Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how FreeInvoiceTemplates.org ("we," "us," or the "Website") handles information when you visit the site, download an invoice template, or interact with the pages, guides, and advertising served here. By using the Website you agree to the practices described below. If you do not agree, please stop using the Website.
Who is responsible for this site
FreeInvoiceTemplates.org is operated as an independent publisher of free invoice templates and related guides. Questions about this policy can be sent to [email protected].
What we collect and why
We intentionally collect as little information as possible. The Website does not require you to create an account, enter personal details, or submit an email address to download any template. The categories of data involved in normal use are described below.
Information you give us
If you email us at the address above, we receive your email address and whatever content you include in your message. We use that information only to reply and to maintain a record of the correspondence.
Information collected automatically
When you visit the Website, our hosting provider and analytics tools automatically receive technical information that is standard for any website visit. This typically includes:
- IP address and approximate geographic region derived from it.
- Device type, operating system, browser, and screen size.
- Referring URL (the page you came from) and the pages you view on the site.
- Date and time of your visit, and a session identifier that lets us count distinct visits.
This information is used to keep the site running, prevent abuse, understand which templates and guides are useful, and plan improvements. It is not used to identify you personally and is not sold.
Template contents
When you download a Word, Excel, PDF, or Google Docs template, you download a file to your own device. Anything you type into that file after downloading — client names, prices, invoice numbers — stays on your device and is not sent back to us.
Cookies and similar technologies
The Website uses a small number of cookies and similar browser-storage technologies. A short summary follows; for the full breakdown and how to opt out of each category, please see our Cookie Policy.
- Strictly necessary — used to make the Website work, such as remembering that you've seen a notice or that a menu is open.
- Analytics — Google Analytics cookies that help us count visits and understand which pages are most useful.
- Advertising — cookies set by Google AdSense and other advertising vendors, used to serve ads and, where allowed, to personalise them.
You can control cookies through your browser settings and, in many regions, through a consent banner or Google's ad-settings page linked below.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to measure aggregate usage of the Website. Google Analytics may set cookies and collect IP addresses, device identifiers, and navigation data on our behalf. We have configured the tool to focus on aggregate metrics rather than individual identification. You can read Google's own description of this service and opt out across all sites that use Google Analytics at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Advertising and Google AdSense
The Website displays advertisements to help cover hosting and production costs. Ads are served by Google AdSense and, through AdSense, by third-party advertising vendors that are part of the Google advertising network.
- Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this Website.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visits to this Website and other sites on the internet.
- Users may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings.
- Users may also opt out of personalised advertising by many vendors at the same time via aboutads.info or youronlinechoices.com.
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this or other websites in line with their own policies.
You can read Google's advertising privacy practices at policies.google.com/technologies/ads.
Third-party services we rely on
In addition to analytics and advertising partners, we rely on a small number of service providers to run the Website. These include our hosting provider, a content-delivery network for static files, and an email service for responding to messages. These providers only process the limited data needed to deliver their service to us and do so under their own security and privacy terms. We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes.
How long we keep information
Server logs are retained for a short rolling window for security and debugging, typically no more than a few months. Analytics data is retained according to the retention settings in Google Analytics, which are configured to the minimum period that still allows us to measure long-term trends. Email correspondence is kept for as long as it's useful for responding to your enquiry and then archived or deleted.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have legal rights over your personal information. In the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, the GDPR and UK GDPR give you the right to access, correct, delete, restrict, port, or object to the processing of your personal data, and to lodge a complaint with your local data-protection authority. In California and other U.S. states with similar laws, the CCPA/CPRA and comparable statutes give you rights to know what is collected, to request deletion, and to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information. We do not sell personal information in the ordinary sense, but the use of advertising cookies may be treated as "sharing" under some of these laws.
To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected] with the word "Privacy" in the subject line. We may ask you to verify your identity in a reasonable way before acting on a request.
Children
The Website is aimed at adults running businesses and is not directed at children under the age of 13 (or under 16 in jurisdictions that apply that threshold). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
International users
The Website is hosted and operated in a manner that may involve processing your information in the United States and in other countries where our providers are located. Data-protection laws in those countries may differ from those in your own. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards for international transfers, such as standard contractual clauses.
Security
We apply reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect the information we handle, including encrypted connections and least-privilege access to our tools. No internet transmission or storage system is completely secure, however, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in the law, the services we use, or the way the Website works. When we make a material change we will update the "Last reviewed" date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Website after such a change means you accept the updated policy.
Contact
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how your data is handled, email [email protected] or visit the contact page.