Short version: We keep cookie use as limited as possible, but some operational, analytics, and advertising technologies may be used on parts of the OpenServiceTools network.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. Similar technologies include local storage, pixels, tags, SDK identifiers, and server-side identifiers used for performance, security, analytics, and advertising.

How We Use Cookies

  • Essential cookies: support security, session integrity, rate limiting, and core site functionality.
  • Preference cookies: may remember interface choices, language, or tool settings.
  • Analytics technologies: help us understand site performance, reliability, and feature usage.
  • Advertising technologies: may be used on monetized pages to serve, cap, and measure ads, subject to legal and consent requirements.

Third-Party Technologies

When advertising or third-party infrastructure is enabled, external providers may place or read cookies and similar identifiers. This can include Google and related advertising services. Those providers are governed by their own policies in addition to ours.

Your Choices

  • You can control cookies through your browser settings.
  • You can clear stored cookies and local storage on your device at any time.
  • Where required, optional advertising or analytics technologies should be subject to consent controls.
  • Blocking some technologies may reduce functionality on certain tools or pages.

Google Advertising Information

If Google advertising is active on our properties, Google may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to serve and measure ads. Learn more at How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services.

Contact

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, contact [email protected].