1. What cookies and local storage are

Cookies are small text files a website stores in your browser. Local storage is a similar browser feature that can hold preferences without sending them with every request. We use both sparingly.

2. Strictly necessary

These items are required for the Service to work and cannot be switched off through our consent banner.

ch_locale: remembers the language you selected. Set by us, expires after one year, and contains only a locale code.
storiesdl_consent_v1: stores your advertising and analytics choices in local storage so we do not ask again. It is not sent to our server.
Security and load-balancing cookies set by Cloudflare or our hosting provider, where applicable, to distinguish real visitors from automated traffic.

3. Advertising (optional)

If you allow advertising cookies, Google AdSense may set cookies or use device identifiers to measure ad performance and, where permitted, personalize ads. These cookies are blocked until you consent. Google's use of advertising cookies is described in Google's privacy and advertising policies.

We do not control the content of third-party ads. Ad slots are labelled, reserved in advance to avoid layout shift, and never placed inside a download button.

4. Analytics (optional)

If configured and you allow analytics, we may use Google Analytics or Plausible to understand aggregate traffic and page performance. We do not send post URLs, captions, or downloaded media to analytics providers. Analytics cookies are blocked until you consent.

5. Third-party cookies

Advertising and analytics providers may place cookies on their own domains. Their handling of data is governed by their policies. We do not have access to those cookies and cannot read them.

6. How to control cookies

Use the privacy settings control in the footer or the cookie banner to accept or reject optional cookies.
Clear your browser's cookies and site data to remove stored choices; the banner will appear again.
Use your browser's tracking-protection or private-browsing settings to block third-party cookies.
Install a content blocker if you prefer to block ads entirely. Core downloader features continue to work.
Where required, we honour Global Privacy Control signals for advertising cookies.

7. Do Not Track

Browsers handle Do Not Track differently, and there is no common industry standard. We treat Global Privacy Control as a valid opt-out where the law requires it, and we keep optional advertising disabled until you affirmatively consent.

8. Changes and contact

We may update this Cookie Policy when our providers or features change. Questions can be sent to [email protected].