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. Cookies help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences and analyzing how you use our service.
2. How We Use Cookies
NanoBanana 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
- Personalization: To provide tailored content and recommendations
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled.
- 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
- Authentication: Verifies your identity and permissions
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 to enhance your experience.
- 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
- Display Options: Saves your viewing preferences
Duration: Up to 1 year
3.3 Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how you use our website and improve our service.
- 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
- User Journey: Analyzes how users navigate through our service
Duration: Up to 2 years
3.4 Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements and measure marketing effectiveness.
- 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
- Campaign Performance: Tracks marketing campaign success
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
- Hotjar: User experience and heatmap analysis
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
- Clear cookies automatically when closing the browser
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
- Withdraw consent for specific cookie types
5.3 Opt-Out Links
You can opt out of specific third-party cookies:
- Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
- Google Ads: https://adssettings.google.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=ads
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
- Performance Cookies: We won't be able to optimize page loading speeds
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
- Encryption: Cookie data is encrypted when possible
- Access Control: Administrative access to cookies is restricted
8. GDPR Compliance
We comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements:
- Explicit Consent: We obtain clear consent before setting non-essential cookies
- Right to Withdraw: You can withdraw consent at any time
- Data Minimization: We only collect necessary cookie data
- Transparency: Clear information about our cookie usage
- User Control: Easy-to-use cookie preference management
9. CCPA Compliance
For California residents, we comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA):
- Right to Know: Information about cookies we collect and their purpose
- Right to Delete: Ability to request deletion of cookie data
- Right to Opt-Out: Option to opt-out of cookie-based tracking
- No Discrimination: We won't discriminate against you for exercising your rights
10. 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, sending you an email, or through in-app notifications.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us: