Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit websites. They help websites remember your preferences, understand how you use the site, and provide personalized experiences.

At Realtime Sender, we use cookies responsibly and only collect data that's necessary to provide our service or with your explicit consent.

GDPR Compliance: Under EU law, we must obtain your consent before storing non-essential cookies on your device. When you first visit our site, you'll see a cookie banner allowing you to choose which cookie categories you accept.

Your Choices:

• Accept All: Enable all cookie categories for the best experience
• Customize: Choose specific categories (Essential, Analytics, Marketing)
• Decline Optional: Only keep Essential cookies (service won't be affected)

Changing Your Mind: You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Manage Cookies" link in our website footer.

Purpose: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core features like secure logins, session management, and code transfers.

• Session management (keeping you logged in)
• Security functions (rate limiting verification)
• File transfer functionality (temporary codes)
• Cookie consent storage (remembering your choices)

Legal Basis: Legitimate interest and contractual necessity (Article 6(1)(b) and (f))

Retention: Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent essential cookies expire after 1 year.

Purpose: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous usage data. This helps us improve our service.

• Pages visited and time spent
• Features used (upload, download, cloud storage)
• Error tracking and performance monitoring
• Device and browser information (anonymized)

Legal Basis: Consent (Article 6(1)(a)) - only stored if you opt-in

Retention: Up to 1 year, depending on specific analytics cookie

Purpose: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements through our advertising partner Adsterra and to measure ad performance.

• Personalized advertising
• Ad performance measurement
• Frequency capping (preventing ad repetition)
• Click tracking for billing purposes

Legal Basis: Consent (Article 6(1)(a)) - only stored if you opt-in

Retention: Up to 1 year for advertising cookies

In addition to our own cookies, third parties may set cookies when you use our service:

Note: Third-party cookies are only set if you provide consent for the relevant category (Marketing or Analytics). Essential cookies do not include third-party cookies.

If you are visiting from the EU, EEA or UK, Google Analytics measurement begins only after you choose "Accept all" on the cookie banner. Visitors from other regions are measured when the page loads.

Option 1: Our Cookie Banner

The easiest way is to use our cookie consent banner:

• Click "Manage Cookies" in the footer of any page to reopen the banner
• Choose "Accept all" to allow analytics and advertising cookies
• Choose "Necessary cookies only" to keep just the essential cookies

Option 2: Browser Settings

You can also control cookies through your browser settings:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data

Option 3: Industry Tools

You can opt out of personalized advertising through industry programs:

• Google Ads Settings - Control personalized ads from Google
• Your Online Choices (EU users)
• Network Advertising Initiative (US users)

Important: Disabling cookies in your browser may affect website functionality, particularly for Essential cookies required for login and file transfers.

Under GDPR Article 7(3), you have the right to withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies at any time. Withdrawing consent is as easy as giving it.

To withdraw consent:

1. Click "Manage Cookies" in the footer of any page
2. Choose "Necessary cookies only"
3. Analytics and advertising cookies will no longer be set

Consequences:

• You'll still be able to use all core features of Realtime Sender
• Ads may be less relevant (if you disable Marketing cookies)
• We won't track your usage for improvements (if you disable Analytics)

For more details about how we protect your data, please see our:

• Privacy Policy - Full details on data collection, processing, and your rights
• Terms of Service - Legal terms governing use of our service
• Security Features - Technical measures protecting your data

Contact Us:

If you have questions about cookies or privacy, contact us at support@realtimesender.com

Last Updated: April 14, 2026