Cookie Policy

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to remember information about your visit — such as your preferred language or whether you have accepted certain settings — making your next visit easier and the site more useful to you.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies we use, why we use them, and what choices you have.

2. How we use cookies

PDF-Atlas is a client-side PDF toolkit — all file processing happens locally on your device and your documents are never uploaded to any server. Our use of cookies is therefore minimal by design.

3. Types of cookies we use

Strictly necessary cookies — These are essential for the site to function and cannot be switched off. They are usually set in response to actions you take such as setting your privacy preferences or adjusting the sidebar layout. Without these cookies, parts of the site may not work properly.

Functional cookies — These allow the site to remember choices you make (such as your light/dark theme preference or recently used tools) and provide enhanced, more personalised features. The information collected by these cookies is stored on your device only and is not transmitted to us.

Analytics cookies (optional) — Where enabled, we may use Google Analytics to collect anonymous, aggregated information about how visitors use the site — for example, which tools are used most often. This helps us understand and improve the product. Analytics is only active when we have configured the relevant settings; you can opt out at any time.

Advertising cookies (optional) — Where enabled, the web version may display advertising served by Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies to show you relevant ads based on your interests and your browsing history. This is only active when we have configured advertising; you can opt out at any time.

4. Third-party cookies

Some cookies on this site are set by third parties, including Google (for Analytics and AdSense). These third parties have their own privacy policies and cookie practices, which we encourage you to review:

• Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
• Google Analytics opt-out: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
• Google Ads Settings: https://www.google.com/settings/ads
• About personalised advertising: https://www.aboutads.info/choices

5. Local storage

In addition to cookies, we use your browser's local storage to save certain preferences on your own device — such as your theme choice, recently used tools, and sidebar state. This data never leaves your device and is not accessible to us or any third party.

6. Your choices

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

• Browser settings — Most browsers allow you to view, block, or delete cookies. Refer to your browser's help documentation for instructions.
• Opt out of Google Analytics — Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
• Opt out of personalised ads — Visit https://www.google.com/settings/ads or https://www.aboutads.info/choices.
• Disable all non-essential cookies — You can refuse cookies when you first visit the site, or change your preferences at any time using your browser settings.

7. Impact of disabling cookies

Because all PDF processing in PDF-Atlas runs locally on your device, disabling cookies will not prevent you from using any of the core tools. Your documents will still be processed entirely on your machine with no uploads. Disabling cookies may affect optional features such as remembering your theme preference and sidebar state.

8. Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our practices. When we do, we will update the date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

9. Contact us

If you have any questions about how we use cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at support@thepdfatlas.com.