Privacy comes before compression
Last updated: August 23, 2026
This policy explains what happens to information when you use Free Image Compressor, including how browser-based image processing and advertising services may operate.
Images you select
Images are decoded, compressed, previewed, and prepared for download locally in your browser. The application does not intentionally upload the selected image to its server, store a copy, or create a user account connected to the image.
Technical and hosting data
Like most websites, hosting and network providers may automatically process limited technical information such as IP address, browser type, requested URL, timestamps, device information, and security logs. This data may be used to deliver the site, maintain reliability, prevent abuse, and diagnose technical problems.
Cookies and Google advertising
The compression feature itself does not require an account or application cookie. If Google AdSense advertising is enabled, Google and other third-party vendors may use cookies or similar technologies to serve, measure, limit, and personalize ads based on a visitor's previous visits to this or other websites.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this site and other sites. Visitors can manage personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings.
Consent choices
Where required, visitors will be shown a consent message from a Google-certified consent management platform before advertising technologies are used for relevant purposes. Available choices may include accepting, rejecting, or managing purposes and advertising partners.
Data retention and security
Because selected images remain in the browser, this application does not maintain a server-side image retention period. Hosting and advertising providers may retain technical or advertising data under their own policies and legal obligations.
Children's privacy
The service is a general-purpose utility and is not directed specifically to children. Users should not process images when they do not have the right or appropriate permission to handle them.
Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated when the service, advertising setup, or legal requirements change. The updated date above identifies the most recent revision.