Cookie Policy
Last updated: November 1, 2025
What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about how their site is being used.
AudioFu uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, remember your preferences, and provide analytics to help us improve our service.
Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functions like page navigation, access to secure areas, and remember your preferences during your session.
Purpose: Website functionality, security, session management
Duration: Session cookies (deleted when you close browser) or up to 1 year
Legal Basis: Legitimate interest - necessary for website operation
Analytics and Performance Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website's performance and user experience.
Purpose: Website analytics, performance monitoring, user behavior analysis
Duration: Up to 2 years
Legal Basis: Your consent (where required) or legitimate interest
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization, such as remembering your preferences, language settings, and previous searches to provide a more personalized experience.
Purpose: Personalization, user preferences, enhanced functionality
Duration: Up to 1 year
Legal Basis: Your consent or legitimate interest
Marketing and Advertising Cookies
These cookies may be used to track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements. We do not currently use these cookies, but may implement them in the future with your explicit consent.
Purpose: Targeted advertising, marketing campaigns
Duration: Varies (typically up to 1 year)
Legal Basis: Your explicit consent
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. These may include:
- Analytics Services: To help us understand website usage and improve performance
- Content Delivery Networks (CDN): To optimize website loading speed
- External Content: When we embed content from other websites
- Social Media: If you interact with social sharing features
We do not control these third-party cookies. Please refer to the respective third parties' websites for more information about their cookie policies.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Browser Settings
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed.
Note: If you choose to disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly.
Browser-Specific Instructions
- Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
- Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
- Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data
Opt-Out Links
For analytics cookies, you can opt out through these services:
- Google Analytics: Google Analytics Opt-out
- Network Advertising Initiative: NAI Opt-out
Consent and Legal Basis
GDPR Compliance: We process cookies based on different legal grounds depending on their purpose:
- Essential Cookies: Legitimate interest (necessary for website function)
- Analytics Cookies: Your consent or legitimate interest
- Functional Cookies: Your consent or legitimate interest
- Marketing Cookies: Your explicit consent (when implemented)
You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time by changing your browser settings or contacting us directly.
Data Retention
Different types of cookies are stored for different periods:
- Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
- Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device for a set period (from 30 days to 2 years)
- Analytics Data: Typically retained for 26 months
We regularly review and delete unnecessary cookie data in accordance with our data retention policies and legal requirements.
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Significant changes will be communicated through our website or other appropriate means. Your continued use of our website after changes become effective constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, or if you would like to exercise your rights regarding cookies, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
We are committed to addressing your concerns and ensuring your privacy rights are respected.