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Cookie Policy & Web Storage Disclosures

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1. What Are Cookies and Web Storage Objects?

This Cookie Policy explains how ShizukuAPK.lat ("we", "us", "our") utilizes cookies, local storage objects, web beacons, and tracking pixels when you visit our website at https://shizukuapk.lat/.

Cookies are small text files containing strings of data that a website transfers to your computer or mobile device's web browser when you visit a webpage. When you return to the site, your browser sends these cookies back to the web server, allowing the platform to remember your navigation state, search queries, or UI preferences across sessions.

In addition to traditional HTTP cookies, modern web applications utilize HTML5 LocalStorage and SessionStorage to store non-sensitive rendering state locally inside your browser without transmitting tokens on every HTTP header request.

2. Categorization of Cookies Used on ShizukuAPK.lat

We classify the cookies and storage mechanisms active on our platform into four clear operational categories:

A. Essential / Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are mandatory for the core operational functionality of our website. They enable core site navigation, secure request routing, and server session management. Without these cookies, basic platform services (such as mobile drawer state and layout grid stability) cannot operate properly.

B. Preference & Interface Storage

Preference storage allows our web application to remember your local choices—such as active tab selections in technical guides (e.g., Wireless Debugging vs PC ADB mode) and search input history in the live search overlay. This data is stored locally within your browser's HTML5 LocalStorage and is never transmitted to external analytics servers.

C. Performance & Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies collect aggregated, anonymous telemetry regarding how visitors interact with our pages. This includes counting page visits, measuring average reading times, identifying broken links, and assessing page load speeds. This aggregated information is used strictly to enhance our website performance and Core Web Vitals scores.

D. Advertising & Targeting Cookies (Google AdSense)

To fund our independent research, testing hardware acquisitions, and server infrastructure, we display non-intrusive advertisements served by advertising partners such as Google AdSense. Advertising cookies allow ad vendors to serve relevant advertisements to users based on prior web browsing sessions:

  • Google uses cookies (including the DoubleClick cookie) to serve ads based on your visit history to ShizukuAPK.lat and other websites across the web.
  • AdSense cookies prevent the same advertisement from continuously reappearing, measure ad performance, and detect click fraud.

Consent Management Notice: Visitors from the European Economic Area (EEA) and United Kingdom are presented with a consent choice upon their initial site visit, allowing them to accept or customize non-essential advertising cookie categories in accordance with ePrivacy Directive guidelines.

3. Detailed Breakdown of Specific Third-Party Cookies

The table below outlines common cookies that may be set during your visit to ShizukuAPK.lat depending on your browser settings and consent choices:

Cookie Provider Cookie Identifier Purpose & Function Retention Period
Google AdSense __gads / __gpi Ad serving telemetry and fraud prevention 13 Months
Google DoubleClick IDE Used by Google DoubleClick to register visitor actions 1 Year
Shizuku Core localStorage_theme Stores local UI theme state and active setup tab Persistent / Local

4. Step-by-Step Browser Cookie Controls

You have the absolute right to accept, restrict, or completely block cookies across all websites you visit. You can modify your browser settings to reject cookies or prompt you before accepting a cookie from websites. Below are step-by-step instructions for major web browsers:

  • Google Chrome: Navigate to Settings > Privacy and security > Third-party cookies. Select your preferred blocking level or add shizukuapk.lat to your block list.
  • Mozilla Firefox: Navigate to Settings > Privacy & Security. Under Enhanced Tracking Protection, select Standard or Strict mode.
  • Apple Safari (iOS / macOS): Navigate to Preferences > Privacy and check the option for "Block all cookies" or enable Prevent Cross-Site Tracking.
  • Microsoft Edge: Navigate to Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data.

5. Opting Out of Targeted Advertising

If you wish to opt out of interest-based advertising signals across participating ad networks, you can utilize the following independent industry opt-out portals:

  1. Google Ads Preference Center: Adjust ad settings directly at https://adssettings.google.com/.
  2. Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA): Opt out of participating networks at https://optout.aboutads.info/.
  3. European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance (EDAA): EEA users can manage ad choices at https://www.youronlinechoices.eu/.

6. Policy Updates and Contact Information

We may update our Cookie Policy periodically to reflect technological adjustments or updated legal requirements. Any modifications will be published directly on this page with an updated timestamp. If you have questions regarding our cookie practices, please contact our technical desk at privacy@shizukuapk.lat or submit an inquiry through our Contact Form.