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Cookie policy

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Excel Editor Online uses a small number of cookies set by Google Analytics, which helps us understand how visitors use the website. We don’t use advertising cookies. This page explains what each cookie and stored item is for, and how to remove them.

Cookies

Name Provider Purpose How long it is kept
_ga Google Analytics Tells one visitor apart from another 2 years
_ga_8JPLMM34E4 Google Analytics Keeps track of your current visit 2 years

These cookies never contain your spreadsheets or their contents. To learn how Google uses this information, see Google’s privacy policy and our privacy policy.

What we store in your browser

The editor uses your browser’s local storage, which works like a cookie but is never sent to our servers:

Name Purpose How long it is kept
eeo-wb Autosaves your current workbook and file name so your work isn’t lost if you refresh or close the page Until you start a new workbook or clear this site’s data

This data stays on your device. We cannot read it.

How to remove them

  • Click New in the editor to replace the saved workbook with a blank one.
  • Clear this site’s cookies and data in your browser settings. For example, in Chrome go to Settings → Privacy and security → Site settings → View permissions and data stored across sites, then search for exceleditoronline.com.
  • To stop Google Analytics on every website you visit, install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

Changes to this policy

If we add or change cookies, we’ll update this page and the date at the top.

Contact

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