Cookie Policy

This page explains what cookies and similar storage technologies are used on FileTypeError.com, what each category is for, and how to control or opt out of them. Read this together with the Privacy Policy, which sets out how the data collected through cookies is handled overall.

What cookies are

Cookies are small text files placed in your browser by a website. They commonly hold information such as a session identifier, a language preference, or an identifier used by an analytics or advertising service. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and small tracking pixels, all of which behave in comparable ways.

Cookies can be set either by the website you are visiting ("first-party") or by services embedded on the page ("third-party"). On FileTypeError.com, almost all cookies are third-party, set by analytics and advertising providers.

Categories of cookies used

Strictly necessary

These are the cookies required for the site to function. FileTypeError.com is a static reference site without account features or shopping carts, so the use of strictly necessary cookies is minimal. Hosting and content-delivery infrastructure may set short-lived cookies for security and abuse prevention.

Analytics

Google Analytics may set cookies (commonly with names beginning _ga or _gid) to distinguish unique visitors and measure how guides are used at an aggregate level. These cookies do not directly identify you and are used to inform editorial decisions about which topics to expand or improve.

Advertising

When advertising is displayed, Google AdSense and its partners may set cookies to deliver, measure, and personalise ads. These cookies allow ads to be selected based on your visits to FileTypeError.com and other websites in the same ad network. They may also be used to limit how often you see the same ad and to detect invalid clicks.

Common AdSense and Google ad cookies include those served from doubleclick.net and google.com ad domains. The exact list changes over time as Google updates its advertising platform.

Preferences

FileTypeError.com does not currently set first-party preference cookies. If preference functionality is added in future (for example, a saved dark-mode setting), it will be described here before it is enabled.

Managing cookies in your browser

Most modern browsers allow you to view existing cookies, block new cookies (entirely or by site), and delete cookies on demand or automatically on exit. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may break parts of some websites; blocking analytics and advertising cookies will not affect your ability to read pages on FileTypeError.com.

Direct cookie settings for the major browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari (macOS)
• Microsoft Edge

Opting out of advertising cookies

Independently of browser-level settings, you can opt out of personalised advertising at the vendor level. These tools are run by the advertising industry itself and apply across every site that participates.

• Google Ad Settings — control or disable personalised ads on Google products and on sites that show Google ads.
• Your Online Choices (EU / UK) — opt out from third-party behavioural advertising delivered by participating vendors.
• Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out (US) — equivalent tool for the United States.
• AdChoices (Canada) — equivalent tool for Canada.

Opting out of analytics

To opt out of Google Analytics on every site you visit, install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Many browsers also include built-in tracking-prevention features that block analytics scripts automatically.

Consent in the EEA, UK, and other jurisdictions

Where your local law requires consent for non-essential cookies, FileTypeError.com will request that consent through a consent interface before non-essential cookies are set. You can change your choice at any time using the browser and vendor controls described above.

Changes to this policy

Cookie use changes over time as the third-party services we rely on are updated. When the list of cookies on this page changes materially, the "Last reviewed" date at the top will be updated. For substantial changes, the broader Privacy Policy will be updated in the same revision.

Contact

Questions about cookies on FileTypeError.com can be sent to contact@filetypeerror.com.