Privacy Policy

1. Who We Are

InkBytes (inkbytes.co.uk) is an independent developer project operated by a sole developer based in the United Kingdom, trading under the handle inkbytesuk. For any questions, you can reach us at inkbytesuk@gmail.com.

2. Data We Do Not Collect

We do not collect, store, process, or transmit any of the following:

• Names, email addresses, or any other contact information
• IP addresses or device identifiers
• Browsing behaviour, page views, or session data
• Cookies, local identifiers, or persistent tokens of any kind
• Location data
• Usage analytics or performance metrics
• Any data entered into our tools (all processing is local to your browser)

3. How Our Tools Work

All InkBytes tools are client-side applications. They run entirely within your browser using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. No data is sent to any server.

PrintForge — our 3D STL customisation and print-prep tool — processes all files entirely within your browser. STL files you upload are never transmitted to any server; they are loaded directly into your browser's memory, manipulated locally using WebGL and Three.js, and exported back to your device. Any text, shapes, or modifications you apply happen entirely in-browser. Nothing you do in PrintForge ever leaves your device.

Tool state may be saved in your browser's localStorage or sessionStorage to preserve settings between sessions. This data is stored only on your device and is never transmitted to us. You can clear it at any time through your browser's settings.

4. Hosting & Infrastructure

This website is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare may process standard server logs (including IP addresses) as part of serving web requests and providing DDoS protection. This is governed by Cloudflare's Privacy Policy. InkBytes does not access or process these logs.

5. Third-Party Services

The site loads fonts from Google Fonts. This means your browser makes a request to Google's servers when loading the fonts. Google may log this request per their own privacy policy. If you prefer, you can block these requests using a browser extension — the site degrades gracefully to system fonts.

PrintForge loads JavaScript libraries from two CDN providers:

• jsDelivr (cdn.jsdelivr.net) — used to serve the Three.js 3D graphics library. jsDelivr may log standard CDN request metadata per their privacy policy.
• esm.sh (esm.sh) — used to serve the three-csg-ts geometry library that powers boolean cut operations. esm.sh may log CDN request metadata per their privacy policy.

These CDN requests are purely for loading static JavaScript files. No user data, STL content, or tool inputs are ever sent to these providers. No other third-party scripts, trackers, advertising networks, or analytics services are loaded on any InkBytes page.

6. Children's Privacy

Because we collect no personal data from anyone, we also collect no data from children. InkBytes tools contain no advertising, no accounts, and no social features. They are safe for unsupervised use from a data-privacy perspective.

Parents and guardians should be aware that while we do not collect data, external hosting infrastructure (Cloudflare) and CDN providers (jsDelivr, esm.sh) may process standard connection metadata as described above.

7. Your Rights (GDPR)

Under the UK GDPR and EU GDPR, you have rights including the right to access, rectify, and erase personal data held about you. Since InkBytes holds no personal data, these rights cannot be practically exercised — but they are nonetheless respected in principle.

If you believe we may have inadvertently collected any data about you, please contact us at inkbytesuk@gmail.com and we will investigate promptly.

8. Cookies

InkBytes does not set any cookies. The site uses localStorage and sessionStorage for tool state only, which are entirely local to your device and not accessible to us or any third party.

9. Service Worker & Offline Use

This site installs a service worker to enable offline access. The service worker caches page assets in your browser's local cache only. It does not transmit any data and does not track your usage in any way. You can remove the service worker and its cache via your browser's developer tools at any time.

10. External Links

Some pages may link to external websites (e.g., GitHub). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to read their policies separately.

11. Changes to This Policy

If we ever change our data practices, this policy will be updated and the "Last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect the change. We will never retroactively use data we never collected.

12. Contact

Questions about this policy? Reach us at inkbytesuk@gmail.com or open an issue on GitHub.