1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the site owners.
2. How We Use Cookies
Free QR Code Generator uses cookies for the following purposes:
2.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They include:
- Cookie consent preference: Remembers your cookie acceptance/rejection choice
- Session management: Maintains your session state while using the site
These cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for the site to work.
2.2 Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization:
- QR code history: Stores your recently generated QR codes locally (using localStorage)
- Subscription status: Remembers your plan tier for feature access
- User preferences: Remembers your customization settings
2.3 Analytics Cookies
We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve the user experience. We use:
- Google Analytics: Collects anonymized data about page views, user demographics, and behavior. Google Analytics cookies include _ga, _ga_*, _gid, and _gat.
2.4 Advertising Cookies
For free-tier users, we display advertisements. Advertising cookies are used to:
- Serve relevant advertisements based on your interests
- Limit the number of times you see an advertisement
- Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
These cookies are set by third-party advertising networks such as Google AdSense.
3. Cookie List
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookie_consent | Stores cookie consent preference | Essential | Persistent |
| qr_history | Stores recent QR code history | Functional | Persistent |
| subscription_plan | Stores subscription tier | Functional | Persistent |
| _ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics tracking | Analytics | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics session | Analytics | 24 hours |
4. Managing Cookies
4.1 Cookie Consent Banner
When you first visit our site, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies.
4.2 Browser Settings
You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View existing cookies
- Delete cookies
- Block cookies from specific or all websites
- Set preferences for specific types of cookies
4.3 Opt-Out Links
5. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this policy regularly.
6. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us.