Privacy
Your shelf stays on your device.
Toolshelf does not require an account to browse or save tools. This page explains the small amount of local state and site measurement used to make the product work.
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What stays on your device
Toolshelf uses browser storage for personal shelf features. This state is not stored in a Toolshelf account or made public.
- Saved and recently viewed tools
- Comparison shortlists and stacks
- Theme preference
Clearing this site's browser data removes that local state.
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What the site measures
Toolshelf uses Google Analytics and PostHog for site measurement. This helps identify useful pages, broken flows, slow pages, and browser or server errors.
- Pages opened and the page that referred the visit
- Browser, device, approximate region, and performance details
- Errors and explicit actions such as saving, comparing, or visiting a tool
The current PostHog setup disables session recording, heatmaps, broad DOM autocapture, dead-click capture, surveys, and feature flag requests. PostHog identifiers are kept in local storage, not an analytics cookie, and no person profiles are created. Browser privacy controls and content blockers may limit analytics.
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Services involved
Vercel serves the website and may process normal request and operational logs. Neon stores the public tool catalog and its source evidence. Analytics providers process measurement data under their own terms.
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What Toolshelf does not do
Toolshelf does not sell a visitor's saved shelf, turn it into a public profile, or require personal information before someone can browse the catalog. The catalog itself contains public facts about tools, companies, and people with links back to its sources.
If collection or product behavior changes, this page will be updated to describe the new behavior.
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