Last updated: June 13, 2025
Key Changes to the Cookie Policy for the PDF Expert Website
At Readdle, we prioritize our users, and, as PDF Expert evolves, we amend our Cookie Policy for Website accordingly.
In a nutshell, we:
- updated the list of cookies and similar technologies we use; and
- updated the structure of the Cookie Policy.
We encourage you to carefully read the full text of the Cookie Policy for Website. The changes become effective as of the publication date above.
Intro
Readdle Limited (“Readdle” or “we”) welcomes you. This Cookie Policy (“Cookie Policy”) applies to our website by following the link (“Website”).
The Cookie Policy describes why and how we use cookies and similar technologies on the Website and how long we keep them.
Learn more about who we are, how you can contact us, and how we process personal data when you use the Website in the Privacy Notice for PDF Expert Website.
Contents
About Us
We are the controller of your personal data processed through the Website. This means that we determine the purposes and means of personal data processing.
| Name |
Readdle Limited |
| Registration number |
630281 |
| VAT |
IE 3560869EH |
| Address |
Glandore Business Centres, 26-27 Fitzwilliam Place, Fitzwilliam Hall, Dublin 2, D02T292, Ireland |
| Email |
rdsupport@readdle.com – for general inquiries |
| dpo@readdle.com – for privacy inquiries |
Our support team is happy to assist you in any matter. We kindly ask you to be polite and calm in your communication with us. Otherwise, we may not respond to offensive emails/messages.
Technologies We Use
We use cookies and other similar technologies, such as local storage and pixels, to ensure everyone using the Website has the best possible experience. Specifically, we may use these technologies to:
- improve your experience;
- track and analyse usage and other statistical information; and
- measure the effectiveness of our ads.
If you choose not to activate these technologies later or disable them, you may still access our Website, but your ability to use some features may be limited if it is necessary for the functioning of our Website.
Cookies and Local Storage
A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard drive by a web page server. Cookies contain information that a web server can later read in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
Additionally, we use local storage. It is a technology very similar to cookies. The data is stored in the user’s browser. However, it has a larger size limit. The local storage is stored in the browser until its clearing.
Some cookies and local storage will only be in usage if you use certain features or select certain preferences, and some of them are essential to the Website and will always be used.
We use several types of cookies:
Necessary
Necessary cookies and local storage help make the Website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the Website. The Website cannot function properly without these technologies.
| Name |
Purpose |
Expiry |
| CookieScriptConsent |
The cookie is used by Cookie-Script.com service to remember visitor cookie consent preferences. It is necessary for Cookie-Script.com cookie banner to work properly, |
1 year |
| __cf_bm |
This cookie is used to distinguish between humans and bots. This is beneficial for the website, in order to make valid reports on the use of their website. |
30 minutes |
| FPGSID |
This cookie is used to preserve user session state across page requests. |
30 minutes |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA |
This cookie is used to store the user's consent and privacy choices for their interaction with the site. It records data on the visitor's consent regarding various privacy policies and settings, ensuring that their preferences are honored in future sessions. |
6 months |
Local Storage
| _uetvid_exp |
Contains the expiry-date for the cookie with corresponding name. |
| _uetsid_exp |
Contains the expiry-date for the cookie with corresponding name. |
| t-bsessionid |
This is a random, non-user-identifiable ID. It is used to track participation in A/B tests, which helps analyze and optimize site performance and user experience. |
Performance
Performance cookies and local storage help us to understand how visitors interact with the Website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
| Name |
Purpose |
Expiry |
| subscr_in_touch |
This cookie remembers that the user has closed subscription form, preventing its repeated display. |
1 year |
| de_locale_popup |
This cookie remembers that the user has closed specific popup informational or promotional popup/banner, preventing its repeated display. |
1 day |
| amplitude_id_{apiKey}* |
The cookie is used by Amplitude to analyze the user behavior within the Website |
1 year |
| download_exit_popup
|
This cookie remembers that the user has closed specific popup informational or promotional popup/banner, preventing its repeated display. |
1 day |
| ab_app |
This cookie is used to store information about a/b test variations in which the user takes part. |
12 months |
| pricing_exit_popup |
This cookie remembers that the user has closed specific popup informational or promotional popup/banner, preventing its repeated display. |
1 day |
| marketing_campaign_popup |
This cookie remembers that the user has closed specific popup informational or promotional popup/banner, preventing its repeated display. |
1 day |
| AMP_22ddcb4b61 |
The cookie is used by Amplitude to analyze the user behavior within the website. |
1 year |
| AMP_MKTG_22ddcb4b61 |
The cookie is used by Amplitude to analyze the user behavior within the website.
|
1 year |
| _ga_26TVGL9DXW |
This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state. |
1 year 1 month |
| _ga |
This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. |
1 year 1 month |
| __hssrc
|
This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. It is reported by them as being used for website analytics. |
Session |
| __hssc |
This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. It is reported by them as being used for website analytics. |
30 minutes |
| __hstc |
This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. It is reported by them as being used for website analytics. |
6 months |
| ab_web |
This cookie is used to store information about a/b test variations in which the user takes part. |
12 months |
| pdfexpert_conv_r |
This cookie is used to store users' UTM parameters and other tracking identifiers. |
12 months 4 days |
| IR_11051 |
This cookie allows to measure the impact of affiliate marketing |
Session |
Local Storage
| amplitude_unsent_{apiKey} |
Used to provide analytics about your usage of our Website. |
| amplitude_unsent_identify_{apiKey} |
Used to provide analytics about your usage of our Website. |
| taboola global:last-external-referrer |
Used for attribution purposes to identify the referring website (i.e. the website that the user visited prior to arriving at the current website). |
Targeting
Targeting cookies and local storage are used to track visitors across the Website. The intention is to display relevant and engaging ads for the individual user.
