Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, which categories of cookies may be used on SixtyTools, and how you can control them. The tools themselves set no cookies; the cookies described here relate mainly to advertising.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that a website can store in your browser. They are widely used to make sites work, to remember preferences, and to measure and serve advertising. Similar technologies, such as local storage, can serve related purposes. This page explains how cookies and similar technologies are used on SixtyTools, and works alongside our Privacy Policy.
Necessary cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are those required for a site to function. SixtyTools is deliberately lightweight and the tools do not depend on cookies to work, so our use of strictly necessary cookies is minimal. Where any such technology is used, it exists solely to deliver the site securely and cannot be switched off without affecting basic operation.
Preference cookies
Preference storage remembers choices you make so the site behaves the way you expect. On SixtyTools, preferences such as your light or dark theme, and your recently used tools, are saved using your browser's local storage rather than cookies. This information stays on your device, is not transmitted to us, and can be cleared at any time through your browser settings.
Analytics cookies
Analytics cookies help a site understand how visitors use it, usually in aggregate. We keep analytics minimal and use any such measurement only to see which tools are popular so we can prioritise improvements. Analytics are never used to identify you personally, and where analytics cookies are set they are subject to your consent choice.
Advertising cookies
SixtyTools uses Google AdSense, and Google and its partners may set cookies to serve and measure advertising, including personalised ads based on your prior browsing. These are third-party cookies controlled by those providers rather than by SixtyTools. They are the main category of cookies you will encounter on the platform, and they are the reason the consent banner appears on your first visit.
Managing your consent
On your first visit, SixtyTools shows a consent banner asking whether to accept advertising cookies. Your choice is remembered on your device so the banner does not appear again. You can change your decision at any time by clearing this site's data in your browser, which causes the banner to reappear on your next visit so you can choose again.
Controlling cookies in your browser
Every major browser lets you view, block, and delete cookies through its settings, and you can usually choose to block third-party cookies specifically. Blocking advertising cookies will not stop the tools from working, since they do not depend on cookies. Browser help pages explain exactly how to manage cookies for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and other browsers.
You can also opt out of personalised advertising through Google's Ads Settings and through industry opt-out pages such as Your Online Choices and About Ads. These controls let you limit ad personalisation across many sites at once, not just SixtyTools.
Changes and more information
We may update this Cookie Policy as our use of cookies or the applicable rules change; the date at the foot of the page shows the latest revision. For a broader explanation of how the platform handles data, including advertising and our privacy-first approach, please see our Privacy Policy. If you have any question about cookies on SixtyTools, contact us through our Contact page.
Why we use cookies at all
Given our privacy-first approach, it is fair to ask why any cookies are used. The honest answer is that advertising keeps the platform free, and the advertising partners we work with use cookies as part of how they serve and measure ads. We have chosen to keep the platform lightweight and to avoid unnecessary tracking, but we cannot make advertising entirely cookie-free while keeping it viable. The consent banner exists precisely so that this choice is yours to make, rather than something imposed on you silently.
Local storage versus cookies
It is worth distinguishing cookies from local storage, because SixtyTools relies on the latter for its own features. Cookies can be sent back to a server with each request, which is what makes them useful for advertising and tracking. Local storage, by contrast, stays entirely on your device and is never transmitted. When SixtyTools remembers your theme or your notepad content, it uses local storage — so that information never leaves your browser. This distinction is central to why the tools themselves can be private while advertising still requires a consent choice.
Do Not Track and global signals
Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" setting or similar global privacy signals. Support for these signals across the web is inconsistent, and there is no single agreed standard for how sites must respond. Regardless of such signals, you can always control advertising on SixtyTools through the consent banner and through the browser and industry opt-outs described above, which give you direct and reliable control over advertising cookies.