Cookie Policy
Last Updated: April 7, 2024
This Cookie Policy explains how AIStory uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website and applications. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
1. 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 more efficiently and to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, AIStory) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and when it visits certain other websites.
2. 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 websites and applications to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our websites and applications. Third parties serve cookies through our websites and applications for analytics, advertising, and other purposes.
The specific types of first and third-party cookies served through our websites and applications and the purposes they perform are described below.
3. Types of Cookies We Use
3.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and applications and to use some of their features, such as access to secure areas. Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website and applications, you cannot refuse them without impacting how our website and applications function.
3.2 Performance and Functionality Cookies
These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our website and applications but are non-essential to their use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable.
3.3 Analytics and Customization Cookies
These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our website and applications are being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our website and applications for you in order to enhance your experience.
3.4 Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you and your interests. They also perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
3.5 Social Media Cookies
These cookies are used to enable you to share pages and content that you find interesting on our website and applications through third-party social networking and other websites. These cookies may also be used for advertising purposes.
4. Our Cookies
The following is a list of the main cookies we use and what we use them for:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| aistory_session | Used to maintain user sessions and authentication state | Session | Essential |
| aistory_preferences | Stores user preferences such as theme choice and accessibility settings | 1 year | Functionality |
| aistory_analytics | Collects anonymous information about how you use our website to help us improve functionality | 2 years | Analytics |
| aistory_marketing | Used to track the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns | 30 days | Marketing |
5. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Services, deliver advertisements on and through the Services, and so on.
| Service | Purpose | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic | Privacy Policy |
| Facebook Pixel | Used for advertising and measuring ad effectiveness | Privacy Policy |
| Stripe | Payment processing and fraud prevention | Privacy Policy |
6. Your Choices Regarding Cookies
If you prefer to avoid the use of cookies on our website, you can first set your browser to refuse cookies. Most browsers let you remove or reject cookies, including cookies used for interest-based advertising. To do this, follow the instructions in your browser settings. Many browsers accept cookies by default until you change your settings.
Cookie preferences can be managed in the following locations for common browsers:
- Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
- Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data
Additionally, you can use our cookie consent banner that appears when you first visit our website to manage your cookie preferences. You can change your cookie settings at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our website.
Please note that if you choose to remove or reject cookies, this could affect the availability and functionality of our Services.
7. Do Not Track
Some internet browsers have incorporated "Do Not Track" features. When turned on, these features send a signal to the websites you visit, indicating that you do not wish to be tracked. Because there is not yet a common understanding of how to interpret Do Not Track signals, we do not currently respond to Do Not Track signals on our website. However, you can use the range of other tools we provide to control data collection and use, including the ability to opt out of receiving personalized advertisements as described above.
8. Other Tracking Technologies
Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We may use other, similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called "tracking pixels" or "clear gifs"). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enable us to recognize when someone has visited our website or opened an email that we have sent them. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within our website to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to our website from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of email marketing campaigns. In many instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies to function properly, and so declining cookies will impair their functioning.
9. Flash Cookies or Local Shared Objects
Our website may also use so-called "Flash Cookies" (also known as Local Shared Objects or "LSOs") to, among other things, collect and store information about your use of our services, fraud prevention, and for other site operations.
If you do not want Flash Cookies stored on your computer, you can adjust the settings of your Flash player to block Flash Cookies storage using the tools contained in the Website Storage Settings Panel. You can also control Flash Cookies by going to the Global Storage Settings Panel and following the instructions.
Please note that setting the Flash Player to restrict or limit acceptance of Flash Cookies may reduce or impede the functionality of some Flash applications, including, potentially, Flash applications used in connection with our services or online content.
10. Updates to This Cookie 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.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Postal Mail: AIStory, Inc.
123 Story Lane
San Francisco, CA 94105