Cookie Policy
Last updated: November 10, 2026. Cookies are small files a website or third-party service stores in your browser. This page lists every cookie that can be set while you use PayloadScale.com, who sets it and why. Our Privacy Policy covers the rest of our data processing.
What This Site Sets Itself
Nothing. Our own code does not create cookies and does not write to local storage. All calculators run inside your browser memory and discard your inputs when you close the tab.
Cookies Set by Our Service Providers
Google advertising scripts are currently switched off on this site: no Google advertising or consent cookie is set today, and only Cloudflare's strictly necessary security protection and cookieless performance measurement operate. The Google rows below document what applies whenever Google AdSense scripts are active.
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose | Consent |
|---|---|---|---|
__cf_bm | Cloudflare | Distinguishes humans from automated bot traffic to protect the site; expires after 30 minutes | Not required (strictly necessary security) |
FCCDCF, FCNEC | Google (Funding Choices CMP) | Stores the privacy choice you made in the consent banner so you are not prompted on every page | Not required (stores consent state when Google script is active) |
__gads, __gpi, __eoi, IDE | Google AdSense and partners | Serve and measure ads, cap ad frequency, prevent click fraud and, where consented, personalise ads | Required in the EEA, UK and Switzerland; opt-out supported in U.S. states |
Google maintains the authoritative list and lifetimes of its cookies at policies.google.com/technologies/cookies.
Audience and Core Web Vitals measurement uses Cloudflare Web Analytics, which is cookieless and stores nothing on your device.
How Consent Mode v2 Works Here
Before any Google script can execute, every page initializes Google Consent Mode v2 so that ad_storage, ad_user_data, ad_personalization and analytics_storage default to denied for visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland. When Google's script is active, Google's certified consent message (AdSense Privacy & messaging) requests your choice in those regions before any advertising cookie can be stored.
Manage Your Cookie Settings
You can also clear or block cookies at any time through your browser settings; blocking Cloudflare's security cookie may trigger extra automated-traffic challenges.