Compliance & Control
Cookie Policy
Last updated: September 23, 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, tablet, or smartphone when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website operators to make websites work efficiently, provide personalized functionality, and deliver commercial advertising.
Similar technologies, such as browser Local Storage, session storage, and web beacons, perform comparable functions by retaining small pieces of data locally on your device.
2. How We Use Cookies
At Image Resizer Free, we use cookies and local storage for three specific purposes:
A. Strictly Necessary & Preference Storage (First-Party)
These client-side keys are essential for our site to remember your chosen interface configuration. They do not track your personal identity or browsing history outside of this website:
theme: Remembers whether you selected Light Mode or Dark Mode.site_lang: Stores your chosen locale so pages render in your preferred language.cookie_consent: Records your acceptance of our cookie disclosure banner.
B. Performance & Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics)
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to evaluate how visitors navigate our tools, which features are most useful, and identify server or client-side JavaScript errors.
Cookies such as _ga and _ga_* store anonymous identifiers to distinguish unique users without collecting personally identifiable details.
C. Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense)
Google AdSense and its certified advertising partners deploy cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve advertisements based on your prior visits to our website or other sites on the internet.
These cookies enable Google to serve relevant ads and prevent the same ad from showing repeatedly.
3. Detailed Cookie Inventory
| Cookie / Key | Provider | Purpose | Category | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| theme | imageresizefree.com | Stores light/dark appearance preference | Essential | Persistent (Local Storage) |
| site_lang | imageresizefree.com | Stores user selected language preference | Essential | Persistent (Local Storage) |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Calculates visitor, session, and campaign data for analytics | Analytics | 2 years |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics | Used to maintain session state | Analytics | 2 years |
| IDE / __gads | Google DoubleClick / AdSense | Used to register and report user's actions after viewing or clicking an ad | Advertising | 13 months |
4. How to Control and Manage Cookies
You have full control over the cookies stored on your device. You can adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies, alert you when a cookie is placed, or delete previously stored cookies:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies.
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data.
- Apple Safari: Settings → Safari → Advanced → Block All Cookies.
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies.
To opt out of targeted ad cookies across all participating networks, visit:
5. Contact Us
For additional inquiries about our cookie usage, please review our Privacy Policy or email us at privacy@imageresizefree.com.