Cookie Policy

Last updated: August 20, 2025

🍪 About Our Cookies

This policy explains how ImageAIHub.com uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience and provide our services.

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember information about your visit, such as your preferences and login status.

We use both session cookies (which expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (which remain on your device for a set period).

2. Types of Cookies We Use

🔧 Essential Cookies (Required)

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly:

  • Session management and user authentication
  • Security tokens and CSRF protection
  • Load balancing and technical functionality
  • Language and region preferences

Legal Basis: Legitimate interest - necessary for service provision

📊 Analytics Cookies (Optional)

These help us understand how visitors use our website:

  • Google Analytics: Page views, user behavior, traffic sources
  • Microsoft Clarity: User session recordings and heatmaps
  • Performance monitoring and error tracking
  • A/B testing and feature usage analytics

Legal Basis: Consent (required for EU users)

⚙️ Functional Cookies (Optional)

These enhance your experience and remember your preferences:

  • User interface preferences and settings
  • Favorite tools and recently used features
  • Image generation history and bookmarks
  • Theme preferences (dark/light mode)

Legal Basis: Consent

🎯 Marketing Cookies (Optional)

These may be used for advertising and marketing purposes:

  • Social media integration and sharing
  • Advertising campaign effectiveness
  • Retargeting and personalized content
  • Conversion tracking and attribution

Legal Basis: Consent (required)

3. Third-Party Cookies

We may use services from third parties that set their own cookies:

Service Purpose Privacy Policy
Google Analytics Website analytics Google Privacy
Microsoft Clarity User behavior analysis Microsoft Privacy
Supabase Authentication & database Supabase Privacy

4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

🎛️ Cookie Consent Management

You can manage your cookie preferences through our consent banner that appears on your first visit, or by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in our footer.

Browser Controls

You can also control cookies through your browser settings:

  • Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
  • Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
  • Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
  • Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data

⚠️ Important Note

Disabling essential cookies may prevent some features of our website from working properly. Analytics and marketing cookies can be disabled without affecting core functionality.

5. Cookie Retention Periods

  • Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
  • Authentication Cookies: 30 days (or until logout)
  • Preference Cookies: 1 year
  • Analytics Cookies: 26 months (Google Analytics default)
  • Marketing Cookies: 90 days to 2 years (varies by provider)

6. Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" feature that sends a signal to websites you visit indicating you do not wish to be tracked. We respect these signals and will:

  • Disable analytics tracking for users with DNT enabled
  • Not load marketing or advertising cookies
  • Maintain only essential cookies for core functionality

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, law, or our practices. We will notify you of any significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us: