Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how DownloadReels ("we", "us", "our") uses cookies and similar browser storage technologies when you visit downloadreels.app. We believe in minimal data retention and transparent privacy practices.

1. What Are Cookies & Browser Storage?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer, smartphone, or tablet when you visit a website. They allow web applications to recognize your browser, remember user settings (such as preferred language), and deliver a personalized browsing experience. Similar technologies include HTML5 Local Storage and Session Storage.

2. Our Strict Privacy Approach to Cookies

Unlike many online services, DownloadReels does NOT use intrusive tracking cookies, behavioral profiling cookies, or cross-site advertising networks. You can browse our website and download public media without being tracked across the web.

3. Categories of Storage We Use

We categorize the limited technologies used on our site into the following types:

A. Strictly Necessary & Functional Storage (Essential)

These essential storage entries are required to make our website function properly and remember your user preferences. For example:

• Language Preference: Local storage key (e.g. lang) used to remember your chosen language selection (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian, Hindi, Arabic) across page navigations.
• Security Tokens: Session storage utilized for CSRF form security validation.

B. Performance & Anonymized Analytics

We may use privacy-respecting analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to help us understand overall traffic patterns, bandwidth demand, and server load. These cookies collect non-identifying aggregated metrics, such as:

• Browser type and device operating system.
• General geographic location (country level).
• Pages visited and duration of session.
• Anonymized IP metrics.

4. Managing and Disabling Cookies

You have full control over cookie settings in your web browser. You can configure your browser to block all cookies, accept only first-party cookies, or alert you whenever a cookie is being set. Please note that disabling essential local storage may cause language preferences to reset to default.

To manage cookies in popular web browsers:

• Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Third-party cookies
• Mozilla Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Apple Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Block all cookies
• Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions

5. Third-Party CDNs

Media streams requested through our downloader are delivered directly from external Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) maintained by Instagram, Facebook, or Meta Platforms, Inc. These external CDNs operate independently under Meta's own cookie and privacy practices.

6. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect technological or legal updates. Any modifications will be published on this page with an updated revision date.

7. Questions & Contact

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please email us at hello@downloadreels.app or reach out via our Contact Page.