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Cookie Policy

Last updated: March 11, 2026

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit our website. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences and understanding how you use our service.

2. How We Use Cookies

RefConvertor uses cookies and similar tracking technologies for the following purposes:

2.1 Essential Cookies

Purpose: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly.

Examples:

  • Authentication and login session management
  • Security features to prevent fraud
  • Remembering your sidebar collapse preference
  • Maintaining your session state

Can be disabled: No - these are required for the site to work.

2.2 Functional Cookies

Purpose: These cookies enhance functionality and personalization.

Examples:

  • Remembering your preferred citation style
  • Storing your theme preference (light/dark mode)
  • Saving your selected collection
  • Language preferences

Can be disabled: Yes, but some features may not work as intended.

2.3 Analytics Cookies

Purpose: These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website.

Examples:

  • Pages visited and features used
  • Time spent on the site
  • Errors encountered
  • Browser and device information

Can be disabled: Yes, through your browser settings.

2.4 Advertising Cookies (Future Use)

Purpose: These may be used in the future to show relevant advertisements.

If we implement advertising (such as Google AdSense), we will use cookies to:

  • Show relevant ads based on your interests
  • Measure ad performance
  • Prevent showing the same ad repeatedly

Can be disabled: Yes, and you'll be notified before implementation.

3. Third-Party Cookies

We use services from trusted third parties that may set their own cookies:

  • Firebase/Google: For authentication and database services
  • Google Analytics (if applicable): To understand how our service is used
  • Payment Processors: To securely process credit purchases
  • Google AdSense (future): For displaying advertisements

These third parties have their own privacy policies and cookie policies. We recommend reviewing them:

4. Local Storage

In addition to cookies, we use browser local storage to save:

  • Your reference library (so you can access it offline)
  • Your collections and saved references
  • Application state and preferences
  • Draft citations you're working on

This data stays on your device and is not transmitted to our servers unless you're logged in and choose to sync your data.

5. Managing Cookies

You have several options to manage or disable cookies:

5.1 Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

  • Block all cookies
  • Block third-party cookies only
  • Clear cookies when you close your browser
  • Delete existing cookies

Learn how to manage cookies in popular browsers:

⚠️ Note: Disabling essential cookies will prevent you from logging in and using core features of RefConvertor. Disabling functional cookies may result in a degraded user experience.

6. Google AdSense (Future Implementation)

We may implement Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. When we do:

  • We will update this policy and notify users
  • Google will use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website
  • You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings
  • You can also opt out by visiting aboutads.info

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the updated policy on this page and updating the "Last updated" date.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or this policy, please contact us:

Email: refconvertor@gmail.com

Or visit our Contact Page