Last Updated: 24 July 2026
This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains more generally how we collect, use and protect personal data.
Cookies are small data files that may be stored on your browser or device when you visit a website.
They allow websites to perform functions such as maintaining a session, remembering preferences, protecting accounts and transactions, understanding how a service is used and, where permitted, measuring advertising performance.
Cookies may contain technical identifiers and other information relating to your browser, device, session or interactions with the Platform.
Cookies do not necessarily identify you by name, but certain cookie information may constitute personal data where it can be associated with an identifiable individual.
Cookies may be classified according to their duration and origin.
Session cookies generally remain active only for the duration of a browser session and are deleted when the browser is closed.
They may be used for purposes such as navigation, authentication, security and maintaining the continuity of a User session.
Persistent cookies remain stored for a defined period after the browser is closed, unless they are deleted earlier by the User.
They may be used, where appropriate, to remember preferences, maintain certain settings, analyse Platform performance or recognise returning browsers.
First-party cookies are set directly by ThePDF.co.
They may be used to operate the Platform, maintain security, remember User choices and support essential functionality.
Certain technologies may be provided by third-party service providers supporting functions such as analytics, security, payments, customer support or advertising measurement.
Where third-party cookies are used, their processing may also be subject to the relevant provider's privacy practices.
ThePDF does not permit third parties to use information collected through the Platform for unrelated purposes where this would be inconsistent with our contractual obligations or applicable law.
Depending on the technologies enabled on the Platform and the User's choices, ThePDF may use the following categories of cookies.
| Category | Purpose | Consent |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Platform operation, security, authentication, session management and checkout functionality | Not normally required |
| Functional | Remembering preferences and improving convenience | Where required |
| Analytics & Performance | Understanding Platform usage and improving performance | Required where applicable |
| Advertising & Measurement | Measuring campaigns, attribution and advertising effectiveness | Required where applicable |
Strictly necessary cookies are required for the Platform to operate securely and provide functionality expressly requested by the User.
They may be used for purposes such as:
Because these cookies are necessary to provide the requested service, they may be used without prior consent where permitted by applicable law.
The ePrivacy framework expressly recognises an exception where storing or accessing information is strictly necessary to provide an information society service expressly requested by the User.
Disabling these technologies may prevent important parts of ThePDF from functioning correctly.
Functional cookies may be used to remember choices made by Users and provide enhanced functionality.
For example, they may help remember:
Where these cookies are not strictly necessary, they will be used subject to applicable consent requirements.
We may use analytics technologies to understand how Users interact with ThePDF and to improve the Platform.
These technologies may collect information such as:
We use this information to understand how the Platform performs, identify technical issues and improve the User experience.
Where analytics cookies are not strictly necessary, they will not be activated before obtaining the required consent.
Where applicable, ThePDF may use advertising and attribution technologies to understand how Users arrive on the Platform and to measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns.
These technologies may process information relating to:
Where required by applicable law, advertising and measurement technologies are activated only after the User has provided the appropriate consent.
We do not require Users to accept advertising cookies in order to access the core functionality of ThePDF.
The EDPB has specifically stated that consent is not freely given where access to a service is made conditional on accepting cookies that are not necessary for that service.
In addition to traditional cookies, ThePDF may use technologies performing similar functions.
These may include:
Small technical elements may be used to determine whether a page has been visited, an interaction has occurred or a communication has been opened.
Browsers may allow certain information to be stored locally on a User's device to support functionality, preferences or technical performance.
Certain security, analytics or transaction-related functions may rely on server-side technical identifiers rather than browser cookies.
Where these technologies store or access information on a User's device, they are treated consistently with applicable cookie and privacy requirements.
When a User first visits ThePDF, they may be presented with a cookie consent interface where required by applicable law.
The User may be given options to:
Non-essential cookies requiring consent will not be activated before the appropriate consent has been obtained.
Consent must be freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous.
ThePDF will not interpret silence, inactivity or continued browsing alone as valid consent where affirmative consent is legally required.
Where cookies are based on consent, Users may withdraw or modify their choices at any time through the cookie settings functionality available on the Platform.
Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before consent was withdrawn.
Changing cookie preferences may cause certain optional features or personalisation functions to become unavailable, but rejecting non-essential cookies should not prevent access to the core Service.
Most browsers allow Users to manage cookies through their settings.
Depending on the browser, Users may be able to:
Blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect the operation of ThePDF, including account, session or checkout functionality.
Browser-level settings operate independently of the consent management interface provided by ThePDF.
The duration of a cookie depends on its purpose.
Some cookies expire when the browser session ends.
Others may remain stored for a limited period in order to remember User preferences, maintain security, perform analytics or provide other permitted functions.
We seek to avoid retaining cookie identifiers for longer than reasonably necessary for their intended purposes.
Specific durations may be displayed through the cookie preference interface where appropriate.
Where information collected through cookies or similar technologies constitutes personal data, it is processed in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection legislation, including the GDPR.
Depending on the technology used, such information may include:
The GDPR applies where cookies involve the processing of personal data, alongside the more specific requirements applicable under the ePrivacy framework.
ThePDF may use third-party providers to support functions including:
We deliberately identify providers in this Policy primarily by category rather than maintaining a potentially outdated public list of every technical supplier.
Where legally required, additional information about specific cookies, providers, purposes and durations should be made available through the Platform's cookie management interface.
Certain service providers supporting cookie-related functionality may process information outside Cyprus or the European Economic Area.
Where personal data is transferred internationally, such transfers are handled in accordance with the safeguards described in our Privacy Policy and applicable data protection legislation.
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in:
The latest version will be published on ThePDF.co and identified by its "Last Updated" date.
Where a material change affects consent-based processing, we will obtain renewed consent where required by applicable law.