1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. They are widely used to make websites function, remember your preferences, and provide information to site owners and, where applicable, advertising partners. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and pixel tags, which this policy also covers.
2. How Spexo Uses Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies for a small number of clear purposes:
| Category | Purpose | Can You Opt Out? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly Necessary | Core site functionality, security, and remembering basic display preferences | No — required for the site to function |
| Functional / Storage | Saving your test history locally so you can review past results | Yes — clear via the "Clear History" button or browser settings |
| Analytics | Understanding aggregate site usage to improve performance and content | Yes — via browser cookie settings or opt-out tools |
| Advertising | Serving relevant ads through Google AdSense and measuring ad performance | Yes — via Google Ads Settings or industry opt-out pages |
3. Your Consent Choices
On first visit, Spexo shows a consent banner. Choosing Only necessary keeps optional analytics and Google advertising disabled. Choosing Allow analytics & ads enables those optional services. Your choice is stored in your browser so the banner does not repeatedly appear. You can clear your site storage/cookies in your browser to make a new choice.
3. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on Spexo are set by third parties, not by us directly. These include:
- Google AdSense / Google Ads: used to serve and measure advertising, and may use the DoubleClick cookie to personalize ads based on your visits to this and other sites.
- Google Fonts: our typefaces are served from Google's font CDN, which may log basic request metadata (such as your IP address) as part of standard web serving, independent of cookies.
- Network measurement providers: Cloudflare and IP-lookup services receive direct requests from your browser during a speed test, governed by their own cookie and privacy practices.
We do not control these third parties' cookie practices. Please review their respective privacy policies for full details.
4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. Most browsers let you:
- View which cookies are stored and delete them individually or in bulk;
- Block third-party cookies while allowing first-party cookies;
- Block all cookies (note: this may affect functionality such as saved test history);
- Browse in a private/incognito mode that clears cookies automatically when closed.
To opt out of personalized advertising specifically, visit Google Ads Settings or the industry-wide opt-out tool at aboutads.info.
5. Do Not Track Signals
Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting. There is currently no universal industry standard for how sites should respond to DNT signals, so Spexo does not currently alter its behavior in response to them. We encourage you to use the cookie controls described above instead for reliable results.
6. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in the technologies or third-party services we use. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will always reflect the latest revision.
7. Related Policies
This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which covers how we handle personal information more broadly.
8. Contact
Questions about our use of cookies can be sent to privacy@spexo.net or via our Contact page.
9. Local Storage & Test History
In addition to cookies, the Service may use browser storage for preferences, interface state, and test history. Storage is normally scoped to your browser/device and may be removed by clearing site data. Clearing it can remove saved preferences or history.
10. Essential vs. Optional Technologies
- Essential: technologies needed for security, navigation, theme preferences, sessions, or core functionality.
- Measurement: requests and temporary data required to perform network tests and calculate results.
- Analytics/advertising: where enabled, third-party technologies may measure usage or deliver advertising subject to their own policies and your available choices.
11. Browser Controls
You can block, delete, or restrict cookies and site storage using your browser's privacy controls. Some preferences or features may stop working correctly after those controls are changed.