Terms of Service

These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of pixellize.io and the free online tools, blog content, WordPress plugins, and related services offered by Pixellize (“we”, “us”, or “our”). Please read them carefully. By using the site, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

1. Acceptance of Terms

What you are agreeing to: By accessing or using pixellize.io (including any tools, blog content, or WordPress plugins we publish), you confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to these Terms of Service in full. This forms a binding agreement between you and Pixellize.

If it does not work for you: If any part of these Terms does not sit right with you, please do not use the site or services.

Changes we may make: We may update these Terms from time to time to reflect new features, legal requirements, or improvements. The latest version will always be posted here with an updated “Last updated” date.

How we will notify you: For material changes, we may show a prominent notice on the site. Continued use after changes means you accept the updated Terms.

2. Description of Our Services

What we offer: Pixellize provides free online tools that run primarily in your browser, including image editing utilities (resize, compress, format convert, background removal), PDF tools (compress, merge, split, convert, unlock), SEO checkers (meta tags, headings, sitemaps), developer utilities (JSON formatter, hash generator, CSS grid generator), and a small set of file and social tools. We also publish a blog with how-to guides and two WordPress plugins on the official WordPress.org directory.

Free access: Our tools are free to use with no signup, no daily limit, and no watermark on outputs. In the future, we may introduce optional premium features. The core functionality of every existing tool will remain accessible for free.

“As is” basis: Services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. While we aim for reliable results, outputs may vary depending on inputs and technical factors. Please review tool outputs before using them for important purposes (legal filings, financial documents, official submissions). See our Disclaimer for more.

Availability: We strive to keep services available but do not guarantee uptime or uninterrupted access. Scheduled maintenance or unexpected downtime may occur.

Evolution: We may modify, add, or discontinue services over time. We will provide reasonable notice for material changes where possible.

3. No User Accounts

No registration required: Pixellize does not require users to create accounts or register to use the tools. Most features are available without sign-up.

No saved history: Since we do not offer accounts, we do not store personal profiles, user histories, or personal dashboards.

Future features: If we introduce optional account or login features in the future, we will update these Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy before launching them.

4. User Conduct and Prohibited Activities

Be respectful: Use Pixellize responsibly and legally. Prohibited activities include:

• Violating any applicable laws or regulations
• Uploading malware, viruses, illegal files, or spam
• Attempting to hack, disrupt services, perform DDoS attacks, or engage in excessive scraping or bot activity
• Reselling or redistributing our services or outputs without permission
• Harassing staff or posting obscene, hateful, or abusive content
• Automating usage in a way that degrades service performance or bypasses fair usage limits
• Using our tools to process content you do not own or have permission to handle (such as copyrighted material or personal data of others without their consent)

Consequences: We may remove content, limit access, or permanently block users for violations.

Reporting: If you notice abuse or security issues, contact us at [email protected].

5. Intellectual Property Rights

Our ownership: All site content, designs, logos, code, and tool logic are owned by Pixellize or its licensors and are protected by intellectual property laws.

Your rights: You may use outputs generated by our tools for personal or commercial purposes. Attribution is appreciated but not required.

Restrictions: You may not copy, modify, redistribute, reverse-engineer, or create competing services based on Pixellize without our written permission. Embedding our tools inside an iframe on another site for commercial use is also prohibited.

Your contributions: Feedback, suggestions, or ideas you submit may be used by us freely to improve Pixellize, without obligation to compensate you.

Copyright notices: If you believe content on our site infringes your copyright, please follow the process described in our DMCA Notice and Takedown Policy.

6. Privacy and Data Handling

Your data: We collect minimal information (such as truncated IP address, browser type, page views) to operate and improve the service. We do not sell personal data.

Your inputs: Files processed by tools that run client-side never leave your browser. Files used in the small number of server-side tools are processed on temporary storage and deleted within one hour, with no copies kept and no backups retained.

Cookies and advertising: The site uses cookies for essential functionality, analytics, and advertising (via Google AdSense). For full details, see our Cookie Policy.

Details: Please review our Privacy Policy for full information on what we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your rights under GDPR, CCPA, and other applicable laws.

7. Advertising

We display ads: Pixellize displays advertisements through Google AdSense to fund the free tools and content on this site. Advertisements may appear in various positions on tool pages, blog posts, and listing pages.

How ads work: Google AdSense and its third-party partners use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to Pixellize and other sites on the Internet. The ads shown are selected by Google’s algorithms and do not represent endorsements by Pixellize.

Opt out of personalized ads: You can opt out of personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings, aboutads.info, or youronlinechoices.eu (for EU users). See our Cookie Policy for the full list of advertising cookies used and how to control them.

Third-party content: The content of advertisements is the responsibility of the advertisers. Pixellize does not endorse the products or services advertised. If you have a concern about a specific advertisement, you can report it via the AdChoices icon visible on Google-served ads.

8. Third-Party Integrations and Service Providers

External services: Pixellize relies on third-party providers for hosting, content delivery, analytics, advertising, and email. The current list of providers includes Hostinger (hosting), Cloudflare (CDN and security), Google Analytics 4 (anonymized analytics), and Google AdSense (advertising). Each is bound by a data processing agreement.

External links: Some pages may link to external websites for reference, documentation, or attribution. We are not responsible for the content or practices of those sites and recommend you review their terms and privacy policies before submitting any data to them.

Embedded content: Our blog posts may embed video, social media posts, or interactive content from third-party services (YouTube, Vimeo, X). These embeds may set their own cookies as described in our Cookie Policy.

9. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

No warranty: The services are provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, or non-infringement.

Tool output: We make every reasonable effort to keep the tools working correctly, but we do not guarantee that output will be free of errors, bugs, or inaccuracies. You are responsible for verifying tool output before using it in any context where accuracy matters. See our Disclaimer for the complete statement.

Limitation of liability: To the maximum extent permitted by law, Pixellize will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including but not limited to loss of profits, data, or goodwill, arising out of or related to your use of the services. Our total aggregate liability for any claim arising out of these Terms will not exceed the greater of (a) the amount you paid us in the 12 months before the claim (which for free users is zero) or (b) USD 100.

No professional advice: Content on the site is for general informational purposes only and is not legal, financial, medical, or other professional advice. Consult a qualified professional before acting on any information found on the site.

10. Termination and Suspension

Our right to terminate: We may suspend or terminate your access to the site at any time, with or without notice, for any reason, including violation of these Terms.

Your right to stop using: You may stop using the site at any time. Since there are no accounts, there is nothing to delete on your end.

Survival: The sections on Intellectual Property, Disclaimers, Limitation of Liability, and Governing Law survive termination.

11. Governing Law and Disputes

Applicable law: These Terms are governed by the laws of India, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles.

Jurisdiction: Courts in Delhi, India shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms.

Informal resolution first: Before filing a formal claim, both sides agree to first contact each other in writing and try to resolve the dispute informally within 30 days.

Severability: If any part of these Terms is found invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions will remain in effect.

12. Miscellaneous

Entire agreement: These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, Disclaimer, and DMCA Notice, constitute the entire agreement between you and Pixellize regarding your use of the site.

Waiver: Failure to enforce any right does not waive future enforcement of that right.

Force majeure: We are not liable for delays or failures caused by events beyond our reasonable control (such as natural disasters, network failures, cyber incidents, or government actions).

Assignment: You may not assign or transfer your rights under these Terms without our written consent. We may assign these Terms in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.

Headings: Section headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.

Contact

For questions about these Terms of Service, write to us at [email protected] or use our contact page.