Cookie Policy
1. What Are Cookies?
A cookie is a small piece of text sent to your browser by a website you visit. It helps the site remember information about your visit, like your preferred language and other settings. That can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you.
2. How Small-PDF.pro Uses Cookies
We believe in data minimization. We only use cookies where necessary to deliver our interface or support the free operation of our service through advertising partners. We categorize our cookies as follows:
| Category | Name / Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential Preferences | spd_lang (Local Storage) |
Remembers your chosen interface language across sessions. | 1 Year |
| Essential Consent | spd_cookie_consent (Local Storage) |
Records whether you have acknowledged our privacy and cookie banner. | 1 Year |
| Advertising | __gads, IDE (Google AdSense) |
Used by Google to serve relevant advertisements and measure ad performance. | 13 Months |
3. Third-Party Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense)
To keep our suite of client-side PDF tools free forever for all users without monthly subscription paywalls, we display advertisements provided by Google AdSense.
- Google uses cookies to serve ads on Small-PDF.pro.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visits to our site and other sites on the internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings page.
4. How to Control and Delete Cookies
You have the right to accept or decline cookies at any time. You can adjust your browser settings to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies.
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection.
- Apple Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Block all cookies.
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies.
Please note that disabling cookies will not prevent you from using our in-browser conversion tools, but may reset your preferred language to English upon your next visit.
5. Updates to This Policy
We may revise this Cookie Policy occasionally to reflect updates in our operational practices or legal obligations. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
6. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies or tracking technologies, please contact our team at privacy@small-pdf.pro.