Cookie Policy

Last updated: August 29, 2026

Cookies vs. Local Storage

"Cookies" are small files a website can ask your browser to store and send back on future requests. "Local storage" is a similar browser feature, but — unlike a cookie — it isn't automatically sent to the server with every request; a site has to explicitly read it. We use local storage, not cookies, for analytics on our public tool pages, as described below.

What We Use on Public Tool Pages

• No tracking cookies. None are set on the timezone planner, PDF tools, currency converter, developer tools, or calculators.
• Opt-in analytics via local storage. When you first visit, you'll see a banner asking whether you're okay with anonymous, first-party analytics (which pages you visit, which features you use). Nothing is stored or sent until you click Accept. If you click Decline (or don't respond), nothing is collected. Your choice itself is remembered in local storage so we don't ask again every visit.

Admin Dashboard (Staff Only)

The internal admin dashboard, used only by site staff to view analytics, uses a standard server-side session cookie for login authentication. This is not set for regular visitors to the public tools.

Advertising Cookies

As of this policy's last update, ad placements on this site are placeholders — no ad network is active, and no advertising cookies are set. When an ad network is enabled, this section will be updated to name the specific cookies/technologies it uses, and visitors in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland will be shown a consent prompt before any personalized ad is served.

How to Control Cookies & Local Storage

• Decline (or ignore) the on-site analytics banner — nothing will be collected.
• Clear your browser's cookies and site data for this domain at any time, from your browser's settings.
• Most browsers let you block third-party cookies entirely, or block cookies from specific sites.
• Once advertising is enabled, you'll also be able to opt out of personalized ads via Google Ads Settings or industry tools such as optout.aboutads.info.

Changes to This Policy

We'll update this page when what we actually collect changes — most notably when advertising is enabled.

Contact Us

Questions about this policy: handytoolshq@gmail.com.