| Name |
Purpose |
Expiry |
| _uetvid |
The cookie is used by Microsoft Bing Ads to engage with a user that has previously visited the Website. |
1 year |
| MUID |
The cookie is used by Microsoft as a unique user identifier to sync across many different Microsoft domains, allowing user tracking. It can be set by embedded microsoft scripts. |
1 year |
| _gcl_au |
The cookie is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using the services. |
3 months |
| test_cookie |
This cookie is set by DoubleClick (which is owned by Google) to determine if the website visitor's browser supports cookies. |
15 minutes |
| _uetsid |
The cookie is used by Bing to determine what ads should be shown that may be relevant to the end user perusing the Website |
1 day |
| _fbp |
The cookie is used by Meta to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers |
2 months 29 days |
| IDE |
This cookie is set by Doubleclick and carries out information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising that the end user may have seen before visiting the said website. |
1 year |
| YSC |
The cookie is set by YouTube to track views of embedded videos. |
Session |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
The cookie is set by Youtube to keep track of user preferences for Youtube videos embedded in sites; it can also determine whether the website visitor is using the new or old version of the Youtube interface. |
6 months |
| FPID |
This cookie is used to track user behavior and preferences to provide a more personalized experience. |
1 year 1 month |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN |
Registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user has seen. |
6 months |
Local Storage
| _uetvid |
Used to track visitors on multiple websites, in order to present relevant advertisement based on the visitor's preferences. |
| topicsLastReferenceTime |
Collects data on the user across websites - This data is used to make advertisement more relevant. |
| _uetsid |
Used for conversion tracking in Google Ads and Google Tag Manager to measure advertisement performance.
|
| lastExternalReferrerTime |
Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address.
|
| lastExternalReferrer
|
Detects how the user reached the website by registering their last URL-address.
|
| eng_mt |
Tracks the conversion rate between the user and the advertisement banners on the website - This serves to optimise the relevance of the advertisements on the website.
|
Functionality
Functionality cookies and local storage enhance website performance by remembering user preferences like login details, language, and location. This personalization allows the website to provide requested services and may be necessary for certain features to function correctly.
| Name |
Purpose |
Expiry |
| MSPTC |
This cookie is used to track user engagement and interaction with the website to enhance customer experience and website functionality. It may collect information about how users navigate and use the site, helping to identify preferences and improve service delivery. |
1 year |
| _cfuvid |
This cookie is used for purposes of tracking users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services. |
Session |
| hubspotutk |
This cookie name is associated with websites built on the HubSpot platform. HubSpot report that its purpose is user authentication. |
6 months |
| FPLC |
This cookie is used to store and track the performance and functionality preferences of the website users to enhance their browsing experience. It may also be involved in collecting analytics data to measure how users interact with the site's features. |
20 hours |
| FPAU |
This cookie is used to record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, customize web page content based on visitors' browser type, or other information that the visitor sends. |
3 months |
| IR_gbd |
This cookie is likely used to support referral tracking and affiliate program optimizations, helping in identifying and rewarding websites that redirect visitors to appsumo.com. |
Session |
Local Storage
| wistia |
Used to store performed actions on the website. |
| wistia-video-progress-* |
Used to store if the user has seen embedded content. |
Pixels
Pixels are snippets of code (HTML or JavaScript) or tiny invisible images (measuring 1×1 pixel) that are placed on web pages, usually in the footer, and are used to gather information about website visitors and track their activity. They are really just a simple line of code added to a website that tells you what users are on your site and what they’re doing on it (anonymously, of course).
| Name |
Purpose |
Expiry |
| Braze pixel |
This pixel helps us detect and analyze the visitor activities. |
12 months |
How to Turn off Cookies
According to legislation, we can store cookies and similar technologies on your device if they are strictly necessary for the operation of the Website. For all other types of cookies and similar technologies, we need your permission.
You can generally manage or later deactivate the use of cookies through a functionality built into your web browser. If you want to disable cookies, then you can find instructions for managing your browser settings at these links:
If you want to learn more about cookies or how to control, disable, or delete them, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org for detailed guidance.
In addition, specific third-party advertising networks, including Google, permit users to opt out of or customize preferences associated with their Internet browsing. To learn more about this feature from Google, click here.
Cookie Policy Updates
The Cookie Policy and the relationships falling under its effect are regulated by the General Data Protection Regulation. Please note that laws and requirements for processing personal data can evolve. In the event of changes, we will release an updated version of the Cookie Policy to reflect these modifications.
If we make substantial changes to the Cookie Policy or the Website that affect your data privacy rights, we will notify you by email or display information on the Website and ask you to read it. You will be notified in advance, and if you continue to use the Website after the changes take effect, it will be considered that you have consented to and accepted the revised Cookie Policy.
