Privacy Policy

Short version: your artwork and images stay on your device unless you deliberately share them.

Drawing and image conversion

The sand simulation, image-to-sand conversion, text generation and all downloads (PNG, JPG, WebP, SVG, PDF, GIF, WebM, MP4 and project files) run entirely in your web browser. Uploaded images are read locally and are never sent to our servers.

Data stored in your browser

• Settings such as brush size, colors and palettes (local storage).
• Autosave, saved projects and timelapse recordings (IndexedDB). You can delete projects in My Artwork, or clear all site data in your browser settings.
• An offline cache of the app so it works without a connection.

Share links

Share links contain your artwork inside the part of the address after “#”. Browsers do not send that part to our server, but anyone who has the link can open the artwork.

Public gallery

If you choose to publish, we store the artwork, its preview image, the title and the optional name you enter, and make them publicly visible. Your IP address is used briefly in memory to limit abuse and is not stored with the artwork. To remove a published artwork, contact us with its link.

Contact form

Messages you send are stored so we can read and answer them. Providing an email address is optional.

Cookies and tracking

ThisIsSand.net does not use advertising or tracking cookies.

Last updated: October 2026.