What cookies are
Cookies are small text files a website saves in your browser. Browser storage (local and session storage) works in a similar way but is never sent to the server. We use both only for the purposes below.
Necessary cookies
These make the site work and do not need consent. They contain no personal details.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
ak_lang | Remembers the last keyboard language you used, so links such as “Contact” and “Continue with Hindi” work. | 1 year |
ak_tutor | Random ID that links your typing tutor progress and results to your browser. | 1 year |
PHPSESSID | Security token for the contact form and the typing tutor (protects against forged requests). | Until you close the browser |
Browser storage
| Key | Purpose | Kept |
|---|---|---|
ak.keyboardVisible | Whether you hid the on-screen keyboard | Until you clear it |
ak.editorFont | The text size you chose in the editor | Until you clear it |
ak.tutor.settings | Typing tutor tab, layout and test length | Until you clear it |
allKeyboards.editorText, allKeyboards.translate | Moves your text from one tool to another (e.g. image to text → keyboard) | Read once, then deleted |
Advertising and analytics cookies
Pages with ads load Google AdSense, which sets cookies (such as __gads, __gpi and
IDE) to show and measure ads and to limit how often you see the same ad. If Google Analytics is enabled it
sets _ga cookies (up to 2 years) to count visits. These cookies are set by Google, and their names and
durations can change – see How Google uses cookies.
Consent
Visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland see a consent message from Google's certified consent tool before advertising or analytics cookies are used. You can change your choice at any time with the “Privacy choices” link at the bottom of every page. Elsewhere, you can turn off personalised ads at Google Ad Settings.
How to control cookies
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block necessary cookies, the keyboards still work, but the site will not remember your language and the typing tutor cannot save your results. More details about how we use data are in the Privacy Policy.