Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 23, 2026

TL;DR: ImgMin processes all images in your browser. Your images are never uploaded to our servers. We don't collect, store, or have access to any images you compress.

1. How ImgMin Works

ImgMin is a client-side image compression tool. All image processing happens entirely within your web browser using JavaScript and the HTML5 Canvas API. When you compress an image with ImgMin:

Your image is read locally by your browser's FileReader API
Compression is performed using the Canvas API on your device
The compressed image is available for download directly from your browser
No image data is ever transmitted to any server

1a. Background Removal

The background remover at /remove-background/ also processes your image entirely on your device — the image itself is never uploaded. It differs from compression in one way: it needs an AI model, and that model file is downloaded once from a public CDN (Hugging Face, or this site for the lightweight model) and then cached in your browser for offline use. That download is the only network request the feature makes, and it carries no information about your image.

2. Data We Collect

We use Google Analytics and limited first-party anonymous events to understand how the tool is used:

Page views and session duration
Browser type and operating system
Country-level geographic data (no precise location)
Referral source

We do not collect:

Any image data or metadata
Personal information (name, email, etc.)
IP addresses (anonymized in Google Analytics)

2a. First-Party Funnel Events

Our own analytics records a random per-tab session ID and allowlisted tool actions such as a visit, upload, processing start, result, failure, or export. It never includes your image, filename, file size, dimensions, clipboard content, IP address, browser identifier, full URL, search terms, or identity. Raw events are deleted after 90 days; daily aggregate funnel counts are retained. We do not send these events when your browser enables Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control.

3. Local Storage

ImgMin uses your browser's localStorage and sessionStorage to remember:

Your language preference
Snow effect toggle state
A temporary random ID in sessionStorage used only to connect actions in the current browser tab

ImgMin uses IndexedDB to persist compression data across page refreshes. This data stays on your device and is never transmitted.

4. Third-Party Services

Google Analytics — anonymized usage analytics (Google Privacy Policy)
Cloudflare CDN — serves the JSZip library for batch downloads

5. Cookies

ImgMin itself does not set any cookies. Google Analytics may set cookies for analytics purposes. You can opt out using browser settings or extensions like Google Analytics Opt-out.

6. GDPR Compliance

ImgMin is GDPR-compliant by design. Since no personal data or images are transmitted to our servers, the primary data protection concerns do not apply. The minimal analytics data collected is anonymized.

7. Children's Privacy

ImgMin does not knowingly collect data from children under 13. The tool is available for general use without account creation.

8. Contact

For privacy questions, reach us at @ai_pmer on X.

9. Changes

We may update this policy occasionally. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.