Cookie Policy

Last updated: September 3, 2025

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit our AI Watercolor Converter website. They help us provide you with a better experience by remembering your preferences and improving our service.

How We Use Cookies for Watercolor Conversion

We use cookies specifically to enhance your AI watercolor conversion experience:

Essential Watercolor Service Cookies

These cookies are necessary for our watercolor conversion service to function properly:

  • User session: Session cookies to keep you logged in during watercolor conversions
  • Security: CSRF protection cookies for secure image uploads and conversions
  • Authentication: NextAuth.js cookies for Google OAuth and secure login
  • Credit system: Shopping cart cookies for watercolor conversion credit purchases
  • Upload state: Temporary cookies to track image upload progress and conversion status

Watercolor Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand and improve our watercolor conversion service:

  • Conversion analytics: Track success rates and processing times for watercolor conversions
  • User behavior: Understanding which watercolor styles are most popular
  • Performance monitoring: AI processing speed and quality optimization
  • Error tracking: Identifying and fixing conversion failures or upload issues
  • Usage patterns: Peak usage times to optimize server capacity for watercolor processing

Watercolor Functionality Cookies

These cookies enhance your watercolor conversion experience:

  • Conversion history: Recent watercolor conversions for quick access in your dashboard
  • Style preferences: Remember your preferred watercolor style settings
  • Image settings: Save aspect ratio and quality preferences for conversions
  • Language preference: Display the interface in your preferred language
  • Theme settings: Remember dark/light mode preference for the conversion interface

Marketing and Optimization Cookies

These cookies help us improve our watercolor service and show relevant content:

  • A/B testing: Test different watercolor conversion interfaces and features
  • Feature usage: Track which watercolor tools and options are most used
  • Conversion funnels: Understand user journey from upload to successful watercolor creation
  • Social sharing: Enable sharing of watercolor artwork on social media platforms

Third-Party Services Used in Watercolor Conversion

Our watercolor conversion service integrates with trusted third-party services that may set cookies:

  • Google Analytics: Website usage analytics and watercolor conversion funnel tracking
  • NextAuth.js with Google: Secure user authentication for watercolor service access
  • Stripe: Secure payment processing for watercolor conversion credit purchases
  • Vercel: Website hosting and performance optimization for fast watercolor processing
  • Supabase: User data and watercolor conversion history storage
  • Cloudflare R2: Secure storage for uploaded images and generated watercolor artwork

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options to control cookies:

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings:

  • Block all cookies
  • Block third-party cookies only
  • Delete existing cookies
  • Receive notifications when cookies are set

Browser-Specific Instructions

  • Chrome: Settings → Privacy and Security → Cookies and other site data
  • Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
  • Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies and website data
  • Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions

Impact of Disabling Cookies on Watercolor Service

If you disable cookies, certain watercolor conversion features may not work properly:

  • Login issues: You may need to log in repeatedly to access watercolor conversion features
  • Lost preferences: Watercolor style preferences and settings may not be saved
  • Conversion limitations: Some advanced watercolor conversion features may be limited
  • Payment problems: Credit purchases for watercolor conversions may not function correctly
  • History loss: Your watercolor conversion history may not be accessible
  • Performance issues: Slower loading times and reduced optimization for watercolor processing

Watercolor Service Cookie Retention

Different cookies used in our watercolor service have different retention periods:

  • Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser (watercolor upload sessions)
  • Authentication cookies: 7 days (NextAuth.js session tokens)
  • Preference cookies: 1 year (watercolor style and interface preferences)
  • Analytics cookies: 24 months (Google Analytics watercolor usage data)
  • Security cookies: 24 hours (CSRF protection for watercolor conversions)

Updates to This Watercolor Service Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our watercolor conversion service, cookies usage, or for regulatory compliance. We will notify you of significant changes by:

  • Email notification: Sent to your registered email address
  • Dashboard notice: Banner notification in your watercolor conversion dashboard
  • Website announcement: Posted on our main website for 30 days

Contact Us About Cookies

If you have any questions about our use of cookies in our watercolor conversion service, please contact us at:

Email: privacy@watercolorconverter.ai
Subject: Cookie Policy Inquiry - Watercolor Service
Response Time: Within 48 hours

Consent for Watercolor Service Cookies

By using our AI Watercolor Converter service, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy. Essential cookies required for watercolor conversion functionality are automatically enabled. You can manage optional cookies through your browser settings.

If you do not agree with our cookie usage, you should disable non-essential cookies in your browser settings. Note that this may limit some watercolor conversion features and overall service performance.