Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or other device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to provide a better browsing experience, and to supply information to the website owners. Cookies can be "persistent" (remaining on your device for a set period or until manually deleted) or "session-based" (deleted automatically when you close your browser).

Cookies serve many important functions. They allow websites to recognize your device, remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and deliver relevant content and advertising. Most modern websites use cookies in some form, and they are generally considered an essential part of the web browsing experience.

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are used on PixelQR.io (the "Service"), operated by Elbado Digital Products ("Elbado," "we," "us," or "our"), the purposes for which they are used, and how you can manage your cookie preferences. This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy.

2. How PixelQR.io Uses Cookies

PixelQR.io is a free, client-side QR code generator. The core functionality of our Service -- generating QR codes -- does not require cookies. All QR code generation happens entirely in your browser, and no user data related to QR code creation is transmitted to or stored on our servers.

However, we use cookies through third-party services to understand website traffic patterns, improve the user experience, and support the free operation of the Service through advertising. The cookies placed on your device when you visit PixelQR.io come from the following categories:

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the basic functionality of our website. They enable core features such as page navigation and remembering your language preference. Without these cookies, certain parts of the Service may not function properly. Because these cookies are strictly necessary, they cannot be refused.

PixelQR.io uses minimal strictly necessary cookies. Your language preference may be stored in your browser's local storage rather than a traditional cookie, further minimizing the data stored on your device.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with PixelQR.io by collecting and reporting anonymous information about usage patterns. These cookies allow us to measure and improve the performance of our Service, identify the most popular pages and features, and understand user behavior to enhance the overall experience.

We use Google Analytics for website analytics. Google Analytics places cookies on your device to collect data such as the pages you visit, the time you spend on each page, the links you click, and how you arrived at our website. This data is aggregated and anonymized, meaning we cannot identify individual users from this information.

3.3 Advertising Cookies

Advertising cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They also help limit the number of times you see a particular advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies are placed by third-party advertising networks with our permission.

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on PixelQR.io. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your browsing history and interests. Revenue from advertising allows us to keep PixelQR.io free for all users. Google may also use the data collected through these cookies to show you personalized ads across other websites in the Google Display Network.

4. Specific Cookies Used

The following table provides details about the specific cookies that may be placed on your device when you visit PixelQR.io:

Cookie Name	Provider	Purpose	Type	Duration
_ga	Google Analytics	Distinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. Used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data for site analytics reports.	Analytics	2 years
_gid	Google Analytics	Stores and updates a unique value for each page visited. Used to identify and track individual browsing sessions.	Analytics	24 hours
_gat	Google Analytics	Used to throttle request rate to Google Analytics, limiting data collection on high-traffic sites.	Analytics	1 minute
_ga_*	Google Analytics 4	Used by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state and track user interactions across pages.	Analytics	2 years
IDE	Google (DoubleClick)	Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking an ad, to measure ad effectiveness and present targeted ads.	Advertising	1 year
DSID	Google (DoubleClick)	Used to identify a signed-in user on non-Google sites and to remember whether the user has agreed to ad personalization.	Advertising	2 weeks
NID	Google	Stores preferences and other information, such as preferred language, number of search results per page, and whether Google SafeSearch is enabled.	Advertising	6 months
__gads	Google AdSense	Used to deliver ads served by Google AdSense and to track ad impressions and clicks.	Advertising	13 months
__gpi	Google AdSense	Used by Google AdSense to associate user activity with their Google Ads account for ad measurement and personalization.	Advertising	13 months
CONSENT	Google	Stores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain.	Necessary	2 years
test_cookie	Google (DoubleClick)	Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies.	Necessary	15 minutes

Please note that the exact cookies placed on your device may vary depending on your browser settings, geographic location, and the specific ads displayed during your visit. Third-party advertising partners may also place additional cookies not listed above.

5. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to the cookies set directly through our integration with Google services, third-party advertisers and ad networks served through Google AdSense may place their own cookies on your device. These third-party cookies are subject to the respective privacy policies of the third parties that set them, and we do not have control over the information collected by these cookies.

Third-party cookies may be used for purposes such as:

• Interest-based advertising: Building a profile of your interests based on browsing patterns across multiple websites to deliver more relevant advertisements.
• Frequency capping: Limiting the number of times you see a specific advertisement to prevent repetitive ad experiences.
• Ad measurement: Tracking impressions, clicks, and conversions to measure the performance and effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
• Fraud detection: Identifying and preventing fraudulent clicks and invalid traffic to maintain the integrity of advertising systems.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party services. Google's advertising privacy policy can be found at https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads.

6. How to Manage Cookies

You have several options for managing and controlling cookies on your device. Please note that restricting or disabling cookies may impact the functionality of our website or other websites you visit.

6.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically configure your browser to accept all cookies, reject all cookies, or notify you when a cookie is being set. The following links provide instructions for managing cookies in popular browsers:

• Google Chrome: Manage cookies in Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox: Manage cookies in Firefox
• Apple Safari: Manage cookies in Safari
• Microsoft Edge: Manage cookies in Edge

6.2 Google Analytics Opt-Out

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. This add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript from sharing information with Google Analytics about visit activity. The add-on is available for most major browsers and is free to install.

6.3 Google Ad Personalization

You can manage your Google ad personalization settings by visiting Google Ads Settings. Here you can opt out of personalized advertising, view and edit your ad interest categories, and control how Google uses your data for advertising purposes.

6.4 Industry Opt-Out Tools

You can also opt out of interest-based advertising from many participating companies through the following industry tools:

• Network Advertising Initiative (NAI): NAI Opt-out Page
• Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): DAA WebChoices Tool
• European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA): Your Online Choices

6.5 Do Not Track Signals

Some web browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting that sends a signal to websites you visit indicating that you do not wish to be tracked. There is currently no universally accepted standard for how websites should respond to DNT signals. At this time, PixelQR.io does not respond to DNT signals. However, you can use the cookie management methods described above to control tracking on our website.

7. Local Storage and Similar Technologies

In addition to cookies, PixelQR.io may use other browser storage technologies such as HTML5 local storage to store your preferences (such as your selected language). Local storage works similarly to cookies but can store larger amounts of data and does not expire automatically. You can clear local storage through your browser's developer tools or settings.

Unlike cookies, local storage data is not sent to the server with every request. PixelQR.io uses local storage exclusively for improving your user experience, such as remembering your preferred language setting, so you do not have to select it each time you visit.

8. Cookies and Your Privacy Rights

Under data protection regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the ePrivacy Directive, you have the right to choose whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies. Strictly necessary cookies do not require your consent as they are essential for the website to function.

For analytics and advertising cookies, your continued use of PixelQR.io after being informed of our cookie practices through this policy constitutes your consent to the use of such cookies. You can withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings to block cookies or by using the opt-out tools described in Section 6.

For more information about your privacy rights, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

9. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use, changes in applicable laws and regulations, or changes in our business practices. When we update this policy, we will revise the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Significant changes to this Cookie Policy will be communicated by posting a notice on our website. Your continued use of the Service after any changes to this Cookie Policy constitutes your acceptance of those changes.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, the cookies we use, or how to manage your cookie preferences, please contact us:

We are committed to addressing any concerns or questions you may have about how cookies are used on PixelQR.io and will respond to your inquiry as promptly as possible.