Cookie Policy
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better browsing experience, and supply information to the owners of the site. Similar technologies include web beacons (also known as pixel tags or clear GIFs), localStorage, and sessionStorage.
2. How We Use Cookies
BillZoom uses cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
2.1 Essential Cookies
Essential — No consent required
These cookies are strictly necessary for the operation of our Service. Without them, the Service would not function properly.
| Cookie | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| localStorage | Application Data — Stores your invoices, receipts, design preferences, and application settings. This data never leaves your browser. | Until manually cleared |
| localStorage | Theme Preference — Remembers your light/dark mode selection. | Until manually cleared |
| localStorage | Language Preference — Remembers your selected language. | Until manually cleared |
Category: Essential
2.2 Analytics Cookies
Analytics — Consent required
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Service by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Cookie | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | 2 years |
| _ga_* | Used by Google Analytics 4 to maintain session state. | 2 years |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. | 1 minute |
Category: Analytics
2.3 Advertising Cookies
Advertising — Consent required
These cookies are used by Google AdSense to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you.
| Cookie | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|
| __gads | Used by Google AdSense for ad targeting. | 13 months |
| __gpi | Used by Google AdSense for publisher provided identifiers. | 13 months |
| IDE, DSID | Used by Google DoubleClick for ad targeting and measurement. | 13 months |
| NID | Used by Google to store user preferences and information for Google services. | 6 months |
| test_cookie | Used by Google DoubleClick to check if the browser supports cookies. | 15 minutes |
Category: Advertising
3. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies and cannot access the data stored in them. The third-party services we use include:
3.1 Google Analytics
Google Analytics helps us understand how users interact with our website. Google may use this data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy(opens in new tab).
3.2 Google AdSense
Google AdSense displays advertisements on our website. These ads may be personalized based on your browsing history. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings(opens in new tab) or Your Online Choices(opens in new tab).
4. Your Cookie Choices
You have several options to manage cookies:
4.1 Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies, accept only certain cookies, or alert you when a cookie is being set. To learn how to manage cookies in your browser, visit the help pages of your browser:
4.2 Opt-Out Tools
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on(opens in new tab).
For advertising cookies, you can use the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA)(opens in new tab) opt-out page or Network Advertising Initiative (NAI)(opens in new tab) opt-out page.
4.3 Clearing Local Data
To clear application data stored in localStorage (invoices, receipts, preferences), you can:
- Use the "Export" feature in Saved Documents to back up your data first
- Clear your browser's site data for bill-zoom.com in your browser settings
- Use your browser's "Clear browsing data" function, selecting "Local storage" or "Site data"
5. Impact of Disabling Cookies
If you choose to disable cookies, please note that:
- Essential cookies (localStorage): Disabling localStorage will prevent the Service from saving your invoices, receipts, and preferences. The Service will still function for creating and downloading documents, but nothing will be saved between sessions.
- Analytics cookies: Disabling these cookies will not affect the functionality of the Service, but we will not be able to collect usage data to improve the Service.
- Advertising cookies: Disabling these cookies will not affect the functionality of the Service, but you may see less relevant advertisements.
6. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us: