Cookie Policy
The short version: we set almost no cookies. One first-party item remembers your consent choice. Analytics cookies exist only if you opt in, and saying no changes nothing about how the tools work, because everything runs locally in your browser anyway.
Last updated June 2026
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser to remember things between visits. Related technologies (like localStorage) store small pieces of data on your device in a similar way. This policy covers both, because the law treats them alike and you deserve the full picture either way.
Our approach: opt-in, off by default
When you first visit, you will see a small consent banner.
- If you click Accept, analytics cookies (listed below) are set and Google Analytics begins collecting aggregate usage data.
- If you click Reject, or just ignore the banner, the Google Analytics script is never loaded, no analytics cookies are set, and nothing is sent to Google. We use Google Consent Mode v2 in its basic implementation, which means the analytics code does not run at all (and sends no signals of any kind, cookieless or otherwise) until you actively say yes.
- You can change your mind at any time via the "Cookie settings" link in the footer. Withdrawing consent stops analytics immediately; you can also clear the existing cookies through your browser.
- Rejecting costs you nothing. Every tool works identically with or without cookies, because all file processing happens locally on your device. There is no degraded "no-cookie mode".
Global Privacy Control
If your browser sends the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal, we honour it automatically as an opt-out: analytics stays off without you needing to touch the banner.
The cookies we use
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pdfit-consent | pdfandimagetools.com (first party) | Remembers whether you accepted or rejected analytics, so the banner doesn't reappear on every visit | Strictly necessary (stored in your browser's local storage, not a cookie) | Until you clear it |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes one visitor from another for aggregate statistics | Analytics (set only after you opt in) | 2 years |
| _ga_6VH9WWRM68 | Google Analytics | Keeps session state for our specific Analytics property | Analytics (set only after you opt in) | 2 years |
Notes on the table:
- Google Analytics 4 primarily uses the _ga and _ga_* cookies. It does not set the older _gid cookie, which belonged to a previous version of Google Analytics, so you will not see it from us.
- We also store a few things in your browser's local storage to make the site work well: your theme preference (light or dark), your consent choice, your few most recent in-site searches, and small functional flags such as whether a tool has loaded its model once. These are not tracking cookies, are never sent to us, and you can clear them any time in your browser settings.
- We do not use any first-party tracking cookies, and none of these on-device items are ever sent to us.
Advertising cookies (not yet, and clearly labelled if ever)
The site does not currently show advertising. To keep the tools free, it may in future, and ad partners may then set their own cookies to deliver and measure ads. If that happens, those cookies will be added to the table above, covered by the consent banner, and disclosed before they appear. Your files are never shared with advertisers under any circumstances; the local-processing model is unconditional.
How this works by region
- EEA and UK: non-essential cookies (like analytics) require opt-in consent before they are set. That is exactly how the banner behaves for everyone, not just visitors in those regions.
- India: the DPDP Act, 2023 requires consent for processing like analytics to be free, specific, informed, and as easy to withdraw as to give. The banner's plain-language opt-in and the always-available "Cookie settings" link in the footer are designed to meet that standard.
- United States: state privacy laws generally work on an opt-out basis. We go further than required by keeping analytics opt-in everywhere, and we additionally honour the GPC signal as an opt-out.
- Everywhere else (Brazil, Canada, Australia, and beyond): you get the same opt-in treatment. We did not build regional tiers of privacy.
Managing cookies in your browser
Beyond our banner, your browser lets you view, block, and delete cookies for any site (usually under Settings, then Privacy). Blocking or clearing our cookies will not break the tools; at most, the consent banner will reappear and your theme preference will reset.
Changes to this policy
If our cookie usage changes (for example, when advertising launches), this page and the table above will be updated, with a new effective date, before the new cookies appear.
Contact
Questions about cookies? Email hello@pdfandimagetools.com.