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MAX INTEL

Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 23, 2026

1. Overview

Max Intel ("the Site") is committed to transparency regarding data practices. This Privacy Policy explains what information, if any, is collected when you use the Site and how it is handled.

2. Information We Do Not Collect

Max Intel does not:

  • Require user registration or account creation
  • Ask you for personal information such as your name, email address, or phone number
  • Store your investigation notes on any server — notes live only in your browser (see section 3)
  • Sell, rent, or share any user data with third parties
  • Operate a consumer reporting agency or maintain any database of individuals

Two things we do want to be explicit about, because a privacy tool should not be vague about its own behaviour: some tools pass the value you enter through a proxy we operate (section 5), and analytics and advertising partners do set cookies that can recognise a returning browser (section 4). Neither is anonymous by our doing alone, so we describe both plainly rather than claiming a blanket “we never track anything”.

3. Local Storage

The Site uses your browser's local storage (localStorage) to save investigation notes and user preferences such as your agreement acceptance and cookie consent. This data is stored entirely on your device and is never transmitted to any server. You can clear this data at any time through your browser settings.

4. Cookies

Max Intel itself does not set tracking cookies. However:

  • Essential storage: The Site uses localStorage (not cookies) to remember your agreement acceptance, cookie consent preference, and investigation notes. These are essential for site functionality.
  • Analytics: The Site uses Google Analytics (measurement ID G-7JKM563Q5J) to collect aggregated, anonymized usage data such as page views, session duration, and general geographic region. No personally identifiable information is collected. To opt out, install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or use any browser-level tracking-protection feature.
  • Advertising: The Site displays ads served by Google AdSense. These networks may set their own cookies and collect ad-impression and click data per their own privacy policies. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this and other websites; users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings (google.com/settings/ads), and may review how Google uses data at google.com/policies/technology/ads. None of these networks receive personally identifiable information from us. Some ad units may use device fingerprinting at the network level (IP address, user-agent, screen size). You can block ads using any standard browser ad-blocker; the site remains fully functional without them.
  • Third-party services: When you follow links to external tools, those third-party sites may set their own cookies according to their own privacy policies. Max Intel has no control over third-party cookies.

5. Proxy Requests & Uploaded Images

Most Max Intel tools run entirely in your browser and send nothing anywhere. Some do not, and this section says which and why.

Proxied API requests. A browser cannot call many public APIs directly because of cross-origin restrictions. For those, the following tools route the request through a Cloudflare Worker we operate at maxintel-proxy.synalo.workers.dev: Breach Scanner, Tech Stack Detector, IP Lookup & Triage, Cloud IP ID, Domain Recon, WHOIS History, CT Monitor, Ghost Finder, Wayback OSINT, Sitemap Historian, Threat Intel, Threat Dashboard and Career Intel. The value you enter (a domain, IP address, or username) is transmitted to that Worker, which forwards it to the upstream public API and returns the response. The Worker is not used to build any profile of you, and we do not associate requests with individual visitors — but the request does leave your browser and pass through infrastructure we control, and standard edge logs may exist at the Cloudflare layer. If that is not acceptable for your threat model, do not use those specific tools.

Reverse-image uploads. The Reverse Image tool uploads the image you choose to this server so that third-party reverse-image engines can fetch it by URL — that is the only way those engines work. The uploaded file is given a random filename, is publicly reachable by anyone who has the URL while it exists, and is deleted automatically after 24 hours. No account, EXIF, or identifying metadata is stored alongside it. Do not upload an image you would not be willing to host publicly for a day.

6. Server Logs

Like most websites, the server hosting Max Intel may automatically log standard technical information including IP addresses, browser type, referring pages, and timestamps. These logs are used solely for security monitoring and technical troubleshooting and are not used to identify individual users.

7. Third-Party Links

The Site links to numerous third-party tools and services, each with their own privacy practices. We strongly encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party service before using it. Max Intel is not responsible for the privacy practices of external sites.

8. Data Security

Max Intel holds no user accounts, no password database, and no store of personal records, so there is very little on this server for an attacker to take. The exceptions are described in section 5: proxied API requests transit infrastructure we operate, and reverse-image uploads sit on this server for 24 hours in a publicly-reachable location. However, you should take appropriate precautions when using any OSINT tools, including using a VPN if desired and being mindful of the information you enter into third-party services.

9. Children's Privacy

The Site is not intended for use by individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect any information from minors.

10. Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have certain rights regarding personal data, including rights under the GDPR (EU), CCPA (California), or similar legislation. Since Max Intel does not collect personal data, these rights are generally not applicable to your use of this Site. For data collected by third-party services linked from the Site, please contact those services directly.

11. Changes to This Policy

Max Intel reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes will be reflected on this page with an updated revision date.

12. Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy, requests to remove an uploaded image before its 24-hour expiry, or any other privacy matter can be sent to hello@maxintel.org. We aim to reply within five working days.