Privacy Policy

Welcome to Starlight Tools (“we”, “our”, “us”). This page explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit starlighttools.org.

1. Who we are

Starlight Tools is a micro-software project operated from the United Kingdom.

2. What data we collect

• Basic technical data (logs) – your IP address, browser type, date/time and pages visited may be processed by our hosting and security provider, Cloudflare, for security and debugging.
• Ad & analytics data – Mediavine, its advertising partners and our analytics providers may use cookies and similar technologies to measure performance, prevent fraud and, where permitted, personalise advertising.
• Consent records – our Consent Management Platform (CMP) stores your consent choices so they can be respected on later visits.
• We intentionally do not collect names, emails, or user-generated content you process in the tools; processing occurs locally in your browser.

3. Why we collect it

• Legitimate interest – operate and secure the website.
• User consent – store or access non-essential cookies and personalise advertising where consent is required and granted through the CMP.

4. Cookies & similar technologies

Cookies and similar technologies may be used to remember your consent choices, provide analytics, and serve or measure advertising. You may change your non-essential cookie choices through the CMP or your browser settings.

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The "help" feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

• IP Address
• Operating System type
• Operating System version
• Device Type
• Language of the website
• Web browser type
• Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.

5. Your rights (GDPR / UK DPA 2018)

You can request to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you;
• Rectify inaccurate data;
• Erase data, restrict processing, or object to processing;
• Receive a portable copy of your data.

6. Data retention

Technical logs and other provider-held data are retained according to the applicable provider’s settings and policies. Advertising, analytics and consent cookies remain for the duration set by the applicable provider or until you clear them.

7. Data sharing & international transfers

We do not directly sell personal data. Cloudflare, Mediavine, Mediavine’s advertising partners and our analytics providers may process data in other countries using the safeguards described in their applicable privacy policies.

8. Children

This site is not directed to children under 13, and we knowingly collect no data from them.

9. Changes

Policy updates appear here. Material changes will show a new effective date.