This Privacy Policy explains what information SnapSave (“we”, “us”, “our”, the “Service”), at snapsave.onl, collects, how and why we use it, who we share it with, how long we keep it, and the rights and choices you have. It applies to this website only and not to the third-party platforms whose public content you may choose to download — each of those has its own privacy policy.

For the purposes of the EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the operator of SnapSave is the “data controller” for personal data processed through the site. If you have any question about this policy, please contact us.

SnapSave is an independent, browser-based tool that lets you save publicly available videos, photos and audio for personal use. There is no app to install and no account to create. The fastest way to reach us about privacy — including to exercise a data right — is through our contact page.

We deliberately collect as little as possible. We do not require registration and we do not keep the links you paste or the files you download.

Where the GDPR applies, we rely on the following legal bases:

• Legitimate interests — to operate, secure and improve the Service and to understand usage in aggregate, balanced against your rights.
• Consent — for non-essential cookies and personalised advertising where the law requires it (you can withdraw consent at any time).
• Legal obligation — where we must process data to comply with the law or respond to lawful requests.
• Performance of a request — to answer a message you send us.

• To operate, maintain, secure and improve the Service.
• To prevent abuse, fraud, spam and security incidents.
• To display advertising that keeps the Service free.
• To measure traffic and understand, in aggregate, how the site is used.
• To respond to your messages and requests.
• To comply with legal obligations and enforce our Terms.

We and our partners use cookies, local storage and similar technologies for essential functions, preferences, analytics and advertising. For the full list, durations and controls, see our dedicated Cookie Policy.

We use third-party advertising — primarily Google AdSense — to keep SnapSave free. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies and similar identifiers to serve and measure ads.

• Google’s advertising cookies enable it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to this and other sites.
• Where you do not consent to personalised ads (for example in the EEA/UK), ads may still be shown on a non-personalised basis.
• Opt out of personalised ads at Google Ad Settings.
• Opt out of many vendors at aboutads.info/choices and youronlinechoices.eu.
• Read how Google uses data from sites that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

We may use privacy-respecting analytics to measure traffic and improve the site. These tools set their own cookies and process usage data in aggregate; you can limit them through the consent banner and the controls in our Cookie Policy.

We do not sell your personal data. We share limited information only in these cases:

• Service providers (hosting, security, advertising, analytics) who process data on our behalf under contract and only on our instructions.
• Legal and safety — where required by law, regulation, legal process or an enforceable government request, or to protect the rights, property or safety of our users, the public or us.
• Business transfers — if the Service is ever involved in a merger, acquisition or sale of assets, data may transfer as part of that transaction, subject to this policy.

We keep technical/log data only as long as needed for security and operations and then delete or anonymise it. Contact-form messages are kept only as long as needed to handle your request. We do not retain pasted links or downloaded files at all. Advertising and analytics cookies expire as set out in the Cookie Policy.

Our partners may process data in countries other than where you live, including outside the EEA/UK. Where personal data is transferred internationally, it is protected by appropriate safeguards such as adequacy decisions or Standard Contractual Clauses, consistent with applicable law.

If you are in the EEA or UK (GDPR)

• Access a copy of your personal data and information about how it is processed.
• Rectify inaccurate data and complete incomplete data.
• Erase your data (“right to be forgotten”) where applicable.
• Restrict or object to processing, including processing based on legitimate interests and direct marketing.
• Data portability for data you provided to us.
• Withdraw consent at any time, and lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority.

If you are in California (CCPA/CPRA)

• Know what personal information is collected, used, disclosed and (if ever) sold or shared.
• Request deletion and correction of your personal information.
• Opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information (we do not sell it).
• Limit the use of sensitive personal information, and not be discriminated against for exercising your rights.

Other regions

Residents of other regions (for example Brazil’s LGPD, Canada’s PIPEDA and others) may have comparable rights.

Some browsers send a “Do Not Track” (DNT) or Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal. Because there is no common industry standard for DNT, we handle privacy choices through our consent banner and the opt-out tools described above; where required by law, we treat a recognised opt-out preference signal as a valid request.

The Service is not directed to, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from, children under 13 (or the minimum age in your country, such as 16 in parts of the EEA). If you believe a child has provided us information, please contact us and we will delete it.

We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information, and because we store so little, there is very little to expose. No system is perfectly secure; if a breach affecting your personal data ever occurs, we will notify you and the relevant authorities where the law requires it.

We do not use your personal data to make decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects about you through solely automated means.

Our pages, and the content you download, may link to third-party sites and platforms that have their own privacy practices. We are not responsible for those sites; please review their policies.

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or the law. We will post the new version here and update the “Last updated” date; material changes will be made clear on the site. Your continued use after an update means you accept it.