Cookie Policy

Last Updated: December 2025 • Effective: January 1, 2026

Understand how we use cookies on Fix2Pdf

1. About Fix2Pdf

Service Name: Fix2Pdf

Operated By: Fenil Jasani (Founder)

Location: Surat, Gujarat, India

Business Type: Independent Startup

Contact: support@fix2pdf.com

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They remember information about your visit, such as preferences, login status, and browsing behavior.

Fix2Pdf uses cookies to improve your experience, personalize content, and understand how you use our services. You have full control over cookies through your browser settings or our cookie consent banner.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for website security and functionality. They cannot be disabled as they are essential for the service to work.

Examples include session cookies that remember you during your visit, security tokens that prevent unauthorized access, and authentication cookies that maintain your login status.

Functional Cookies

These cookies remember your preferences and improve user experience. They store settings like theme preferences, language choices, and recently used tools.

Analytics Cookies

Help us understand how you use our website. All data is anonymous and aggregated. These cookies track page views, user journeys, performance metrics, and feature usage statistics.

Marketing Cookies

Used to deliver relevant advertisements. Requires your explicit consent. These cookies enable personalized ads based on interests, ad conversion tracking, and remarketing campaigns.

4. Google AdSense & Advertising

Fix2Pdf uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites.

Google AdSense Cookies

Google uses cookies like _gads and _gac for ad targeting and campaign tracking, IDE for personalized advertising through DoubleClick, and DSID to identify logged-in users across Google services.

How Google Uses Your Data

Google uses cookies to show personalized ads based on your interests, track ad impressions and interactions, and measure ad effectiveness. Google is GDPR and CCPA compliant.

Learn More & Control Your Ads

You can learn more about Google's privacy practices at Google Privacy Policy. To manage ad personalization, visit Google Ad Settings. You can opt out of interest-based ads at AboutAds.info.

5. Google Consent Mode V2

Fix2Pdf implements Google Consent Mode V2 to ensure GDPR and ePrivacy compliance. This means Google services like Analytics and AdSense only load after you provide explicit consent through our cookie banner.

Consent signals are properly transmitted to Google, analytics respects your privacy choices, and ad personalization requires your permission. This ensures compliance with EU data protection requirements.

6. Cookie Duration

Different cookies have different lifespans. Essential security cookies last only for your session. Consent preference cookies are retained for 5 years as required by law. Functional cookies last 1 year. Analytics cookies expire after 26 months to comply with GDPR. Marketing and AdSense cookies last 1-2 years.

We retain consent records for 5 years for legal compliance and audit purposes as required by GDPR Article 7(1).

7. Your Data & Privacy

100% Client-Side Processing

Fix2Pdf processes all files directly in your browser. We do not upload, store, or retain any files on our servers.

Files are processed locally on your device and automatically deleted after processing. No file metadata or content is transmitted to our servers, ensuring complete privacy and data security.

8. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit Fix2Pdf, our cookie consent banner appears. You can choose to accept all cookies to enable all features for optimal experience, or decline to use only essential cookies.

Change Your Mind Anytime

To update your cookie preferences, clear cookies in your browser settings, refresh the Fix2Pdf website, and the cookie banner will appear again for you to make your new choice.

You can also contact us at support@fix2pdf.com to manage preferences.

9. Browser Cookie Controls

You can control cookies directly through your browser settings:

In Google Chrome, go to Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies. In Mozilla Firefox, visit Preferences → Privacy & Security. In Apple Safari, access Preferences → Privacy → Cookies. In Microsoft Edge, navigate to Settings → Privacy → Cookies.

Note: Disabling essential cookies may affect website functionality.

10. Legal Basis for Cookie Usage

Under GDPR Article 6, CCPA, and India's DPDP Act 2023, we use the following legal bases for processing data through cookies:

Consent

Used for analytics, marketing, and personalization cookies. You can withdraw consent at any time through your browser settings or our cookie banner.

Legitimate Interest

Used for essential security cookies necessary for fraud prevention and service protection.

11. Your Privacy Rights

Under GDPR, CCPA, and India DPDP Act 2023, you have the following rights:

Right to know what cookies we use and why. Right to consent and control which cookies are used. Right to delete and request deletion of cookie data. Right to withdraw consent and change your mind anytime. Right to opt-out of personalized advertising under CCPA.

12. International Data Transfers

Some cookies may transfer data to servers located outside India, including Google in the USA for AdSense and Analytics services, and Vercel in the USA for hosting infrastructure.

We ensure appropriate safeguards are in place through Standard Contractual Clauses and Data Processing Agreements as required by GDPR and DPDP Act 2023.

13. Security Measures

We implement appropriate security measures to protect cookie data including SSL/TLS encryption for all data transmission, secure cookie flags, regular security audits and updates, and access controls and monitoring.

14. Future Features & Premium Services

Fix2Pdf plans to introduce optional premium features in the future, which may include user accounts with authentication, cloud file storage, advanced PDF editing tools, and priority processing speed.

All premium features will be optional and require explicit user consent. Core PDF tools will always remain free.

15. Updates to This Policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated from time to time. Changes become effective immediately for minor clarifications, or after 30 days notice for material changes.

We will notify you of significant changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page and displaying a notice banner on our website. Continued use of Fix2Pdf after changes constitutes acceptance.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions about our cookie policy or practices:

Email Support

support@fix2pdf.com

Data Protection Officer

Fenil Jasani (Founder)

Business Address

Surat, Gujarat, India

Related Policies

By using Fix2Pdf, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Cookie Policy. Last updated December 12, 2025. Compliant with GDPR (EU), CCPA (California), DPDP Act 2023 (India), and Google AdSense Policies.