Cookie Policy

Effective Date: January 15, 2024 • Last Updated: October 14, 2026

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, smartphone, or tablet when you visit websites. They are widely used by online services to make web pages function properly, remember preferences, improve security, and provide anonymized reporting data to site operators.

In addition to HTTP cookies, PixDok may utilize browser local storage (HTML5 localStorage) to store your temporary workspace state (such as selected PDF pages or canvas zoom levels) directly on your device. We never store personal document contents inside cookies.

2. Categories of Cookies We Use

We classify the cookies used across the PixDok platform into the following distinct categories:

2.1 Strictly Necessary (Essential) Cookies

These cookies are indispensable for the core operation of PixDok. Without these cookies, you cannot log in, secure your workspace, or process documents. They do not require user consent under applicable privacy legislation because they are strictly necessary to deliver the requested service.

• Session Authentication: Maintains your secure login state and protects against unauthorized account takeover.
• Rate Limiting & Security: Detects automated bot traffic, prevents distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) spikes, and enforces upload quotas.
• CSRF Protection: Prevents Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks when submitting forms or API requests.

2.2 Performance & Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies collect aggregated, anonymized information about how visitors navigate and interact with PixDok. This data enables us to identify broken links, measure server response times, optimize popular tool workflows, and gauge server capacity.

• Traffic Patterns: Measures daily active users, session durations, and country-level geographic distributions.
• Tool Engagement: Analyzes which tools (such as PDF Editor, Passport Photo Maker, or Background Remover) experience high failure or completion rates to prioritize engineering improvements.
• IP Anonymization: Google Analytics cookies utilized on PixDok operate with IP anonymization enabled by default.

2.3 Functionality & Preference Cookies

These cookies enable the website to remember choices you make during your sessions to deliver a personalized, friction-free experience.

• User Preferences: Remembers your chosen UI theme (dark/light mode), canvas grid snapping settings, or default language.
• Notification State: Tracks whether you have dismissed product announcement banners or cookie consent notices.

2.4 Advertising & Marketing Cookies (Google AdSense)

PixDok displays advertisements served by third-party advertising partners, primarily Google AdSense, to fund infrastructure, server GPUs for AI tools, and free document utilities.

• Google Advertising Cookies: Google and its third-party advertising partners place cookies (such as __gads, __gpi, and DoubleClick IDE) to deliver relevant advertisements based on your visit to PixDok and other websites across the web.
• Frequency Capping: Ensures you do not see the same advertisement repeatedly.
• Ad Performance Measurement: Analyzes whether users interact with advertisements to determine partner compensation.
• No Document Content Access: Advertising cookies never inspect, read, or process the contents of your uploaded documents, PDFs, or photos.

3. Comprehensive Cookie Audit Table

4. Google AdSense & Third-Party Advertising Disclosures

In compliance with Google AdSense program policies, we inform our users that:

• Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to PixDok or other websites.
• Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on visits to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
• You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
• Alternatively, you can opt out of third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info or Your Online Choices (Europe).

5. How to Control, Block, or Delete Cookies

You have full authority to accept, restrict, block, or delete cookies at any time via your browser settings. Below are direct instructions for major browsers:

• Google Chrome: Navigate to Settings > Privacy and Security > Third-party cookies > choose your preferred blocking level.
• Mozilla Firefox: Navigate to Settings > Privacy & Security > Enhanced Tracking Protection > choose Standard or Strict.
• Apple Safari (macOS / iOS): Navigate to Preferences/Settings > Safari > Privacy > enable "Prevent Cross-Site Tracking" and "Block All Cookies" if desired.
• Microsoft Edge: Navigate to Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data.

Note: If you disable all cookies, strictly necessary session cookies will also be blocked, which may prevent login sessions or credit synchronization from functioning properly. Core document tools will continue functioning in browser-only mode.

6. Policy Updates & Contact Information

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect technological advancements, legal amendments, or new service integrations. Material modifications will be indicated by the "Last Updated" date at the top of this document.

For questions regarding our use of cookies or privacy controls, please contact our privacy compliance team: