Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how SalaryToolsMY ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website at salarytoolsmy.com (the "Service"). This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides more details about how we handle your data.

**What Are Cookies?**

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better browsing experience, and supply information to the owners of the site. Cookies allow websites to recognise your device and remember information about your visit, such as your preferred language and other settings.

**Types of Cookies We Use:**

**1. Essential Cookies (Strictly Necessary):** These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as page navigation, language preference selection, and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies. Essential cookies do not require your consent.

- **salarytoolsmy-lang**: Remembers your language preference (English or Bahasa Melayu) across page visits. This cookie is set by our website and expires after 1 year. - **salarytoolsmy-cookies**: Stores your cookie consent preferences. This cookie is set by our website and expires after 1 year.

**2. Analytics Cookies:** These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. They allow us to measure the number of visitors, identify which pages are visited most frequently, and observe how visitors navigate the site. This data helps us improve our website performance and user experience.

- **Google Analytics (_ga, _ga_*, _gid, _gat):** Google Analytics uses cookies to analyse website traffic. These cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors, where visitors have come from, and the pages they visited. Google Analytics cookies expire between 2 minutes and 2 years depending on the specific cookie. For more information about Google Analytics cookies, visit the Google Analytics documentation.

**3. Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense):** These cookies are used by Google AdSense to serve personalised advertisements based on your browsing history and interests. Google AdSense uses cookies to determine which advertisements to show you and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. These cookies may track your browsing activity across multiple websites.

- **Google AdSense (doubleclick.net, googleads.g.doubleclick.net, googleadservices.com):** Google AdSense sets cookies to personalise ads based on your prior visits to our website and other websites. These cookies may be set by Google or its advertising partners and typically expire between 1 day and 2 years. For detailed information about Google AdSense cookies, visit Google's advertising privacy documentation.

**How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences:**

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies. When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner will appear, allowing you to:

- **Accept All Cookies:** Enables all cookie types including analytics and advertising cookies. - **Reject Optional Cookies:** Only essential cookies will be used. Analytics and advertising cookies will be blocked. - **Manage Preferences:** You can update your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Preferences" link in the footer of any page.

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings:

- Most browsers allow you to refuse or accept cookies, delete existing cookies, and set preferences for certain websites. - To manage cookies in your browser, visit the settings or preferences section (usually found under "Tools", "Options", or "Settings" in your browser menu). - Please note that if you disable cookies in your browser, some features of our website may not function as intended.

**Third-Party Cookies:**

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services rather than by us directly. These include Google Analytics for traffic analysis and Google AdSense for advertising. We do not control these third-party cookies and recommend that you review the cookie policies of these services:

- **Google Privacy Policy:** policies.google.com/privacy - **Google AdSense Privacy:** support.google.com/adsense/answer/1348616

**Changes to This Cookie Policy:**

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data practices. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

**Contact Us:**

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at salarytoolsmy@proton.me.