Cookie Policy
We believe in transparency about how we use your data.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies can be "session" cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or "persistent" cookies, which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
How We Use Local Storage
Unlike traditional tracking cookies, we primarily use Local Storage and Session Storage. These are modern web technologies that allow us to save data right in your browser without sending it to our servers. This is central to SmartJson's "client-side first" design: your input data never has to leave your device to power features like autosave.
- Preferences: We save your layout settings so they persist across visits.
- Session State: We cache your JSON/XML/CSV/YAML input so you don't lose work if you accidentally refresh the page or navigate back.
- Recently Used Tools: Some pages remember which tools or view modes (tree, text, node) you last used, to streamline repeat visits.
Types of Cookies We Use
- Strictly Necessary: Required for core site functionality (e.g., remembering your cookie consent choice). These cannot be disabled without affecting basic site operation.
- Functional: Remember preferences like layout to personalize your experience.
- Analytics: Help us understand aggregated, anonymized usage patterns (e.g., which tools are most popular) so we can prioritize improvements.
- Advertising: Set by our advertising partners to serve and measure relevant ads (see below).
Third-Party Cookies
We use trusted third-party services that may set their own cookies:
Google AdSense
Google uses cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to our sites and/or other sites on the Internet. You can review or opt out of personalized advertising through Google Ad Settings, and see how Google uses data from partner sites at Google's Partner Sites policy.
Managing Cookies
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. You can typically:
- View what cookies have been set and delete them individually.
- Block third-party cookies while allowing first-party cookies.
- Block all cookies, though this may prevent some features (like autosave) from working correctly.
- Clear your browser's cache and Local Storage, which also removes SmartJson's saved preferences and cached input.
For detailed, browser-specific instructions, visit www.aboutcookies.org.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy, contact us at support@smartjson.io.