Cookies are small files a website stores in your browser. Websites can also use similar technologies, such as local storage and IndexedDB, which keep data in your browser in a different way. This page covers all of them; we call them "cookies" for short.
EddiesPDF uses as few as it can. Most of what we store exists to make the tools work, and it stays on your device.
Strictly necessary
These are needed for the site to work, so they can't be turned off in Cookie settings. You can still delete them in your browser.
- Language (eddiespdf-lang): the language you picked, so pages load in it. One year.
- Cookie choices (eddiespdf_consent): your answer in Cookie settings, so we don't ask again. Until you change it or clear site data.
- Sign-in (Firebase Authentication, stored in IndexedDB): keeps you signed in between visits. Until you sign out.
- Remembered device (eddiespdf_devices): if you choose "Remember this device" when signing in, a signed token so you aren't asked for a code each time. 30 days.
- Working files (eddiespdf_handoff and IndexedDB): holds the file you're working on while you move between tools or reload the page. Cleared when it's no longer needed.
- Service status (eddiespdf_site_config): a short-lived copy of site notices, such as whether a tool is under maintenance.
- Tab identifier (eddiespdf_tab_id): tells browser tabs apart so a file opened in one tab doesn't appear in another. Cleared when the tab closes.
Preferences and features
These remember choices you make and things you choose to save. They're never sent to us.
- Display settings (eddiespdf_theme, eddiespdf_language, eddiespdf_sidebar, eddiespdf_editor_sidebar, eddiespdf_notice_dismissed): light or dark mode, panel layout, and notices you've closed.
- Saved items (IndexedDB): signatures, initials, images and templates you choose to save, and the editor's autosave. Until you delete them in Settings.
- Recent tools and workflows (eddiespdf_recent_tools, eddiespdf_workflows): the tools you used last and any workflows you create.
- Account activity (IndexedDB, signed-in users): your recent activity list and usage counters. Recent file copies are removed after 10 minutes.
- Your rating (eddiespdf_review): the rating you gave, a random identifier so you can change it later, and whether you chose "Not now" on the rating card.
- Published form owner (eddiespdf_publish_owner_email): the email address you last used to publish a form, to fill it in next time.
Analytics
- Visitor count (eddiespdf_vid, eddiespdf_visit_key): a random identifier used to count each visitor once a day. Only a hash of it reaches our server. If you accept analytics, it's kept in local storage; before you choose, it lasts only for the current tab; if you reject analytics, nothing is sent.
Advertising
- Google AdSense (cookies such as IDE, test_cookie, __gads and __gpi, set by Google on its own domains and on eddiespdf.com): used to show ads, limit how often you see the same one, measure performance and, if you agree, personalise ads. Durations vary up to 13 months. See how Google uses cookies in advertising.
Advertising cookies are off until you choose "Accept all" or turn on ads in Cookie settings. Until then, Google can only show ads that don't rely on advertising cookies.
Other services
- Google Fonts: the site's typeface is loaded from Google's servers, which receive your IP address. No cookies are set.
- Google Drive: if you open or save a file with Google Drive, Google's sign-in uses its own cookies under Google's policies.
Changing your choices
Use the Cookie settings button on this page, or the "Cookie settings" link at the bottom of every page, to change your choice at any time.
You can also block or delete cookies in your browser's settings. Clearing EddiesPDF's site data signs you out, resets your preferences and removes saved signatures, images, templates and recent activity from that browser. Blocking all storage may stop some tools from working.
For more on how we handle information, see the Privacy Policy.
