Cookies Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device (computer, tablet, smartphone) when you visit it. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to website owners about how their site is used.

Cookies themselves do not contain personally identifiable information such as your name or email address. However, information we store in cookies may be linked to personal information you have provided to us or that we have obtained about you from other sources.

There are different types of cookies:

• Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser. They are used to maintain your session on a website as you navigate between pages.
• Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a set period or until you manually delete them. They allow the website to remember your preferences across multiple visits.
• First-Party Cookies: Set directly by Tools33 (tools33.com).
• Third-Party Cookies: Set by external services embedded in our pages, such as Google AdSense.

2. How We Use Cookies

Tools33 uses cookies and similar tracking technologies for the following purposes:

• Essential Functionality: To ensure the website loads correctly and basic features work as intended.
• Advertising Revenue: To display advertisements through Google AdSense, which allows us to keep all tools free of charge for our users.
• Analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our website so we can improve the user experience and add new tools that are most useful.
• Preference Storage: Using browser localStorage (not traditional cookies), we may remember your in-tool settings such as your preferred theme, recent searches, or last-used tool configurations.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function. Without them, parts of the site would not work. They do not store any personally identifiable information and cannot be switched off.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how users interact with Tools33 — for example, which pages are most visited, how long users stay on a page, and which tools generate the most engagement. This data is collected in aggregated form and is not used to identify individuals. We may use Google Analytics for this purpose.

3.3 Advertising Cookies (Third-Party)

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses advertising cookies to serve ads that are relevant to your interests. These cookies track your browsing activity across websites and are governed by Google's own privacy policies.

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings.

4. Detailed Cookie Reference Table

The table below lists the primary cookies that may be present when you use Tools33:

Cookie Name	Provider	Type	Purpose	Duration
__Secure-3PAPISID	Google	Advertising	Used by Google to build a profile of your interests and show relevant ads.	2 years
__Secure-3PSID	Google	Advertising	Stores encrypted Google account credentials for ad personalization.	2 years
NID	Google	Advertising	Stores user preferences and information for Google services including ads.	6 months
DSID	Google	Advertising	Identifies a signed-in user on non-Google sites to serve targeted ads.	2 weeks
_ga	Google Analytics	Analytics	Used to distinguish individual users for analytics purposes.	2 years
_gid	Google Analytics	Analytics	Used to distinguish users and track sessions within a 24-hour period.	24 hours
IDE	Google DoubleClick	Advertising	Used to record user interactions to measure effectiveness of ads.	1 year
tools33_prefs	Tools33	Essential	Stores your lightweight tool preferences locally (e.g., last-used settings). Stored in localStorage, not a traditional cookie.	Persistent (local)

Note: The exact cookies present may vary depending on your browser, your Google account login status, and the tools you use on our site. The above list represents the most common cookies associated with our platform.

5. Google AdSense & Third-Party Cookies

Tools33 is a completely free service. To sustain development and keep everything free, we rely on advertising revenue from Google AdSense. Google AdSense places third-party cookies on your browser to:

• Track which ads you have previously seen to avoid showing you the same ad too frequently.
• Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
• Use data from your past browsing history to serve ads relevant to your interests (interest-based or personalized advertising).
• Limit the frequency of ad impressions you receive from a given advertiser.

Google AdSense is a product of Google LLC, headquartered at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. Google's use of advertising cookies is governed by Google's Advertising Privacy Policy.

We have no direct access to or control over the cookies that our advertisers set on your browser. All such cookies are governed entirely by the respective third party's privacy policy.

6. Local Storage & Session Storage

In addition to cookies, Tools33 uses browser Local Storage and Session Storage — web technologies that allow us to store data directly on your device without sending it to our servers. These are distinct from cookies in that they are never transmitted over the network.

We use LocalStorage for:

• Tool Preferences: Remembering your settings within a tool (e.g., whether you prefer metric or imperial units in the converter) so you don't need to reconfigure them every visit.
• Usage Counters: Keeping track (on your device only) of how often you use certain tools to improve your personalized experience on the homepage.
• Search History: If you use the tool search bar, your recent searches may be stored locally to enable quick suggestions.

This data is stored entirely on your device. Tools33 cannot read it, and it is never transmitted to us or any third party. You can clear it at any time by clearing your browser's site data or using developer tools (Application → Local Storage → tools33.com → Clear).

7. How to Control Cookies

You have the right and ability to control cookies. There are several ways to do this:

7.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through your browser's settings. You can typically:

• View cookies currently stored on your device.
• Set your browser to notify you before accepting cookies.
• Block all cookies or allow only certain cookies.
• Delete all cookies when you close your browser.

Browser-specific instructions can be found at these links:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Microsoft Edge
• Safari (Mac)

Please note: Disabling or blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of Tools33, particularly features powered by third-party services such as Google AdSense. Some tools may also not retain your preferences between visits.

7.2 Do Not Track (DNT)

Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that sends a signal to websites you visit indicating that you do not want to be tracked. Because there is currently no universally accepted technical standard for honoring DNT signals, Tools33 does not currently respond to DNT browser signals. However, you can use the other methods described in this section to limit tracking.

8. Opting Out of Personalized Advertising

If you prefer not to receive personalized ads based on your browsing behavior, you have several options:

• Google Ad Settings: Visit adssettings.google.com to opt out of interest-based advertising by Google.
• Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): Use the NAI opt-out tool at optout.networkadvertising.org.
• DAA (Digital Advertising Alliance): Use the opt-out tool at optout.aboutads.info.
• Your Online Choices (EU/UK): Visit youronlinechoices.eu to manage your advertising preferences.

Please note that opting out of personalized advertising does not mean you will no longer see advertisements on Tools33. You will still see ads, but they will be less tailored to your interests (contextual ads only).

9. Changes to This Cookies Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, new tools or features we launch, or changes in applicable law. When we make significant changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page.

We encourage you to check this page periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies. Your continued use of Tools33 after any changes to this policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy, or if you wish to exercise any of your rights in relation to cookies and tracking technologies, please contact us:

• Email: gulqoxulumapps@gmail.com
• Contact Form: Tools33 Contact Page
• Instagram: @gulqoxulumapps

We aim to respond to all inquiries within 48 hours.