on the internet.
User Privacy Rights (GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, CalOPPA)
We are committed to facilitating your data privacy rights under global regulations, including those in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the State of California.
GDPR (European Economic Area Users)
If you are a resident of the EEA, you have specific data protection rights. PNG Engine relies on your consent and our legitimate business interests as the lawful basis for processing your data. You have the right to:
- Access, update, or delete the information we have on you.
- Rectify your information if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
- Object to or restrict our processing of your personal data.
- Data Portability to receive a copy of your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Withdraw your consent at any time where we relied on it to process your personal information.
CCPA & CPRA (California Residents)
Under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), California residents have the right to:
- Know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold.
- Delete personal information held by us.
- Correct inaccurate personal information.
- Opt-Out of the Sale or Sharing of personal information. While we do not sell your personal data for direct monetary profit, sharing data with ad networks via cookies may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” under California law. You can opt out of this by managing your cookie preferences.
- Limit the Use of Sensitive Personal Information and receive equal service and pricing without non-discrimination.
CalOPPA Compliance
In accordance with the California Online Privacy Protection Act, we agree to the following:
- Users can visit our site anonymously.
- Users will be notified of any Privacy Policy changes on our Privacy Policy page.
- Users can change their personal information by emailing or contacting us.
- Do Not Track (DNT) Signals: We currently do not respond to DNT browser signals, as there is no universal standard for interpreting them. However, you can manage tracking via cookie consent banners and third-party ad settings.
Data Security, Children’s Privacy, and Contact Info
Data Security
We implement commercially reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please be aware that no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Children’s Privacy (COPPA)
PNG Engine does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 13. Our website and tools are not directed at anyone under the age of 13. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from anyone under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take immediate steps to remove that information from our servers.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, requests to exercise your privacy rights, or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy, please reach out to us via our dedicated contact form on our website:
Contact Page: www.pngengine.com/contact