Last updated: 9/20/2024

1. Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how MakePhotoFast ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website and use our services. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

2. What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.

3. Why do we use cookies?

We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our website and improve our AI photo enhancement services. We also use cookies to remember your preferences for AI model settings and to analyze usage patterns. Third parties serve cookies through our website for advertising, analytics, and payment processing purposes.

4. Types of cookies we use

• Essential cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas and image generation.
• Performance and functionality cookies: These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our website but are non-essential to their use. For example, they may be used to remember your preferences for AI model settings.
• Analytics and customization cookies: These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website for you. We use these to improve our AI photo enhancement services.
• Advertising cookies: These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
• Preference cookies: These cookies allow us to remember choices you make when you use our website, such as your preferred AI model settings or image generation preferences. This helps us provide you with a more personalized experience.

5. How can you control cookies?

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by clicking on the appropriate opt-out links provided in the cookie banner when you first visit our site. You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies.

If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use MakePhotoFast, though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. This could affect features such as image generation, custom AI model usage, and remembering your preferences.

You can also manage your cookie preferences at any time by visiting our Cookie Settings page [Insert link to Cookie Settings page].

6. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the service, deliver advertisements on and through the service, process payments, and improve the user experience. The specific third-party cookies we use may include:

• Google Analytics (for website analytics)
• Google Auth (for authentication purposes)
• Stripe (for payment processing)
• Cloudflare (for website performance and security)
• Vercel (for website hosting and analytics)

7. Updates to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

8. Do Not Track

Some browsers have incorporated "Do Not Track" (DNT) features. Most of these features, when turned on, send a signal or preference to the websites you visit indicating that you do not wish to be tracked. At this time, our website does not respond to DNT signals.

9. More information

If you have questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]

10. Data Retention

The length of time a cookie remains on your device depends on its type. Session cookies are temporary and are automatically deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or are manually deleted. The expiration time for persistent cookies varies depending on the purpose of the cookie, but typically ranges from a few days to two years.