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Cookie Policy

Last updated 27 October 2026

This policy explains how PDFSamurai uses cookies and similar technologies on pdfsamurai.co.uk. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

1. What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store. It can be read on subsequent visits to remember something — a preference, a session, or an interaction with an advertiser. Modern browsers also let websites store similar data via localStorage and IndexedDB; we treat those the same way as cookies.

2. Categories we use

2.1 Strictly necessary

These are required for the website to function — for example, to remember your cookie-consent choice itself, or to keep dark-mode active across page loads. Strictly necessary cookies do not require consent under PECR / UK GDPR.

Examples on this site:

  • pdfsamurai_cookie_consent_v1 — your consent choice, stored in localStorage.
  • theme — light or dark mode preference.

2.2 Analytics (only with your consent)

If you click Accept all, we load Google Analytics 4 to understand which pages and tools are used, how people find the site and whether pages load properly. Nothing from Google is loaded until you accept. Google Analytics only receives page addresses and general device and location information. It never receives your files, file names or their contents. We have switched off Google Signals and advertising features. Google Analytics 4 does not log or store IP addresses.

Cookies set by Google Analytics:

  • _ga — distinguishes one visitor from another. Expires after 2 years.
  • _ga_<container-id> — keeps track of your current visit. Expires after 2 years.

Google acts as our data processor for this purpose. Read more at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

2.3 Advertising

Where we serve advertising through Google AdSense or another ad network, those networks set cookies on their own domains in order to measure ad performance and (where you have consented) to personalise the ads you see. These cookies are only set after you accept advertising cookies in the banner. Refusing them does not affect the tools on this site.

Google's use of advertising cookies is documented at policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

3. Your choices

  • Use the cookie banner shown on your first visit to accept or refuse non-essential cookies.
  • You can change your mind at any time using the Cookie settings link at the bottom of every page. If you withdraw consent, we stop Google Analytics and delete its cookies.
  • Most browsers let you block all cookies, block third-party cookies only, or wipe stored cookies. Refer to your browser's help pages.

4. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control

We honour Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals where present, by treating them as a withdrawal of consent for non-essential cookies.

5. Changes

We will update this page if our cookie usage changes. Material updates are reflected by changing the “Last updated” date and, where appropriate, re-showing the cookie banner.

6. Contact

Questions about cookies: privacy@pdfsamurai.co.uk.