Cookie Policy

Last updated: July 5, 2026

Cookies are small text files stored by your browser. This page lists everything URL Decoder stores on your device and why. The encoder and decoder themselves work without any cookies at all.

Strictly necessary storage

• theme (localStorage): remembers your light or dark mode choice.
• cookie-consent (localStorage): remembers whether you accepted or declined advertising cookies, so we do not ask on every visit.
• geo-eu (cookie, 24 hours): a true/false flag derived from your country, used only to decide whether the consent banner must be shown. It contains no identifier.

Advertising cookies (Google AdSense)

With your consent, Google AdSense sets cookies to serve and measure ads, and may serve personalized ads based on your visits to this and other websites. These are third-party cookies controlled by Google and its certified vendors, not by us. Learn more in Google's cookie documentation and Google's Privacy Policy.

Analytics cookies (Google Analytics)

With your consent, Google Analytics sets cookies (names beginning with _ga) to measure aggregate site usage with IP anonymization enabled.

Managing your choice

• In the EU, EEA, UK, and Switzerland, no advertising or analytics cookies load until you press "Accept all" in the consent banner.
• To change a previous choice, clear this site's data in your browser settings. The banner reappears on your next visit.
• You can also opt out of ad personalization at adssettings.google.com and aboutads.info/choices, or block cookies entirely in your browser.

More information

See our Privacy Policy for the full picture of how data is handled, or email hello@url-decoder.net with questions.