Cookies Policy - PixelCraft AI

📋 What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, understand how you interact with pages, and provide a better user experience. Cookies themselves cannot run programs or deliver viruses - they are just data files.

PixelCraft AI uses cookies strictly to improve your experience and to ensure our services function correctly. We never use cookies to collect sensitive personal information.

🔐 Essential Cookies (Always Active)

These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to operate. Without them, core features like navigation, security, and session management would not work. They cannot be disabled.

Cookie Name	Purpose	Duration	Type
`pc_consent_v1`	Stores your cookie consent preferences so you are not asked repeatedly.	1 year	Essential
`pc_consent_prefs_v1`	Stores your granular cookie preferences (analytics, ads, social).	1 year	Essential
`connect.sid`	Session cookie for authentication when signed in with Google.	Session	Essential

📊 Analytics Cookies (Optional)

These cookies help us understand how visitors use PixelCraft AI - which tools are popular, how long people stay, and where they come from. All data is anonymized and aggregated. You can opt out at any time.

Cookie Name	Provider	Purpose	Duration
`_ga`	Google Analytics	Registers a unique ID to generate statistical data on how you use the website.	2 years
`_ga_*`	Google Analytics	Used to persist session state between page requests.	2 years
`_gid`	Google Analytics	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data.	24 hours

Provider privacy policy: Google Privacy Policy ↗

📢 Advertising Cookies (Optional)

When you have consented to ads, Google AdSense may set cookies to display personalized advertisements. These help keep PixelCraft AI free to use.

Cookie Name	Provider	Purpose	Duration
`__gads`, `__gpi`	Google AdSense	Registers user data for targeted advertising purposes.	1 year
`IDE`	Google DoubleClick	Used to register and report actions after viewing or clicking an ad.	1 year

You can opt out of personalized advertising: Google Ad Settings ↗

💻 Local Storage & Client-Side Tools

For tools designed with absolute privacy in mind, such as our Encryption and Steganography Tools, we do not use cookies to track your session. Instead, these tools rely entirely on your browser's ephemeral memory (RAM) or Local Storage to process files securely on your device.

Browser Memory: Used transiently to hold media files during encryption/decryption. Wiped immediately when the tab is closed.
No Tracking: Local storage used for these tools is strictly for functional processing, not for user tracking, analytics, or advertising.

🌐 Third-Party Services

PixelCraft AI integrates with the following third-party services which may set their own cookies:

Google Fonts - For loading web fonts. No personal data is collected.
Google Analytics - For anonymous usage analytics (opt-in).
Google AdSense - For serving advertisements (opt-in).
Hugging Face API - For AI model inference. No cookies are set by this service.
Render.com - Our hosting provider may set infrastructure-level cookies.

⚙️ How to Manage Cookies

You are in full control of your cookie preferences. Here are your options:

Our consent tool - Click the "Cookie Preferences" badge in the corner of any page to update your choices instantly.
Browser settings - You can block or delete cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling essential cookies may break some features.
Opt-out tools - Use the NAI opt-out tool ↗ or DAA opt-out tool ↗ to control advertising cookies.

📧 Contact & Updates

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

Email: support.pixelcraft205@gmail.com
Contact page: Contact Us

We may update this Cookies Policy periodically. Significant changes will be communicated via the consent banner. Continued use of our site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

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