Cookie Policy
Transparency is a core pillar of Zernar. This comprehensive Cookie Policy is designed to clearly explain what cookies are, precisely how our platform and third-party partners utilize them, and the actionable steps you can take to manage your digital footprint while browsing our site.
1. Understanding Cookies and Web Storage
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, smartphone, or tablet by websites you visit. They are an industry-standard technology used globally to ensure websites function properly, remember your preferences, and provide analytical insights to site owners. In addition to traditional cookies, modern browsers utilize 'Local Storage'—a similar technology that allows websites to save data directly on your device. While traditional cookies are often sent back and forth between your browser and web servers, Local Storage data generally remains strictly on your device.
2. How Zernar Operates (Zero First-Party Tracking)
Zernar is uniquely engineered to minimize tracking. Our core utility tools (the calculators and converters) operate using a 100% client-side architecture. This means the mathematical operations execute in your browser's memory without requiring persistent first-party tracking cookies to function. We do not use cookies to track your personal calculator inputs, monitor your specific keystrokes, or build an internal profile of your behavior. Any data you enter into our tools is isolated and disappears when you refresh or close the tab.
3. Third-Party Cookies: Analytics and Advertising
To maintain Zernar as a free resource, we partner with specialized third-party services that do employ cookies. We use Google Analytics to gather anonymized, aggregated data (such as page views and geographic regions) to help us understand which tools are most useful to our community. Additionally, we use Google AdSense to serve advertisements. Google and its ad technology partners utilize cookies to display personalized ads based on your prior visits to Zernar or other sites across the internet. These third-party cookies allow advertising networks to recognize your device, but they do not gain access to the data you type into our calculators.
4. Your Rights: Managing and Disabling Cookies
You have total authority over how cookies operate on your device. Most modern web browsers allow you to block, delete, or selectively accept cookies via their privacy settings. If you prefer not to receive personalized advertisements, you can easily opt out by visiting Google's 'My Ad Center' (myadcenter.google.com) or by utilizing industry opt-out portals. Please note that while disabling third-party cookies will stop personalized tracking, you may still see non-personalized, contextual advertisements on Zernar.