1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners about how users interact with their sites.

2. How We Use Cookies

Aiartools uses cookies to enhance your experience on our website and service. We use cookies for the following purposes:

Essential Functionality: To enable core website features and user authentication
User Preferences: To remember your settings, language preferences, and theme choices
Performance: To analyze how our website is used and improve its performance
Security: To protect against fraud and enhance security
Analytics: To understand user behavior and improve our service

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly.

Session Management: Keeps you logged in during your session
Security: Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks
Load Balancing: Ensures optimal server performance
Form Data: Remembers form inputs during your session

Duration: Session cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or up to 1 year

3.2 Preference Cookies

These cookies remember your choices and preferences.

Language Settings: Remembers your preferred language (English/Chinese)
Theme Preference: Saves your dark/light mode choice
UI Settings: Remembers interface customizations
Cookie Consent: Records your cookie preferences

Duration: Up to 1 year

3.3 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how you use our website.

Usage Statistics: Tracks page views, session duration, and user flows
Feature Usage: Monitors which features are most popular
Performance Metrics: Measures page load times and errors
A/B Testing: Enables testing of different interface versions

Duration: Up to 2 years

3.4 Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements.

Ad Targeting: Shows relevant ads based on your interests
Conversion Tracking: Measures the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns
Retargeting: Shows ads to users who have visited our website
Social Media: Enables sharing and social media integration

Duration: Up to 1 year

4. Third-Party Cookies

We may use third-party services that set their own cookies. These include:

Analytics Services

Google Analytics: Website traffic and user behavior analysis
Mixpanel: Product analytics and user engagement tracking

Payment Processors

Stripe: Secure payment processing and fraud prevention
PayPal: Alternative payment method processing

Support Services

Intercom: Customer support chat functionality
Zendesk: Help desk and support ticket management

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

5.1 Browser Settings

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

View and delete existing cookies
Block all cookies or cookies from specific websites
Set preferences for accepting cookies
Receive notifications when cookies are set

5.2 Our Cookie Preferences

We provide a cookie consent banner that allows you to:

Accept or reject non-essential cookies
Customize your cookie preferences by category
Change your preferences at any time
Learn more about each type of cookie we use

6. Impact of Disabling Cookies

Please Note: Disabling certain cookies may affect your experience on our website:

Essential Cookies: Disabling these may prevent core functionality from working
Preference Cookies: You may need to reset your preferences on each visit
Analytics Cookies: We won't be able to improve our service based on usage data
Marketing Cookies: You may see less relevant advertisements

7. Cookie Security

We take cookie security seriously and implement the following measures:

Secure Transmission: Cookies are transmitted over secure HTTPS connections
HttpOnly Flags: Sensitive cookies are protected from client-side access
SameSite Attributes: Cookies are protected against cross-site request forgery
Regular Audits: We regularly review and update our cookie practices
Minimal Data: Cookies contain only necessary information

8. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the "Last updated" date.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

Email: mijika666@gmail.com
Subject Line: Cookie Policy Inquiry
Response Time: We aim to respond within 24 hours