Cookie Policy

1. What are Cookies and Local Storage?

Cookies are small text data blocks stored on your device by your browser. Local Storage is a modern browser feature that allows websites to save persistent data directly on your hard drive. Both tools are used to remember configuration preferences across sessions without transmitting data to an online server.

2. How FileForge Uses Storage

Because privacy is our primary mission, we keep cookie usage to an absolute minimum:

• **Functional Local Storage**: We use `localStorage` to save functional state parameters (such as search configurations or tool filter states) locally in your browser to improve performance and user experience.
• **Google AdSense Cookies**: Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies (like the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads on FileForge. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this and other websites. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting [Google Ads Settings](https://www.google.com/settings/ads).
• **Google Analytics Cookies**: We use anonymized analytical tags to monitor traffic volumes, popular tools, and load times. This helps us optimize performance and sizing constraints without tracking any user identity.

3. Zero File Tracking

None of our local storage settings, analytical scripts, or advertising cookies have access to your local CPU memory during document merges, image crops, or file compressions. Your source files and output files are strictly protected by sandboxed security boundaries.

4. How to Control Cookies

You can choose to accept, reject, or wipe cookies by adjusting your browser settings. You can also install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent data from being used by Google Analytics.

Last Updated: June 1, 2026