This Cookie Policy explains what cookies and local storage technologies are, how StylishMart PDF Tools (https://stylishmart.shop/) utilizes them, and how you can manage your preferences.
1. What Are Cookies and Local Storage?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you load a website. Web storage (such as HTML5 localStorage) is a similar client-side technology that allows websites to remember user preferences across browsing sessions without transmitting data back to web servers on every single page request.
2. First-Party Technologies We Use
StylishMart does not use first-party tracking cookies or profiling cookies. We only use browser localStorage for strictly functional user preferences:
- Theme Preference (
stylishmart_theme): Remembers whether you have selected Dark Mode or Light Mode so your chosen appearance persists as you navigate across different tools on our site.
3. Third-Party Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense)
To keep our tools completely free without imposing subscriptions or paywalls, we display advertisements served by Google AdSense. Third-party vendors, including Google, place cookies on your browser to serve advertisements based on your prior browsing history:
- Personalized Advertising: Google uses cookies (such as the DoubleClick DART cookie) to deliver targeted ads relevant to your interests across websites.
- Ad Frequency & Measurement: Cookies help prevent the same ad from showing too many times and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
4. How to Control and Opt Out of Cookies
You have full control over how cookies are stored and utilized on your device:
- Google Ad Settings: You can manage or disable personalized advertising by visiting Google's official Ads Settings at https://www.google.com/settings/ads.
- Industry Opt-Out Portals: You can opt out of interest-based advertising from multiple advertising networks via the Digital Advertising Alliance Consumer Choice page at https://optout.aboutads.info/ or the Network Advertising Initiative at https://optout.networkadvertising.org/.
- Browser Controls: Modern browsers allow you to block third-party cookies entirely, clear existing cookies, or browse in private/incognito mode. Refer to your browser's help documentation (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge) for specific instructions.
5. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this policy occasionally to reflect technological or legal updates. Revisions will be published on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date.
6. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies or local storage, please email us at [CONTACT_EMAIL] or reach out through our Contact Us page.