1. What Are Cookies & Web Storage?
Cookies are small text files stored in your web browser by websites you visit. Web storage (such as localStorage and sessionStorage) is a browser technology that allows web applications to retain state data directly on your device without transmitting it with every HTTP request.
2. How Free Reducer Uses Web Storage
Free Reducer is committed to minimal, transparent storage usage. We do not use web storage to track your personal identity, inspect your device files, or monitor your activity across external websites.
3. Essential Local Storage (Preferences)
We use browser localStorage solely for functional interface preferences:
Key: free_reducer_view_mode
Purpose: Remembers your interface layout choice (such as when you choose to display the full desktop layout on mobile devices). Contains no identifiers, IP addresses, or personal data.
4. Analytics Cookies
Where configured, Free Reducer uses Google Analytics 4 to collect aggregated, anonymous performance metrics, such as:
- Page load times and Core Web Vitals to detect performance regressions.
- Aggregated device and browser types to guide WebAssembly compatibility testing.
- Aggregate referral sources to understand how users discover our utilities.
Google Analytics cookies (such as _ga and _ga_*) do not access, analyze, or associate your uploaded files with any analytical record.
5. Advertising Cookies & Third-Party Vendors
To maintain free access to our tools without subscriptions, Free Reducer is prepared for Google AdSense integration. When advertising is active:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other sites on the web.
- Advertising cookies enable Google and its certified ad tech partners to serve ads relevant to your interests, or non-personalized ads where preferred.
- For visitors located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom (UK), and Switzerland, consent choices are managed via a certified Consent Management Platform (CMP) before advertising cookies are set.
6. How to Manage & Disable Storage
You have complete control over how cookies and local storage are handled by your web browser:
- Browser Settings: You can block or delete cookies and local storage via your browser's Privacy & Security settings (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge).
- Personalized Ad Opt-Out: You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting AboutAds.info or Google Ads Settings.
7. Policy Updates & Questions
We may update this policy if new storage mechanisms or third-party features are added. Any updates will be reflected in the “Last updated” date above.
If you have questions about our cookie and storage practices, please email:support@freereducer.com.