1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to site owners.
2. Cookies We Use
We use a single cookie on this site:
| Cookie name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
lang |
Stores your preferred language (e.g., "en", "fr", "de") so the site displays content in your chosen language on subsequent visits. | Functional (strictly necessary) | 1 year |
This cookie is classified as strictly necessary under the ePrivacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC, Art. 5(3)) because it implements a functionality explicitly requested by the user (language selection). As such, it is exempt from the consent requirement.
3. Cookies We Do NOT Use
We want to be clear about what this site does not use:
- Analytics cookies — No Google Analytics, Matomo, Plausible, or any other analytics tracking.
- Advertising cookies — No Google Ads, Facebook Pixel, or any ad-tech cookies.
- Third-party cookies — No cookies from social media platforms, embedded content, or external services.
- Tracking cookies — No cross-site tracking, no fingerprinting, no user profiling.
4. Local Storage
In addition to the language cookie, we may use your browser's localStorage to store a small piece of non-personal data (such as whether you have dismissed the cookie information banner). LocalStorage is not sent to our servers and remains entirely on your device.
5. Affiliate Links and Third-Party Cookies
This site contains affiliate links to Amazon. When you click on an affiliate link, you leave our site and navigate to Amazon. Amazon may set its own cookies according to its own cookie and privacy policies. We have no control over Amazon's cookies.
We recommend reviewing Amazon's Cookie Policy for more information.
6. How to Manage Cookies
You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Here is how to manage cookies in the most common browsers:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies
Please note that if you delete the language preference cookie, the site will default to English until you select your preferred language again.
7. Legal Basis
The language preference cookie falls under the exemption for strictly necessary cookies as defined by:
- ePrivacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC, Article 5(3)): Consent is not required for cookies that are strictly necessary to provide a service explicitly requested by the user.
- CNIL guidelines (France): Functional cookies that serve the user's explicit choice (such as language preference) are exempt from the consent mechanism.
- GDPR (Regulation 2016/679): Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)) serves as the legal basis for processing the minimal data stored in the language cookie.
8. Contact
If you have questions about our cookie practices, please contact us at privacy@abv-calculator.com.