Cookies

Last updated: September 29, 2026

What cookies are doing on this site

A cookie is a small text file the browser stores for a site. Convert Online may use cookies to remember a preference or to understand which pages are used. Cookies are not where your PDF, photo, or video is stored. Those conversions run in the browser and are not uploaded, except for YouTube tools, which send the link and do not keep the download.

You can block or delete cookies in the browser settings. The site will still open. A preference that was stored in a cookie may be forgotten, so a choice you made on a previous visit can reset. That is the tradeoff. Blocking cookies does not make a conversion more private than it already is, because the file was not in the cookie.

Analytics and third parties

If analytics runs, it is there to see which tools are used, not to read your documents. The analytics provider has its own policy. Fonts and icons may load from a third-party network so the page can display. Those requests share the fact that your browser asked for a public file. They do not include the document you convert.

The video and audio converter library also downloads on first use from a public network. That download is code the tool needs in order to run on your device. It is not an upload of your clip. Stay on the tab until it finishes. After that, the conversion itself stays local.

Read the privacy policy for the difference between browser tools, the contact form, and YouTube links. This cookie page is only about the small text the browser may store. If you are on a shared computer, sign out of the browser profile and clear downloads. The site cannot erase a file that stayed on that machine.

What we do not put in cookies

Converted files, YouTube downloads, and the text you paste into a font tool are not written into cookies. A cookie cannot hold a PDF. If a privacy extension tells you a cookie exists, it is a site preference or a measurement cookie, not your document. You can delete it without deleting a conversion, because the conversion was never there.

Third-party font and icon files load so the page can show type and symbols. Those requests go to the networks that host the public files. They see a request for a stylesheet, not the contents of your upload. If you block those networks, the page still works, with plainer type and missing icons. The converter does not depend on the icon font.

Children should use the site with a parent. The tools are ordinary file utilities, not an account with a profile. There is no public directory of what other people converted. Clearing your browser history on a shared device removes the list of pages you opened. It does not remove a file you saved on purpose into Downloads.

If you use a strict browser that blocks all third-party requests, load the page once and confirm the convert button still appears. The button is part of this site. The icon font is not. A missing icon does not mean the tool failed. A missing button means the script did not run, which is a browser setting, not a cookie. Allow JavaScript for the converter. The conversion itself still happens on your device after that.

Analytics, when present, counts visits. It does not receive the file name you chose or the text you pasted. If you would rather not be counted, use the browser's tracking protection. The tools do not require a measurement cookie in order to convert a file.

Session storage and the downloads folder are different from cookies. A half-finished conversion lives in the tab's memory until you close it. A finished conversion lives where your browser saves files. Neither of those is a cookie we can read from the server. If you want the strictest setup, block third-party cookies, allow JavaScript for this site, and delete the download when you are done on a shared computer.

Frequently asked questions

Small text stored by your browser so the site can remember a preference or measure visits.

No. Files are not stored in cookies.

Yes, in your browser settings. Some site features may then forget preferences.

We may, to see which pages are used. The provider has its own policy.

On the privacy policy page.