MSW Digital operates Tool Arena. This notice explains what information we use, why we use it, and the choices that you have.
Information we use
- Public listing data, such as the name, website address, description, category, logo, click score, and sponsor position.
- The controller email that you give us with a listing, and the receipt email used for a payment.
- Stripe checkout, payment, and dispute identifiers. We do not receive your full card number.
- Public page details that our server reads from a submitted website, such as its title, description, favicon, final address, and visible text.
- Basic request data, such as IP address, browser information, request time, and security results, which our hosting and protection services can process.
- One-way IP and email hashes used to limit repeated submissions. We do not put the raw IP address in the submission-control table.
- Random codes for click events and a one-way code used to estimate how many players are online. These codes are not used to stop repeat clicks.
- A secure listing-control cookie, one-use boost-link records, and local browser storage for the live-player session and your recently submitted tool.
- Messages that you send to support.
Why we use it
We use this information to publish listings, read public website details, run the click race, show the live-player count, process sponsor payments, apply ranks, send private listing links, answer support requests, stop repeated submissions, and protect the service.
Automatic listing review
We send submitted listing details and limited public page text to a model provider through Vercel AI Gateway. The model checks for spam, scams, malware, adult content, gambling, illegal content, hate, and pages that are not tools. An automatic result can block a listing. You can ask us to review a blocked listing.
Service providers
Stripe processes payments. Neon stores listing, click, bid, and listing-control records. Resend sends listing emails. Vercel hosts the website, processes requests, checks protected forms for automated traffic, and routes listing-review data to the selected model provider. These providers process information for us under their own terms and privacy notices. We can also disclose information when the law requires it, to protect rights and safety, or as part of a business transfer.
Public information and other websites
Listing content, click scores, and sponsor positions are public. When you visit a listed website, that website receives the normal information that your browser sends. Its privacy notice, not this notice, controls what it does with that information.
Cookies and browser storage
Tool Arena does not use advertising cookies. A secure cookie keeps listing control active for up to seven days after you open a valid private link. Local browser storage keeps a random live-session code and the address of your recently submitted tool until you clear that storage. You can block or clear this data in your browser, but some listing-control and live-count functions may stop working.
Retention
We keep public listing data and controller emails while a listing is active or while we need the data to operate and protect the service. Submission-control records are used for short-term limits and are deleted during later cleanup. Live-player records older than two hours are deleted during later live-count activity. Private links expire after 30 minutes, but related one-way records can remain until later cleanup. We keep payment records as required for accounting, dispute response, fraud prevention, and legal duties. Hosting logs and backups follow the retention settings of our providers.
Your choices
We do not sell personal information or use it for cross-site advertising. To ask for access, correction, deletion, or a listing review, email support@mswdigital.com. We can ask you to verify your identity or authority before we act. Some records can remain when we must keep them for security, payment, or legal reasons.
Children
Tool Arena is not designed for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from a child under 13. Contact us if you think that a child gave us personal information.
Security, international processing, and changes
We use reasonable technical and organizational controls, but no online service is fully secure. Our providers can process information in the United States and other countries. We can update this notice and will change the date at the top when we do.
Contact
Send privacy questions and requests to support@mswdigital.com.