Cookie Policy
Effective and last updated: 26 September 2026
The short version
- ToolZoneX itself sets no cookies.
- A few tools save your preferences or notes in your browser. That data stays on your device.
- Google AdSense sets advertising cookies. In the EEA, UK and Switzerland, Google asks for your consent first, and you can change your choice below.
- Our visitor statistics (Cloudflare Web Analytics) don’t use cookies.
1. What cookies and browser storage are
A cookie is a small file a website saves in your browser. Browser storage (localStorage and IndexedDB) does a similar job, but it’s only readable by the site that saved it and isn’t sent to any server automatically. “First-party” means set by ToolZoneX; “third-party” means set by another company whose service runs on our pages.
2. What this site uses
Browser storage used by our tools (first-party)
These are only created when you use the feature, and they never leave your device:
| Name | Type | Purpose | Kept until |
|---|---|---|---|
| toolzonex-color-mode | localStorage | Remembers light or dark theme | You clear it |
| calcbharat_notepad | localStorage | Saves your Online Notepad text | You clear it |
| ai-pomodoro-settings | localStorage | AI Pomodoro preferences | You clear it |
| ai-pomodoro-db | IndexedDB | AI Pomodoro session history | You clear it |
These are needed for the features you choose to use, so they don’t need consent. You can delete them at any time in your browser’s site-data settings.
Advertising cookies (third-party: Google)
Google AdSense and its partners set cookies to show ads, cap how often you see the same ad, measure performance and prevent fraud. Where permitted, they also personalise ads. Examples include __gads on this site and IDE on doubleclick.net. The full, current list is in Google’s cookie policy. In the EEA, UK and Switzerland, these cookies are only used as your consent choice allows.
Consent cookies (third-party: Google)
If Google’s consent message is shown to you, it saves your answer in cookies (such as FCCDCF) so it doesn’t ask again on every page.
Security (third-party: Cloudflare)
Our host, Cloudflare, may set a short-lived security cookie to tell people from bots. The contact form may also use Cloudflare Turnstile for this. These cookies are strictly necessary and aren’t used for advertising.
Analytics
Cloudflare Web Analytics counts visits without cookies and without tracking you across sites. We don’t use Google Analytics.
3. Your choices
EEA, UK and Switzerland: use the button below to reopen Google’s consent message and change or withdraw your choice at any time.
Everyone:
- Turn off personalised ads from Google in Google My Ad Center.
- Opt out of interest-based ads from many ad companies at optout.aboutads.info (US) or youronlinechoices.eu (Europe).
- Block or delete cookies and site data in your browser settings. The tools still work without cookies, but the theme, notepad and Pomodoro features forget your data if you clear site storage.
We don’t currently change behaviour in response to “Do Not Track” or Global Privacy Control signals. Use the options above instead.
4. Changes and contact
We’ll update this page, and the date at the top, before adding any new kind of cookie. Questions: [email protected]. See also our Privacy Policy.