Cookie Policy
How browser storage supports the converter, measurement, privacy choices, and advertising.
This Cookie Policy explains how StepsToKmConverter uses cookies and similar browser-storage technologies. The converter stores essential preferences on your device, while Google Analytics, Journey by Mediavine, and participating advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies according to your region, choices, and applicable settings.
- Eligible visitors can manage advertising choices through Mediavine’s privacy controls.
- Your settings are saved on your device, not sent to us.
- Change your mind through “Privacy and cookie settings” when that control is displayed.
Lyhyesti Small bits of data a site stores in your browser. Cookies can be sent back to a server; local storage stays on your device.
Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser; they can be read again on later visits and, in some cases, sent to a server. Local storage is a related browser technology that keeps small pieces of data on your device only — it is never automatically sent anywhere. This policy covers both.
Lyhyesti Advertising and analytics storage follow applicable privacy choices and provider settings.
The converter uses essential on-device storage for its features. Mediavine’s consent management platform handles privacy choices for display advertising where required. Google Analytics follows the analytics consent state configured for this site. Denying a purpose prevents the denied storage or use, although limited cookieless measurements or non-personalized ads may still occur where legally permitted.
Lyhyesti These remember your preferences and history on your device. They are not cookies and are never sent to us.
To make the converter useful, we store a few items in your browser’s local storage. These stay on your device, are not transmitted to our servers, and you can clear them at any time.
| What | Why | Kept until |
|---|---|---|
| Unit preference | Remembers kilometres vs. miles | You clear your browser data |
| Last session | Restores your most recent conversion | You clear your browser data |
| Conversion history | Lists your recent calculations on-device | You clear it or your browser data |
| Theme choice | Remembers light or dark mode | You clear your browser data |
| Theme cookie choice | Remembers a choice made through the theme’s own optional analytics notice, if that notice is enabled | You clear your browser data |
| Install prompts | Remembers the “Add to Home Screen” prompt state | You clear your browser data |
Lyhyesti Google Analytics may use cookies such as _ga to distinguish visits and measure usage when analytics storage is permitted.
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand use of the Service. When analytics storage is permitted, Google Analytics may set cookies in your browser to distinguish visits and maintain measurement state. When storage is denied, Google tags may send limited cookieless measurements where legally permitted.
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes visitors | Up to 2 years |
| _ga_<ID> | Google Analytics | Maintains session state | Up to 2 years |
Cookie names and duration may change with Google’s implementation and configuration. Clearing browser data removes cookies from that browser, although a new permitted cookie may be created on a later visit.
Lyhyesti Mediavine and participating advertising partners may use first- or third-party storage to deliver, personalize, measure, secure, and limit repetition of ads.
Journey by Mediavine manages advertising on the Service. Mediavine and its participating partners may use cookies, pixels, tags, or similar technologies to serve and measure ads. Where personalization is permitted, advertising may be based on a visitor’s activity on this website and other websites or apps.
| Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Mediavine advertising services | Ad delivery, personalization where permitted, frequency capping, measurement, security, and fraud prevention | Varies by cookie, purpose, consent choice, and configuration |
| Participating advertising partners | Eligible ad delivery, bidding, measurement, and related purposes disclosed in the applicable privacy notice | Varies by provider and purpose |
For more detail, review the detailed Mediavine Advertising Privacy Notice displayed on our Privacy Policy page and the Mediavine advertising partner list.
Lyhyesti Mediavine, Google Analytics, and participating partners may use third-party cookies or similar technologies as disclosed in the applicable privacy notice.
Third-party storage may be used by Google Analytics, Mediavine, and participating advertising partners. The relevant purposes and choices are described in the privacy controls and Mediavine Advertising Privacy Notice shown on the site. We do not use social-media tracking pixels.
Lyhyesti Use the site’s privacy controls, industry opt-out tools, or browser controls to manage or clear storage and personalization choices.
You are always in control:
- Update Privacy Settings — eligible visitors can use the control displayed by Mediavine to reopen the advertising privacy choices;
- Google Ads Settings — visit Google Ads Settings to manage or opt out of personalized ads from Google;
- Browser controls — your browser lets you block or delete cookies and clear site storage. Doing so may reset your saved preferences and history;
- Clear on-device data — clearing site data for this domain removes all of the essential storage listed above.
Lyhyesti Browser privacy signals and regional controls are handled where supported; DNT alone has no universal standard.
There is no universally accepted standard for the browser “Do Not Track” (DNT) signal, so the Service does not independently respond to DNT. For users in applicable U.S. states, Mediavine and participating partners may process supported Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals. You can also use the regional privacy controls, industry opt-out tools, and browser controls described above.
Lyhyesti We’ll update the date at the top when this changes.
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in the technologies we use or in the law. We will revise the “Last updated” date above when we do.
Lyhyesti Questions about cookies? Ask away.
For questions about this Cookie Policy, email info@stepstokmconverter.com or use our contact page. See also our Privacy Policy.