Cookie Policy — How ToolsnCraft Uses Cookies

Last updated: May 2026 | Contact Us

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, improve your experience, and — in the case of advertising — serve relevant ads. Cookies do not harm your device or contain personal information such as your name or payment details.

2. How ToolsnCraft Uses Cookies

ToolsnCraft uses cookies for the following purposes:

Essential / Functional Cookies: Required for the website to function correctly (e.g., session management, CSRF protection).
Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use the site so we can improve it (e.g., pages visited, time on site, bounce rate).
Advertising Cookies: Used by third-party ad networks (including Google AdSense) to serve personalised advertisements.

3. Third-Party Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense)

ToolsnCraft participates in Google AdSense, Google's online advertising programme. Google uses cookies to serve ads to our visitors based on their prior visits to our website and other websites on the internet.

Google advertising cookies allow Google and its partners to:

Serve personalised ads based on your browsing history and interests.
Limit the number of times you see the same ad.
Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

The cookies set by Google AdSense include:

Cookie	Provider	Purpose	Duration
IDE	Google (doubleclick.net)	Targeted advertising / ad performance tracking	13 months
DSID	Google	Identify logged-in Google users for ad targeting	2 weeks
test_cookie	Google (doubleclick.net)	Check if the browser accepts cookies	Session
_ga	Google Analytics	Distinguish unique users	2 years
_gid	Google Analytics	Distinguish users (short-term)	24 hours

For more information about how Google uses data from advertising cookies, visit: Google's Advertising Policy.

4. Pakistan Disclosure

In compliance with Pakistan's Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016 and emerging data protection guidelines, ToolsnCraft informs users in Pakistan that:

This website uses cookies, including third-party advertising cookies from Google AdSense.
These cookies may collect data about your browsing behaviour for the purpose of personalised advertising.
You have the right to opt out of personalised advertising as described in Section 5 below.
No sensitive personal data (name, CNIC, payment information) is collected through cookies on this website.

5. How to Opt Out of Personalised Advertising

You can opt out of personalised ads served by Google in several ways:

Visit Google Ads Settings to manage or disable personalised ads.
Visit the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) opt-out page.
Visit the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) opt-out page.
Use your browser settings to block or delete cookies entirely (see below).

Please note that opting out of personalised ads does not mean you will stop seeing ads — you will continue to see non-personalised ads based on content rather than your browsing history.

6. Managing Cookies in Your Browser

You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Instructions for major browsers:

Please be aware that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of ToolsnCraft and other websites you visit.

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

8. Contact

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us.