Cookie Policy
Last updated: 5/27/2025
1. Introduction
This cookie policy explains how Pic Boost ("we", "our", "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website and application. It explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and your rights to control their use.
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your browser or device by websites, applications, and advertisements you visit. They are widely used to make websites work or operate more efficiently, as well as to provide information to site owners.
Other similar technologies are also used for the same purposes, such as pixels, web beacons, device identifiers, or local storage. In this policy, we use the term "cookies" to refer to all these technologies.
3. Types of cookies we use
We use different types of cookies for various reasons:
3.1 Essential cookies
These cookies are necessary for our website to function. They allow you to navigate our site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, the services you have requested cannot be provided.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| session_id | Manages your user session | Session |
| auth_token | Secure authentication | 30 days |
| csrf_token | CSRF attack protection | Session |
3.2 Preference cookies
These cookies allow our site to remember choices you have made and provide enhanced, more personal features. They can be used to remember your preferences (such as your language or region) and customize your experience.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| language_pref | Remembers your language preference | 1 year |
| theme_pref | Remembers your theme preference (light/dark) | 1 year |
| ui_settings | Saves your interface preferences | 1 year |
3.3 Analytics cookies
These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _ga (Google Analytics) | Distinguishes unique users | 2 years |
| _gid (Google Analytics) | Distinguishes users | 24 hours |
| _gat (Google Analytics) | Limits request rate | 1 minute |
| plens_metrics | Measures our application performance | 90 days |
3.4 Marketing cookies
These cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third-party advertisers.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| _fbp (Facebook) | Used by Facebook to deliver advertisements | 3 months |
| ads_prefs | Stores your advertising preferences | 1 year |
| conversion_tracking | Measures marketing campaign effectiveness | 30 days |
4. Third-party cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report website usage statistics, deliver advertisements, and so on.
4.1 Social networks
If you use social sharing buttons on our site, these social networks will place cookies on your device that may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold.
4.2 Analytics partners
We use Google Analytics which places cookies to help us analyze how users use our site. The information generated by the cookies about your use of our site (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.
4.3 Advertising partners
We work with third-party advertisers who may use cookies to collect information about your browsing activities. This information is used to serve targeted advertisements to you on other websites.
5. Managing your cookie preferences
5.1 Our cookie banner
When you first visit our site, a cookie banner appears to inform you about the use of cookies. You can choose to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences.
5.2 Modifying your preferences
You can modify your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Preferences" link at the bottom of our site.
5.3 Browser settings
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To learn more about managing cookies with specific browsers, visit your browser's help pages:
5.4 Disabling cookies
Please note that if you choose to completely disable cookies, some parts of our site may not work properly. In particular, essential cookies cannot be refused as they are necessary for the site to function.
6. Do Not Track
Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. Currently, we do not respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals due to the lack of an industry standard for this feature.
7. Updates to this policy
We may update this cookie policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore revisit this policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this policy indicates when it was last updated.
8. Contact
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:
- Email: privacy@Pic Boost.com
- Address: Pic Boost SAS, 123 Tech Street, 75001 Paris, France
- DPO: dpo@Pic Boost.com