How ToolsforWriting.com uses cookies and similar technologies, the categories we use, the third parties involved, and how to control them.
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by your browser when you visit a website. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and pixel tags. In this Policy we use the term "cookies" to refer to all of these.
First-party cookies are set by ToolsforWriting.com directly. Third-party cookies are set by services we embed (such as Google Tag Manager). Some cookies last only for the session (deleted when you close the browser); others persist until they expire or you delete them.
Required for the Service to function. Without them, basic features such as sign-in, CSRF protection, and Pro access control will not work. We do not need your consent to set these. Examples:
Remember preferences such as your theme (dark/light), language, and recently used tools. Set only with your consent in regions where consent is required.
Help us understand how visitors find and use the Service so we can improve it. We use Google Tag Manager and, when you consent, Google Analytics 4. These cookies collect aggregated, anonymised metrics such as pages viewed, tool usage, and event timing. Set only with your consent.
We do not currently use marketing or advertising cookies. We do not run third-party display ads on the Service, we do not engage in cross-context behavioral advertising, and our cookie banner does not include a marketing category. To make this explicit at the technical level, Google Consent Mode v2 signals ad_storage, ad_user_data, and ad_personalization are sent as denied at all times, for every visitor, regardless of banner choice.
If we launch paid advertising or remarketing in the future, we will update this Policy, add a dedicated category to the cookie banner, and ask for a fresh, purpose-specific consent before any marketing tag is activated. We will not rely on an earlier general consent for a different purpose.
On your first visit (and after we make material changes) we show a cookie banner with three choices: Accept all, Reject non-essential, and Customize. You can change your choice at any time by clicking the "Cookie settings" link in the footer.
We use Google Consent Mode v2 with default-denied settings. Until you accept analytics and ad-storage signals, Google tags receive consent=denied and behave in a cookie-less measurement mode. Once you accept, the relevant signals are updated to granted and cookies may be set.
Browsers can send a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal. There is no industry-wide consensus on how to interpret DNT, so we do not currently respond to it. Use the cookie banner instead.
We may update this Cookie Policy when we change the cookies we use or for legal reasons. The latest version and effective date are shown at the top. See also our Privacy Policy for more details on data processing, and support@toolsforwriting.com for questions.
For questions about this document or to exercise your rights, contact us via our contact page or by email.