Our use of cookies

Cookie Statement

PDFinch uses technical and functional cookies to optimize the website. Cookies are small text files that are sent when you visit a website to make the user experience of visitors more efficient. PDFinch may, by law, store cookies on your device if these cookies are strictly necessary to use the website. Other types of cookies require your permission. PDFinch advises you to accept the cookies in connection with the user-friendliness of the website. Visitors to the website have a check-in option.

The cookies that PDFinch uses are functional cookies: these cookies ensure that the website works properly. These cookies have no consequences for privacy, so that no permission has to be requested and granted. With these cookies, for example, your browser settings are stored so that our website can be viewed best, or that the website remains accessible (load balancing), but also cookies that ensure that no other cookies may be placed (no-follow).

With your permission, PDFinch may place "tracking cookies" on your computer. PDFinch uses these cookies to keep track of which pages you visit, in order to build a profile of your online behavior. This profile is not linked to your name, address, e-mail address and the like, but only to match advertisements, offers and/or functionalities to your profile so that they are as relevant to you as possible.

Cookies from Google are also placed on the PDFinch website for the purpose of Google Analytics. This means that PDFinch cannot link information to a natural person. PDFinch does not keep any information about what you do on the internet. Google Analytics may be required by applicable laws and regulations to provide access to this data.

Use social media

PDFinch may use third party cookies to optimize the website. Some cookies are placed by third party services that appear on the website. Third parties mean Google Analytics. The privacy and cookie policy of the relevant company applies to the use of cookies from other companies (third parties). When you click a social media button on the website, a social media cookie is placed. This allows the social media party to recognize your IP address as soon as you share an article from the website. For the cookies of social media parties and the data and/or personal data they collect with them, PDFinch refers you to the privacy and cookie statements of these parties.

Browser Settings

If you do not want websites to place cookies on your device that you use to view the website, you can adjust your browser settings. Before a cookie is placed, you will receive a warning and you must give permission for the cookie. Failure to do so may, for example, result in the website not working properly. You can adjust the settings of your browser so that your browser refuses all cookies and also cookies from third parties. You can also delete placed cookies. For this you have to adjust the settings of your browser via preferences and then you can adjust the privacy settings.

This privacy statement does not apply to websites of third parties that are connected to this website by means of links. PDFinch cannot guarantee that these third parties handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. PDFinch recommends that you read the privacy statement of these websites before using these websites.

Cookies in use

First-party cookies (set by us):

Name Initiator Purpose Duration
Auth Us A token representing the user, so they can use functions requiring authorization. Browser session, or 14 days when logged in with "Remember me" checked.
XSRF-Token Us Protects you from cross-site scripting. Browser session.
OrganizationId Us Helps us figuring out what your last used organization was. 1 Month.
2FAUserId Us Remembers two-factor authentication data to remember your sign-in. Browser session, or 14 days when logged in with "Remember me" checked.
TempData Us Used to show status messages for actions you invoke. Browser session.
Consent Us Used to track if you have given consent to tracking cookies. 1 Year.
_GRECAPTCHA www.recaptcha.net Helps us keep track of actual users and bots trying to abuse contact forms. Up to 6 months.
_gid Us Used to distinguish users. 1 Day.
_gac_db_<container_id> Us Contains campaign related information. 90 Days.
_ga Us Used to distinguish users. 2 Years.
_ga_<container_id> Us Used to persist session state. 2 Years.
_gat Us Used to throttle request rate. 1 Minute.