Cookie Policy

Last updated: September 2026

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device when you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, to remember your preferences, and to provide information to site owners and advertisers. Similar technologies such aslocalStorage can also be used to store small pieces of information directly in your browser.

2. How PDFShed Uses Cookies

PDFShed itself sets only minimal, essential cookies and browser storage. We use them to:

• Remember your language preference
• Remember your theme preference (such as light or dark mode)
• Keep the website functioning correctly during your visit

These preferences are stored locally in your browser and are not used to identify you personally. Because our PDF tools run entirely in your browser, no cookie ever tracks the content of the files you process — your documents never leave your device.

3. Advertising Cookies

To keep PDFShed free, we may display advertising served by third parties, including Google AdSense. These advertising partners may set their own cookies or use similar technologies to:

• Serve and measure the performance of advertisements
• Limit how often you see a particular ad
• Show ads that may be more relevant to you

These cookies are set by the third-party advertiser, not by us, and are governed by that provider's own privacy and cookie policies. You can learn more about how Google uses cookies for advertising, and opt out of personalized ads, in Google's Ads Settings and Privacy & Terms pages.

4. Analytics Cookies

We may use privacy-conscious analytics to understand aggregate usage — for example, which tools are most popular and the general type of device visitors use. Any analytics data is aggregated and anonymized and cannot be used to identify you personally or to access your files.

5. How to Control Cookies

You have full control over cookies. Most web browsers let you view, manage, block, and delete cookies through their settings. You can typically:

• Delete existing cookies stored by websites you have visited
• Block all cookies, or block only third-party cookies
• Set your browser to warn you before a cookie is stored
• Use a private or incognito browsing window to limit stored data

Refer to your browser's help documentation (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, or others) for step-by-step instructions. Please note that blocking essential cookies may affect your saved preferences, but the core PDF tools will still work because they run locally in your browser.

6. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for legal and operational reasons. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.

7. Contact Us

PDFShed is operated by Express Services Group, based in Fresno, California. If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at support@expressservicesgroup.com.