Welcome to Smart Invoice Tool (“we”, “us”, or “our”), accessible at smartinvoicetool.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our free invoice generator tool.

Please read this policy carefully. If you disagree with its terms, please stop using our site.

1. Information We Collect

We collect minimal information to provide our service:

Invoice Data: All invoice content you enter (business name, client details, line items) is processed entirely in your browser. We do not transmit or store this data on our servers.
Account Information: If you choose to create an account, we collect your email address and name.
Usage Data: We automatically collect certain usage data when you visit the site, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages. This is collected through Google Analytics.
Contact Information: If you contact us for support, we collect the information you provide in your message.

2. How We Use Your Information

To operate and improve the Smart Invoice Tool service
To respond to your support requests and inquiries
To analyze website traffic and user behavior to improve our content
To serve relevant advertisements through Google AdSense (see Section 5)
To monitor and prevent fraud and abuse

3. Data Storage & Security

Your invoice data is processed locally in your browser and is never sent to our servers. We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect any account data we do hold from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to operate our site and serve advertising. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use the following types:

Essential Cookies: Required for the site to function correctly (e.g., authentication sessions).
Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics): Used to understand how visitors interact with our site. Data collected is aggregated and anonymous. You can opt out via Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense): We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our site (see Section 5 below). AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of this site.

5. Advertising — Google AdSense

Smart Invoice Tool is free to use. We fund the service by displaying advertisements through Google AdSense, operated by Google LLC.

Google AdSense may use cookies and web beacons to collect data about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide relevant advertisements.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or www.aboutads.info.
For more information on how Google uses data when you use our site, visit: How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps.

6. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect data about you:

Google Analytics — Website usage analytics. Google Privacy Policy
Google AdSense — Advertising. Google Privacy Policy
Google Tag Manager — Tag management for analytics and advertising scripts.

These third-party services have their own privacy policies governing the use of your data. We have no access to or control over cookies used by these third parties.

7. Data Sharing & Disclosure

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share data only in the following circumstances:

With service providers (e.g., hosting, analytics) who assist in operating our site, under confidentiality agreements.
If required by law, court order, or governmental authority.
To protect the rights, property, or safety of Smart Invoice Tool, our users, or the public.

8. Children's Privacy

Smart Invoice Tool is not directed to children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.

9. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

The right to access the personal data we hold about you
The right to request correction of inaccurate data
The right to request deletion of your data
The right to opt out of personalized advertising
The right to data portability (where applicable under GDPR)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the email address below.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any significant changes by updating the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at: [email protected]