Your Files Stay Yours

We never look at your files

Most tools on FileCast work right inside your browser. Your file never leaves your device — it's converted on your computer, not on our servers.

For those tools nothing is uploaded and nothing is sent over the internet. When you close the tab, it's like the conversion never happened. The few tools that do need our server are covered in the next section — and even there, we never look at what you send.

Look for the Local badge on a tool card — it means the tool works entirely on your device.

Some tools need a quick handoff

A few conversions (like Word to PDF) need more power than a browser can provide. For these tools, your file takes a short round trip:

• Your file is sent securely to our server
• We convert it and send it back to you
• Your file is deleted instantly — we don't keep a copy

We never look at, save, or share what you send. The entire process takes seconds, and nothing is left behind.

Look for the Cloud badge on a tool card — it means the tool uses a secure server round trip: your file is encrypted in transit, converted, and deleted immediately.

What we promise

• We never store your files — not the content, not the filename, not the file itself
• We never look at what you convert
• We never require an account — every tool works without signing in
• We never sell your data — not to advertisers, not to anyone.
• Account data (if you sign in) is used only to power your history, favorites, and preferences — nothing else
• We never block features behind a paywall

Your files are NEVER stored, logged, or accessible to us — whether you have an account or not. Account features only track which tools you used, not what you converted.

Your Account Data

• What we collect: your name and email from Google, only when you choose to sign in.
• What we store: your conversion history (tool used, file size, date — not file content or filenames), your favorites, and your preferences.
• What we DON'T store: your files, file content, file names, file metadata, or IP addresses. (A rating-dedup hash is computed transiently server-side and never persisted — see below.)
• How long: history is kept for 30 days, then automatically deleted; the rest of your account data is kept until you delete your account.
• Who can access it: only you. We don't share, sell, or use your data for advertising.
• Email: used only for optional "new tools" updates if you opt in — no marketing, no third parties.
• Deletion: delete your account and ALL data at any time from your account page — immediate and permanent.
• Google sign-in: we receive your name, email, and avatar URL from Google. We don't access your Drive, contacts, or any other Google data.

Data We Collect From Everyone (No Account Needed)

• Anonymous conversion counters (no personal data).
• Anonymous ratings (yes/no, deduplicated via a transient server-side IP hash — no personal data stored).
• Client-side error logs (tool name, error type, browser — no personal data).
• Google Analytics, if enabled — standard anonymous usage analytics.

How we keep FileCast free

FileCast is free because we show (or will show) ads. We also use basic analytics to understand which tools people find useful, so we can make them better. None of this is connected to your files in any way.

If you use an ad blocker, everything still works exactly the same. We'll never restrict features because of it.

Questions?

If anything about how we handle your files is unclear, reach out. We'd rather explain too much than leave you guessing.