SoftNest
PRIVACY · COOKIES · ADS

A clear choice for every category.

SoftNest may use advertising to support free access, but that does not require giving up control of your privacy. Necessary, analytics, and advertising purposes remain separate.

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AT A GLANCE

How we use cookies

Cookies are small pieces of data stored by a browser. They can maintain security state, remember a choice, measure aggregate usage, or support advertising. We do not sell personal information submitted through our forms.

01

Necessary

Always on

Maintain security, route traffic, and remember consent. These cookies are not used to build cross-site advertising profiles.

02

Analytics

Optional

Measure aggregate page, search, and download-flow performance so we can find errors and improve the service.

03

Advertising

Optional

Support ad delivery, measurement, and frequency limits. Personalized uses require consent before activation.

YOUR CHOICE
Not saved
Necessary cookies

Required for security, load balancing, and remembering privacy choices. These cannot be disabled.

Always on
Analytics cookies

Help us understand page usage and errors in the download flow.

Advertising cookies

Used to measure ads and limit repetition. Turning these off may still allow non-personalized ads.

Choices are stored in this browser. Analytics and advertising services must wait for consent to their respective category.
ADVERTISING PRINCIPLES

Advertising does not change our security decisions

Clearly labeledAdvertising and commercial content must remain distinct from editorial content and cannot imitate download controls.

Independent resultsPayment cannot improve a security result, remove a warning, or determine catalog inclusion.

Data minimizationWhere practical, we prefer aggregate measurement and non-personalized advertising.

Additional details

Third-party services

Before enabling an analytics or advertising provider, we identify its purpose and ensure it respects the saved consent choice.

Retention

Session cookies generally expire after the browser closes. Consent records may remain longer so the site can remember the choice.

Withdrawing consent

Return to this page at any time to change a choice, or remove stored cookies and local storage through browser settings.

Browser controls

Blocking all storage may affect security, load balancing, or preference features, but browsing should remain available where technically possible.