What cookies does Pandafile use? Ads and consent
Pandafile sets a handful of essential cookies, for example to keep you signed in and remember your language. Ads on free pages only use personalised advertising cookies if you click Consent, and you can change your choice at any time.
The free plan is funded by ads, so it is fair to ask what that means for your privacy. Here is how cookies work on Pandafile.
Essential cookies we set ourselves
These are needed for the site to work, so they do not need your consent:
- pf_session keeps you signed in, for up to 60 days.
- pf_lang remembers which of our 20 languages you picked, for a year.
- pf_dev is a random device ID that helps apply the free 10 GB weekly limit fairly. It is not used for advertising or to track you across other sites.
- pf_unlock remembers, for a day, that you entered the password for a protected transfer.
Advertising cookies
Free upload and download pages show ads through Google Ad Manager. Before any advertising cookies are used to personalise ads, you see a consent message. You decide.
- Do not consent: you still see ads, but they are not personalised to you.
- Consent: our ad partner may use cookies to show ads based on your interests and measure them.
- Manage options: choose purpose by purpose.
Changing your mind
- Open any free Pandafile page that shows ads.
- Use the privacy settings link from the consent message, usually shown at the bottom of the page.
- Pick a new choice and save it.
No ads at all with Plus or Pro
Plus and Pro members see no ads, and neither do the people they send files to. That also means no advertising cookies on those pages. Plus is £2.99 a month or £24.99 a year, and Pro is £5.99 a month or £49.99 a year. The full details are in our Cookie Policy at pandafile.co/cookies.
