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, Google AdSense, and Google’s consent platform may use cookies or similar technologies according to your region, choices, and applicable settings.
- Eligible visitors can manage advertising and analytics choices through Google’s privacy message.
- Your settings are saved on your device, not sent to us.
- Change your mind through “Privacy and cookie settings” when that control is displayed.
Кратко 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.
Кратко The Google tag can load to establish consent and request ads; storage and personalization follow applicable privacy choices and settings.
The converter uses essential on-device storage for its features. Google tags also load so Google can determine the applicable privacy regime, display a consent or opt-out message where configured, prevent abuse, and request eligible ads or measurements. Where consent is legally required, Google’s consent platform communicates your choices for advertising storage, personalization, user data, and analytics storage. Denying a purpose prevents the denied storage or use, although limited cookieless requests or limited ads may still occur where legally permitted.
Кратко 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 |
Кратко 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.
Кратко Google AdSense and participating vendors may use first- or third-party storage to deliver, personalize, measure, secure, and limit repetition of ads.
Google AdSense serves ads on the Service. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies or similar technologies to serve and measure ads. Where personalization is permitted, advertising may be based on a visitor’s prior visits to this website or other websites. AdSense cookies may be associated with Google domains or third-party domains such as doubleclick.net.
| Set by | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Google AdSense / Google advertising services | Ad delivery, personalization where permitted, frequency capping, measurement, security, and fraud prevention | Varies by cookie, purpose, consent choice, and Google configuration |
| Participating ad technology providers | Eligible ad delivery, bidding, measurement, and related purposes disclosed in the Google consent message | Varies by provider and purpose |
For more detail, review Google’s advertising technologies information and the provider list available through the Google privacy message.
Кратко Google and participating advertising vendors may use third-party cookies or similar technologies as disclosed in the privacy message.
Third-party storage may be used by Google Analytics, Google AdSense, and the ad technology providers eligible under our AdSense configuration. The purposes and providers available to a visitor are shown in Google’s privacy message where that message applies. We do not use social-media tracking pixels.
Кратко Use Google’s privacy control, Google Ads Settings, or browser controls to manage or clear storage and personalization choices.
You are always in control:
- Privacy and cookie settings — eligible visitors can use the control automatically displayed by Google to reopen the privacy message and change previous 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.
Кратко 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, Google may receive Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals directly and apply restricted data processing to eligible ad requests. You can also use the regional privacy message, Google Ads Settings, and browser controls described above.
Кратко 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.
Кратко 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.