Cookie Policy - What Is This Tool
Last updated: 2025/02/19
This Cookie Policy explains how WhatIsThisTool.com ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Why do we use cookies?
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our website. Third parties serve cookies through our website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes.
Types of cookies we use
- Essential cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.
- Analytics cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
- Functionality cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your preferred language) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
- Advertising cookies: These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you and your interests.
Google Analytics (Enabled by Default)
Important: We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to analyze the use of our website, and it is enabled by default when you visit our site. This is an opt-out model, meaning analytics tracking starts automatically unless you choose to decline.
GA4 uses cookies to collect information about how visitors use our site. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. You can learn more about how Google handles your data by reviewing Google's Privacy Policy.
Google Analytics Cookies
GA4 sets the following cookies:
- _ga: Used to distinguish users (expires after 2 years)
- _ga_*: Used to persist session state (expires after 2 years)
- _gid: Used to distinguish users (expires after 24 hours)
What GA4 Tracks
- Pages you visit and time spent on each page
- How you interact with site features (clicks, scrolls, form submissions)
- Device type, browser, screen resolution, and operating system
- Geographic location (country and city level only)
- Traffic source (how you found our site)
- Anonymized IP addresses (not your full IP address)
How to Opt-Out of Analytics
You have the right to opt out of analytics tracking at any time. Here are several ways to do so:
- Cookie Banner: Click "Reject All" when you see our cookie consent banner at the bottom of the page
- Customize Settings: Click "Customize Settings" in the cookie banner, then uncheck "Analytics Cookies" and save your preferences
- Browser Add-on: Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
- Browser Settings: Configure your browser to block third-party cookies or enable "Do Not Track"
- Private Browsing: Use your browser's incognito or private browsing mode
How can you control other cookies?
Beyond analytics, you have the right to decide whether to accept or reject other types of cookies. You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted.
Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
Contact us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please visit our Contact Page or review our other legal documents: