Privacy policy

Last updated 2026-11-15

Only the Words (“we”) runs onlythewords.com. This page says what we receive, where it goes, how long it stays and how you remove it.

Images you upload

To edit an image we have to receive it. An automated check first looks at what kind of image it is, so that documents we do not edit are turned away, and reads the text on it. The edit itself is made by an AI image model. Both steps run at model providers we call through their APIs; they receive the image only to return the result.

If you are not saving to an account, the upload is deleted from our servers within an hour. The edited file is held by the image provider for up to 7 days so you can download it, and is then deleted.

Images kept in your browser

The “Your images” row remembers recent images and their edited versions so you can change them again. Unless you have a monthly plan, these are stored in your own browser, on your device only. We cannot see them. Removing an image there, or clearing this site's data in your browser, deletes them.

Accounts

You do not need an account to edit. If you sign in, we store your email address, your credit balance, your subscription status and when you last signed in. Sign-in is a one-time link sent to your email; there is no password.

Images saved to your account

With a monthly plan, each image you edit is saved to your account: the image, the lines of text read from it, and every edited version. They are kept in private storage that only your signed-in sessions can read, and they stay until you delete them. If your plan ends, they stay available to download for 30 days and are then deleted. We do not publish them, sell them or use them to train anything. We look at a saved image only if you ask us for help with it, or if we must act on a complaint or a legal request about it.

Usage records

We keep an anonymised, hashed form of your IP address for up to 24 hours to apply the daily free limit and to stop abuse, and anonymous counts of how the tool is used. They are not linked to your account.

Payments

Payments are processed by Dodo Payments, our merchant of record. They receive your payment details directly; we never see your card number. We receive the payment status, the amount, your email and a payment or subscription reference so we can add your credits or your plan. Dodo Payments' own privacy policy applies to that data.

Cookies

Two functional cookies, set only when needed: one that lets this browser use the credits bought on it, and one that keeps you signed in. No advertising or tracking cookies.

Email

We email you the sign-in links you ask for and messages about your payments or plan. We do not send marketing email.

Who else handles data

Cloudflare serves the site, stores saved images and delivers our email. AI model providers process the images you submit, as described above. Dodo Payments handles payment.

Download or delete everything

Signed in, the account menu has “Download my saved images”, which gives you every saved image and version in one file, and “Delete account”, which removes the account, the images saved to it and any unused credits at once and cancels your plan. You can also remove any single image or version where you see it. For anything else, write to hello@onlythewords.com; we answer within 14 days.

Changes

If this policy changes we update the date at the top of this page.