A narrow cookie policy, not a tracking maze.
Simply Tools uses a narrow set of browser storage, limited analytics, and security technologies rather than a heavy tracking stack.
Page briefing
What to expect
Most anonymous tool usage does not depend on a heavy cookie layer. The live public setup is centered on local storage, limited analytics, cache, and security protections.
- Theme, favorites, recent tools, and some drafts may be stored locally for convenience.
- A service worker may cache static assets or pages in your browser storage.
- Cloudflare or similar edge layers may apply necessary security technologies.
- A public sign-in cookie layer is not active today.
Last updated: October 18, 2026
1. Local preference and convenience storage
Simply Tools stores a narrow set of browser-side values for essential functionality and convenience, such as consent choices (simply-tools-consent), a one-year region preference cookie (simply-tools-ads-region) written at the hosting edge to remember whether your region requires the consent flow, theme preference (simply-tools-theme), favorite or recent tools, and local drafts inside specific tools. That storage stays on your device. The consent choice and the region preference cookie are stored for up to one year, and you can remove them at any time from your browser settings.
2. Vercel Analytics and limited usage events
The site uses Vercel Analytics together with a small set of first-party product usage events for aggregate measurement such as traffic trends, performance, reliability, and broad feature usage. These signals are intended to describe product interaction rather than the contents of files or text processed in core tools.
3. Cloudflare and necessary hosting/security cookies
Cloudflare, hosting, CDN, or abuse-protection layers may set strictly necessary cookies or equivalent identifiers when needed to distinguish legitimate visitors from malicious traffic, apply rate limits, or complete a security challenge.
4. Service worker and cache storage
Simply Tools may use a service worker and Cache Storage to keep static assets or page responses available for faster repeat visits or limited offline behavior. This cache lives in your browser storage and can usually be cleared from your browser site-data settings.
5. Advertising cookies and consent (Adsterra)
Simply Tools displays standard banner ads from Adsterra to remain free for all users. In regions where privacy legislation requires prior consent (such as the EEA, UK, and Switzerland), third-party advertising cookies and network calls are blocked until you click "Accept" on our consent banner. You can review or change your choices at any time via the advertising choices section at the end of our Privacy Policy. For details on how the ad network itself handles data, see:
6. Future accounts or authentication
A public account system is not active on the core site today, and Clerk is not currently in use. If account features are introduced later, this page should be updated before or when sign-in cookies go live.
7. Questions
For cookie, privacy, support, or legal questions, contact contact@simply-tools.com.