In short: our tools work without cookies. We only use essential cookies to run the site, and analytics or advertising cookies only when those services are turned on and, where required, only with your consent.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website saves in your browser when you visit it. They help the site remember information about your visit, such as whether a page loaded correctly or which settings you chose, so the site works better the next time you come back.
This Cookie Policy explains how Speaker Cleaning uses cookies and similar technologies, what each type does and how you can control them. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
Similar Technologies We May Use
Besides cookies, websites can store small amounts of information in other ways. On our site this may include:
- Local storage: a small space in your browser where a tool can remember simple settings on your own device. This information is not sent to us.
- Pixels and scripts: tiny pieces of code from services such as analytics or advertising providers, if those services are enabled.
- Server logs: basic technical records kept by our hosting provider, as explained in our Privacy Policy.
In this policy, we use the word "cookies" for all of these technologies.
How Our Tools Handle Your Data
Our speaker cleaning tools run entirely in your browser. When you press Start, the sound is played on your own device.
- The tools do not record audio and do not use your microphone.
- The tools do not need cookies to clean your speaker.
- You can use every tool without an account.
Blocking cookies will not stop the speaker cleaner, speaker test or any other tool from working.
Types of Cookies We Use
We group cookies into four types. Only essential cookies are always active. The other types are only used where the related service is turned on and, where the law requires it, only after you give your consent.
| Type | What it does | Can you turn it off? |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Helps the website load, stay secure and work correctly. For example, it keeps the site stable and remembers your cookie choices. | No, the site needs these to work. |
| Preference | Remembers simple choices, such as the last tool mode you used, so the site feels more convenient. | Yes |
| Analytics | Shows us, in a general way, how visitors use the site, which pages are popular and where errors happen, so we can improve it. | Yes |
| Advertising | Used by advertising partners to show ads, limit how often you see the same ad and measure how ads perform. | Yes |
Cookies We May Set
The table below lists the main cookies that may be used on our site. The exact list can change as we update the website or its services.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
wordpress_test_cookie | Speaker Cleaning (WordPress) | Checks that your browser accepts cookies. | Session |
cookie consent | Speaker Cleaning | Remembers whether you accepted or rejected optional cookies. | Up to 12 months |
_ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics | Tells visits apart so we can see how the site is used, in a general way. | Up to 2 years |
__gads, __gpi | Google AdSense | Helps show ads and measure how they perform. | Up to 13 months |
IDE, DSID | Google (DoubleClick) | Used for personalised advertising where allowed. | Up to 13 months |
Analytics and advertising cookies are only set if we use those services on the site and, where required, after you agree to them.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are set by other companies whose services we use. We do not control these cookies, and they are covered by the other company's own privacy and cookie policies:
- Google Analytics for understanding how the site is used.
- Google AdSense and its partners for showing ads.
- Google Fonts, which loads the fonts on our pages. It does not set cookies, but your browser connects to Google's servers to download the fonts.
You can learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
Your Consent
When you first visit our site from a region where consent is required, such as the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, a cookie banner will ask you to choose which optional cookies you allow.
- Accept: allows all cookie types.
- Reject: keeps only essential cookies.
- Settings: lets you choose each type yourself.
You can change your mind at any time by opening the cookie settings again, usually from the link or button at the bottom of the page, or by clearing cookies in your browser.
How to Control Cookies in Your Browser
Most browsers let you see, block and delete cookies. Here is where to find these settings:
- Google Chrome: Settings, then Privacy and security, then Third-party cookies.
- Safari (iPhone and Mac): Settings or Preferences, then Safari or Privacy, then Block All Cookies or Manage Website Data.
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings, then Privacy and Security, then Cookies and Site Data.
- Microsoft Edge: Settings, then Cookies and site permissions.
You can also opt out of personalised Google ads at adssettings.google.com, and out of Google Analytics with the official browser add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
If you block all cookies, some parts of the website, such as remembering your cookie choices, may not work as expected. Our cleaning tools will still work.
Do Not Track and Global Privacy Control
Some browsers can send a "Do Not Track" or "Global Privacy Control" signal. Where the law requires it, we treat these signals as a request to limit optional cookies. There is no common industry standard for Do Not Track yet, so not every service may respond to it.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when we add, change or remove services on the website, or when the law changes. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.
We recommend checking this page from time to time to stay informed.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please get in touch: