1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other electronic devices when you visit a website. They are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information and targeted advertising.
A Note on Your Files: Because JKM Edit utilizes client-side processing, we never use cookies or local storage to upload, save, or access the contents of the PDFs, Images, or Codes you are editing. Your files remain entirely on your device.
2. How We Use Cookies
JKM Edit uses cookies and similar tracking technologies (like local storage) for several purposes, including:
- Remembering your preferences (such as dismissing our cookie consent banner).
- Understanding how you navigate and use our utility tools.
- Delivering relevant advertisements to keep our tools 100% free for users.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
We classify the cookies used on our site into the following categories:
A. Essential Cookies (Strictly Necessary)
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. For example, we use browser localStorage to remember that you have accepted our privacy consent banner so you are not asked repeatedly on every page load. You can set your browser to block these cookies, but some parts of the site will not work.
B. Analytics & Performance Cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which tools (like the PDF Merger or Image Resizer) are the most and least popular. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. We primarily use Google Analytics for this purpose.
C. Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense)
To keep JKM Edit free to use, we serve advertisements. We use Google AdSense, which uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites on the internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your browsing history.
4. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics and deliver advertisements. These third parties include:
- Google Analytics: For tracking website performance. (Read Google's Privacy Policy)
- Google AdSense: For serving personalized and non-personalized advertisements.
5. Your Choices: Managing & Disabling Cookies
Visitors from regions such as the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, and similar jurisdictions may be shown a cookie consent banner allowing them to manage advertising and analytics preferences.
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by modifying your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. The means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, so you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
To opt out of personalized advertising from Google AdSense, you can visit Google's Ad Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.
6. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:
Email: contact.jkmedit@gmail.com