Understanding our minimal cookie usage for the offlinesharing.com.com service
Welcome to offlinesharing.com's Cookies Policy. This policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website and application to facilitate our peer-to-peer file sharing service.
At offlinesharing.com, we've designed our service with privacy as a priority. We use only the minimal cookies and local storage that are necessary for the core functionality of our service.
offlinesharing.com uses WebRTC technology for direct peer-to-peer file transfers. Our use of cookies is limited to what's necessary for establishing connections and providing essential service functionality.
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. Cookies help websites remember information about your visit, like your preferred language and settings.
In addition to cookies, we may use other storage technologies like local storage, which operates on similar principles but can store larger amounts of data.
offlinesharing.com uses a minimal set of cookies and local storage for specific purposes:
These cookies are necessary for our website and service to function properly. They enable core functionality such as establishing peer-to-peer connections. The website and our services cannot function properly without these cookies.
These cookies help us remember choices you've made and provide enhanced features.
We use a limited set of analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our website, discover errors, and improve our service. We use Google Analytics and Microsoft Clarity for these purposes. Microsoft Clarity provides heatmaps, session recordings, and insights that help us improve user experience. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and anonymous.
Important: We do not use cookies for:
The following table explains the specific cookies we use:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| session_id | Used to establish and maintain WebRTC connections between devices | Session (until you close your browser or app) |
| connection_params | Stores technical parameters needed for establishing optimal connections | Session (until you close your browser or app) |
| _ga (Google Analytics) | Used to distinguish users (anonymous) | 2 years |
| _gid (Google Analytics) | Used to distinguish users (anonymous) | 24 hours |
| CLARITY_ID | Used by Microsoft Clarity to identify unique visitors | 1 year |
| CLARITY_SESSION_ID | Used by Microsoft Clarity to identify a specific browsing session | 30 minutes |
In addition to cookies, we use browser local storage for:
Note that local storage data remains on your device and is not sent to our servers with each request (unlike cookies).
Our service uses WebRTC technology to establish direct peer-to-peer connections between devices. To facilitate these connections:
This process requires minimal cookies for technical functionality but provides significant privacy benefits as your files never pass through or get stored on our servers.
Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences. You can:
Please note that if you choose to block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of our service, as cookies are necessary for the functionality of establishing WebRTC connections.
We respect Do Not Track (DNT) signals from browsers. When DNT is enabled, we will not use analytics cookies that track your activity.
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our business practices. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last Updated" date.
We encourage you to check this page periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookies Policy, please contact us at:
Email: offlinesharinguniversal@gmail.com