Cookie Policy
This page explains how the Timeyard date converter uses cookies and similar on-device storage. The short version: by default the converter sets no cookies at all. It stores a single preference on your own device using your browser's local storage, and that information is never sent anywhere. Cookies only enter the picture if the site owner switches on the optional advertising or analytics layers, and even then they are placed only after you have given consent.
This policy works alongside our Privacy Policy, which describes the wider picture of what data the site does and does not handle.
What we mean by "cookies" and "local storage"
A cookie is a small file a website asks your browser to store, which can be sent back to a server on later visits. Local storage is a separate, browser-only mechanism: it keeps small values on your device, but those values are not automatically sent to any server and are not shared across different websites. The distinction matters here, because the converter itself uses local storage only — not cookies — for its own features.
What the converter stores by default
When you use the converter as published, the only thing it saves is a small preference in your browser's local storage so the tool remembers how you like it set up.
| Item | Type | Purpose | Sent to a server? |
|---|---|---|---|
theme | Local storage (not a cookie) | Remember your light or dark theme choice | No — stays on your device |
This is strictly functional. It is not used to identify you, to track you across sites, or to build any profile. A date you share via a link (for example a URL ending in #g= or #j=) lives in the link itself, not in a cookie, and is not personal data.
Cookies only appear if optional features are enabled
The converter is built so that advertising, analytics, and the consent banner are off by default. With nothing configured, no third-party scripts load and no cookies are set. If the site owner chooses to enable these layers, they will load services from other companies that may set cookies — but only after you have made a consent choice through the consent banner first. The categories below describe what those cookies would be, so the banner's options make sense.
Strictly necessary
If a consent banner (a Consent Management Platform, or CMP) is enabled, it needs to remember the choice you make. It does this by storing a consent record — typically a cookie or a local-storage value — so you are not asked again on every visit. This category is essential to honouring your choice and is not used for tracking.
Analytics
If optional analytics are enabled and you consent, the chosen analytics provider may set a first-party identifier to count visits and understand which features are used. The converter is designed to favour privacy-respecting, low-footprint analytics; some providers are cookieless, in which case no analytics cookie is set at all. No date values you enter are ever recorded.
Advertising
If advertising (Google AdSense) is enabled and you consent, advertising cookies or identifiers may be set to deliver and measure ads. Where you decline, ads may still be served on a non-personalised basis, or not served at all, depending on your region — without advertising cookies that personalise content to you.
How to control cookies
If the optional layers are active, your consent governs every non-essential cookie. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time using the privacy/consent control provided on the site, which reopens the consent banner. You can also clear cookies and local storage directly in your browser settings, and most browsers let you block third-party cookies entirely. Clearing the theme value simply resets the converter to its default appearance.
Owner and legal review
[OWNER: confirm the specific CMP, advertising, and analytics vendors actually deployed, the company name, jurisdiction, and a contact email, and list each cookie's name and retention before relying on this page.] This policy describes the converter's real behaviour — no cookies by default, with conditional third-party cookies only when enabled and consented — but it is a general explanation, not legal advice, and requires owner and legal review before publication. It does not claim guaranteed compliance with any specific law.
Questions about this policy can be sent via our contact page. You may also wish to read the Privacy Policy, the Terms of Use, or return to the date converter.
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