Cookies and Local Storage Notice

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by a website. Local storage and similar browser storage mechanisms can retain preferences or state on your device. Session or technical identifiers may also be used by hosting and content delivery infrastructure.

This Notice describes technologies that may be used on https://defaultfile.com and related Service pages. For broader privacy practices, see our Privacy Policy at https://defaultfile.com/legal/privacy.

India's Digital Personal Data Protection framework does not create a standalone "cookie law," but cookies and similar technologies that process digital personal data are subject to applicable notice and consent requirements. In the EEA/UK, non-essential cookies generally require prior consent under ePrivacy rules read with the GDPR.

Strictly necessary / essential. Technologies required to provide a service you request, maintain security, load the site, or remember choices that are integral to a feature you actively use.

Functional / preference storage. Browser local storage or similar mechanisms used to remember preferences that make the Service work as intended. An example is remembering whether you prefer simplified explanations in the UX Principles tool. These technologies are used to provide the feature you request and are not used to track you across unrelated third-party sites.

URL state. Some tools place configuration data in the query string of the URL so that a design can be reopened or shared. This is not a cookie, but it can expose configuration details to anyone who receives the link.

Hosting and delivery. Our hosting provider or content delivery network may set strictly necessary cookies or process technical logs required to deliver pages securely and reliably.

Fonts and third-party resources. The Service may load fonts or other resources from third-party providers. Those providers may receive technical request data such as your IP address when resources are fetched.

Analytics cookies (not currently deployed for advertising). We do not currently rely on advertising or cross-site tracking cookies. If we introduce analytics or marketing cookies, they will be classified as non-essential.

As of the effective date of this Notice, preference data such as a simple-language toggle may be stored in your browser's local storage under a site-specific key. This information remains on your device unless you clear it or we change the feature.

We do not currently use local storage to store passwords, payment card numbers, or government identifiers.

We do not currently set first-party advertising cookies, and we do not currently operate a non-essential analytics cookie suite on the Service. Because non-essential cookies are not presently deployed by us, a consent management banner is not required for our own cookie placement at this time.

If we introduce non-essential cookies or similar technologies that process personal data (including analytics or marketing technologies), we will: (a) update this Notice with an itemised description of categories, purposes, and retention; (b) obtain consent or provide legally required choices before setting non-essential cookies, where required; (c) allow withdrawal of consent that is no more difficult than giving it; and (d) keep records of consent where required for accountability.

Essential technologies required to deliver the Service may continue to operate without optional consent where permitted by applicable law.

We use essential and functional storage to operate the Service, remember settings, maintain security, and improve reliability. Where applicable law distinguishes strictly necessary technologies from optional ones, essential technologies may be used without consent, while non-essential technologies will be handled in accordance with applicable requirements including India's DPDP Act (where personal data is processed) and EEA/UK ePrivacy and GDPR rules (where they apply).

You can clear cookies and site data through your browser settings. Doing so may reset preferences and sign-out states (if accounts are later introduced) and may affect how the Service functions.

Most browsers allow you to block third-party cookies or all cookies. Blocking essential technologies may impair the Service.

Browser vendors publish instructions for managing cookies. For example, see support documentation for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, or your browser of choice. Steps vary by browser and device.

We cannot delete cookies or local storage from your device for you, because they are stored locally. After you change preferences, older cookies from prior settings may remain until you clear them manually.

If you share a configuration URL, recipients can view the encoded state. Treat share links as potentially public.

If you have questions about our use of these technologies, contact privacy@defaultfile.com.

Local storage preferences persist until you clear them or the feature removes them. Server-side logs retained by hosting providers follow those providers' retention practices and our operational needs. Cookie lifetimes, if any are introduced later, will be described in an updated version of this Notice.

We may update this Notice when our use of cookies or similar technologies changes, including if analytics, accounts, or Paid Plans are introduced. The "Last updated" date reflects the latest revision.

Questions about this Notice may be sent to privacy@defaultfile.com.

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