Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text fragments sent to your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the service or a third-party partner to recognize you and make your next visit easier, more efficient, and more tailored to your needs.

Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, whereas session cookies are deleted automatically as soon as you close your web browser.

2. How SC Downloader Uses Cookies

When you access and use SC Downloader, we may place a number of cookie files in your web browser. We use cookies for the following principal objectives:

• Essential & Functional Cookies: To enable core site features, preserve your format selections (such as MP3 320kbps vs standard bitrate), maintain responsiveness across devices, and ensure platform security.
• Performance & Analytics Cookies: To monitor system uptime, analyze request latency, track aggregate anonymized visitor metrics, and improve the speed of our media transcoding engine.
• Third-Party Advertising Cookies: To deliver non-intrusive advertisements that fund our free hosting, cloud transcoders, and bandwidth. Advertising networks, including Google AdSense, use these cookies to serve relevant ads.

3. Google AdSense & Advertising Cookies

We partner with Google AdSense to display advertisements across our website. Google is a certified third-party vendor that uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites across the web.

Important details regarding Google AdSense cookies:

• Google DART / Advertising Cookies: Google and its partner advertising networks place cookies on your browser to serve advertisements based on your interests and previous online activities.
• No Personally Identifiable Information: These advertising cookies do not collect your real name, email address, physical address, or phone number. They rely on anonymized device identifiers and browsing interactions.
• Personalized Ads Opt-Out: You have full control over personalized advertising. You can opt out at any time by visiting Google's official Ads Settings at https://adssettings.google.com/ or Google My Ad Center.
• Industry Opt-Out Portals: You can also opt out of third-party advertising cookies across hundreds of ad networks simultaneously via the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) portal at www.aboutads.info or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA) portal at www.youronlinechoices.com.

4. Web Beacons & Tracking Pixels

Web pages or email messages may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs). These allow third parties, such as ad networks, to verify whether a user has viewed a particular ad or page and to compile aggregated statistical insights regarding site performance.

5. How to Manage and Disable Cookies in Your Browser

Most modern web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. However, you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies, notify you whenever a cookie is set, or delete stored cookies. Please follow the instructions provided by your browser developer:

• Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies → Block third-party cookies or customize permissions.
• Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Enhanced Tracking Protection / Cookies and Site Data.
• Apple Safari (macOS & iOS): Preferences / Settings → Safari → Privacy → Block All Cookies / Prevent Cross-Site Tracking.
• Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies and site data.
• Opera: Settings → Privacy & security → Cookies and other site data.

Note: If you disable or reject essential cookies, some interface elements or preferences of SC Downloader may function with degraded performance.

6. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may amend this Cookie Policy from time to time to maintain compliance with updated privacy legislation (such as GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, and CCPA) and Google AdSense guidelines. We recommend reviewing this page periodically for updates.

7. Contact Information

For questions or feedback regarding our Cookie Policy, please reach out via email at privacy@sc-downloader.com or visit our Contact Page.