Cookie Policy
Effective date: [Effective date]
Last updated:
This page is a draft. A few company details are still being filled in.
The short version: the pages where you use our tools set only what they need to work, with no advertising or tracking cookies. Advertising cookies appear only on our separate ad page, and only as the law and your choices allow.
1. What cookies and browser storage are
Cookies are small text files a website saves in your browser. Browser storage (such as local storage) works the same way but is not sent to a server automatically. We use both, and this policy covers both.
2. On our tool pages (filesall.com)
These are strictly necessary or stay on your device, so the law does not require a consent banner for them. A sign-in lasts 30 days from your last visit, unless you sign out.
Sign-in session (__Host-fa_session)
- Set by
- FilesAll
- Purpose
- Keeps you signed in. Essential, sent only to filesall.com and not readable by page scripts
- How long
- 30 days from your last visit; ends at once when you sign out or delete your account
Sign-in step (__Host-fa_flow)
- Set by
- FilesAll
- Purpose
- Used only while you sign in with Google. Essential
- How long
- 10 minutes
Bot check (for example __cf_bm, cf_clearance)
- Set by
- Cloudflare
- Purpose
- Tells people from bots and blocks attacks
- How long
- 30 minutes to 1 year, per Cloudflare
Guest ID (local storage)
- Set by
- FilesAll
- Purpose
- Counts guest files fairly on shared connections
- How long
- Until you clear site data; our copy is deleted after 24 hours
Preferences (local storage)
- Set by
- FilesAll
- Purpose
- Language and settings
- How long
- Until you clear site data
Saved signature (local storage)
- Set by
- FilesAll
- Purpose
- Only if you choose to save it; never sent to us
- How long
- Until you delete it or clear site data
Pro offline pass (local storage)
- Set by
- FilesAll
- Purpose
- Lets Pro work offline
- How long
- 7 days, then renewed
Our page-view counts come from Cloudflare Web Analytics, which uses no cookies.
3. On our ad page (watch.filesall.com)
The ad page opens only when you choose to watch an ad. It never receives your files.
Consent record (for example FCCDCF, euconsent-v2)
- Set by
- Google's certified consent management platform
- Purpose
- Remembers your ad choices
- Needs your consent?
- No, it is necessary
Ad delivery and fraud prevention
- Set by
- Google and AppLixir
- Purpose
- Shows the ad, caps repeats, detects fraud
- Needs your consent?
- Depends on where you live
Ad personalization and measurement (for example IDE, __gads, __gpi)
- Set by
- Google and AppLixir
- Purpose
- Picks ads based on your interests and measures them
- Needs your consent?
- Yes in Canada, the EU, the UK and Switzerland; in US states you can opt out
The exact list of cookies will be confirmed by a cookie scan before launch and kept up to date here.
4. Your choices
- Consent window: on the ad page you can accept, refuse, or choose by purpose. Refusing still unlocks your files, with non-personalized ads.
- Change your mind: use the "Ad privacy settings" link on the ad page or the Your privacy choices link in our footer at any time.
- Global Privacy Control: if your browser sends this signal, we treat it as an opt-out of personalized ads automatically.
- Browser settings: you can block or delete cookies in your browser. Blocking the sign-in or bot-check cookies may stop the site from working.
- Google's own controls: adssettings.google.com.
5. Changes and contact
We will update this page when cookies change, with a new effective date. Questions: [support email].