Privacy policy

Even though the information provided by The Encyclopedia of Tools is not generally considered to be of a sensitive nature we still pride ourselves in making a website that respects the privacy of its visitors and not annoy our visitors with consent dialogs.

Connection

To ensure your privacy the Encyclopedia of Tools is exclusively served over an encrypted HTTPS connection. Your Internet Service Provider will still be able to see that you connected to this domain but not what content you viewed.

Trackers

Unlike many other moden websites the Encyclopedia of Tools does not include trackers or load andy resources from third parties that may give them information about your browsing activity.

The Encyclopedia of Tools does contain links to other websites that may be less respectful of your privacy. It is therefore advisable to install a privacy enhancing plugin in your browser that will block such trackers.

Visitor statistics

When loading a page from Encyclopedia of Tools a log entry is saved on the server containing the URL of the requested resource together with the date and time, IP address and information about the browser, operationg system and versions from the user agent string.

This information can be stored for up to 30 days to generate usage statistics and to help analyze any potential problems with the website. Usage data will not be shared with anyone else unless legally required. The server is located in a data center in The Netherlands and falls under Dutch law.