Cookie Policy

Last Updated: January 2025

This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how Walking Calculator uses cookies on our website www.walkingcalculator.com (the "Service"), and your choices regarding cookies.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your device after you close your browser, while session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.

2. How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several purposes:

• Essential Cookies: Required for the Service to function properly
• Analytics Cookies: Help us understand how visitors use our Service
• Advertising Cookies: Used to deliver relevant advertisements

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the Service to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.

3.2 Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics)

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC, to help us understand how visitors use our Service. Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect and analyze information about usage patterns.

Google Analytics cookies collect information such as:

• How you arrived at our website
• Pages you visit and time spent on each page
• Device and browser information
• General geographic location (country, city level)
• Demographic information (if available)

This information helps us improve our Service and understand user preferences. Google Analytics cookies are persistent cookies that typically remain on your device for up to 2 years.

Google Analytics Cookies Used:

For more information about Google Analytics cookies, visit: Google Analytics Cookie Usage

3.3 Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense)

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our Service. Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Service or other websites.

Google AdSense cookies help:

• Show you relevant advertisements
• Limit the number of times you see an ad
• Measure the effectiveness of advertisements

Google AdSense Cookies Used:

For more information about Google AdSense cookies, visit: Google Advertising Privacy & Terms

4. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Service and deliver advertisements. These third parties may set their own cookies or similar technologies on your device.

Third-party services we use that may set cookies:

• Google Analytics: Web analytics service
• Google AdSense: Advertising service

These third parties have their own privacy policies and cookie policies. We encourage you to review their policies to understand how they use cookies and other tracking technologies.

5. How to Control Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in your browser settings.

5.1 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, limiting cookies may impact your experience on our Service. Here are links to cookie settings for popular browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari
• Microsoft Edge

5.2 Opt-Out Tools

You can also opt-out of specific cookie usage:

• Google Analytics Opt-Out: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
• Google AdSense Opt-Out: Visit Google's Ads Settings to opt-out of personalized advertising
• Network Advertising Initiative: Visit NAI Opt-Out Page
• Digital Advertising Alliance: Visit DAA Opt-Out Page

6. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites you visit that you do not want to have your online activity tracked. Currently, there is no standard for how DNT signals should be interpreted. As a result, our Service does not currently respond to DNT browser signals or mechanisms.

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable cookies, some features of our Service may not function properly. However, our calculators will still work as they process information locally in your browser. You may experience:

• Less personalized experience
• Repeated advertisements
• Inability to remember your preferences

8. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Cookie Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.

You are advised to review this Cookie Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Cookie Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

9. More Information

For more information about cookies and how they work, you can visit:

• All About Cookies
• Your Online Choices

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us: