Cookie Policy

The website provides tools for route planning, map viewing, GPS coordinate lookup, distance calculation and elevation estimation. Cookies are used to ensure the website works properly, improve performance and support analytics and advertising functions.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device and remember certain information about your visit.

Cookies can be temporary (session cookies) or stored for a longer period (persistent cookies).

2. Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• To ensure the website functions correctly
• To improve performance and user experience
• To understand how users interact with the website
• To support advertising through Google AdSense
• To maintain security and prevent abuse

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

Essential cookies are required for the basic operation of the website. They enable core features such as page navigation, map loading and security protection.

These cookies cannot be disabled without affecting the functionality of the website.

Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to collect anonymized information about how users interact with the website. These cookies help us understand:

• Which pages are visited most often
• How users navigate between pages
• How long users stay on the website
• General usage patterns

This information helps us improve the structure, usability and performance of the website.

Advertising Cookies

Google AdSense uses cookies to display advertisements. These cookies may:

• Show ads based on your previous visits to this or other websites
• Limit how often you see the same ad
• Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns

Ads may be personalized or non-personalized depending on your consent and browser settings.

Functional Cookies

Functional cookies store preferences that improve your experience on the website. For example, the site may remember:

• Your preferred measurement units (metric or imperial)
• Basic interface preferences

These cookies do not track personal identity but help provide a more consistent user experience.

Security Cookies

This website uses Cloudflare for security and performance. Cloudflare may set cookies to:

• Identify trusted web traffic
• Prevent malicious requests and attacks
• Maintain session integrity

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services integrated into the website. These include:

• Google Analytics (analytics cookies)
• Google AdSense (advertising cookies)
• Cloudflare (security and performance cookies)

These third parties may process data in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies.

5. How to Manage Cookies

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

• View stored cookies
• Delete cookies
• Block cookies from specific websites
• Block all cookies

Please note that disabling cookies may affect how the website functions, including map tools and certain features.

6. Cookie Consent

When you first visit the website, you may be presented with a cookie consent notice. By continuing to use the website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy, unless you choose to disable them.

7. Changes to This Policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements or website functionality. Updates will be published on this page.

8. Contact

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or how cookies are used on this website, you can contact:

Email: [email protected]