Cookie Policy

How we use cookies and similar technologies on our website

2025/03/10

Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how Z-Image ("we," "our," or "us") uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit our website and use our AI image generation services. By using Z-Image, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy.

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, analyze site performance, and provide enhanced functionality.

Types of Technologies

In addition to cookies, we may use:

  • Local Storage: Data stored in your browser for faster access
  • Session Storage: Temporary data that expires when you close your browser
  • Web Beacons: Small graphics used to track page views and user behavior
  • Pixels: Tracking codes for analytics and advertising

How We Use Cookies

Z-Image uses cookies for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies (Always Active)

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled:

  • Authentication: To keep you logged in and maintain your session
  • Security: To protect against fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access
  • Load Balancing: To distribute traffic across our servers
  • Session Management: To remember your actions within a browsing session

Examples:

  • auth-session: Maintains your login session
  • csrf-token: Protects against cross-site request forgery
  • cookie-consent: Remembers your cookie preferences

Performance and Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website:

  • Usage Analytics: To track page views, bounce rates, and user journeys
  • Error Tracking: To identify and fix technical issues
  • Performance Monitoring: To measure page load times and optimize speed

Examples:

  • _ga: Google Analytics for usage tracking (if enabled)
  • _gid: Google Analytics identifier (if enabled)

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced features and personalization:

  • Language Preference: To remember your selected language (English/中文)
  • Theme Preference: To remember your dark/light mode setting
  • UI Preferences: To save your interface customizations
  • Recent Generations: To display your recent image generation history

Examples:

  • locale: Your language preference
  • theme: Your selected color theme
  • ui-preferences: Your custom UI settings

AI Service Cookies

These cookies are specific to our image generation services:

  • Generation Settings: To remember your preferred image sizes, steps, and formats
  • Credit Balance: To cache your current credit balance for faster display
  • Generation History: To show your recent prompts and generated images

Third-Party Cookies

We use third-party services that may set their own cookies:

Stripe (Payment Processing)

Fal.ai (AI Inference)

  • Service-related cookies for image generation
  • Performance and reliability tracking

Analytics (When Enabled)

  • Google Analytics for usage statistics
  • Vercel Analytics for performance monitoring

Managing Cookies

You have control over cookies through various methods:

Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to:

  • View cookies: See which cookies are stored
  • Delete cookies: Remove specific or all cookies
  • Block cookies: Prevent cookies from being set
  • Cookie notifications: Get alerts when cookies are set

How to Manage Cookies by Browser:

  • Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies
  • Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
  • Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
  • Edge: Settings > Privacy > Cookies

You can manage your cookie preferences for Z-Image:

  • Essential Cookies: Cannot be disabled (required for service)
  • Analytics Cookies: Can be disabled through your account settings
  • Functional Cookies: Can be cleared by resetting preferences

Impact of Blocking Cookies

If you block or delete cookies, you may experience:

  • Inability to stay logged in
  • Loss of personalized settings
  • Need to re-enter preferences on each visit
  • Reduced functionality of certain features
  • Slower performance

Data Retention

Different cookies have different retention periods:

  • Session Cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
  • Authentication Cookies: Expire after 30 days of inactivity
  • Preference Cookies: Expire after 1 year
  • Analytics Cookies: Expire after 2 years (if enabled)

Your Rights

Under data protection laws (such as GDPR), you have rights regarding cookies:

  • Right to Consent: You can choose which non-essential cookies to accept
  • Right to Withdraw: You can change your cookie preferences at any time
  • Right to Information: You can request information about cookies we use
  • Right to Object: You can object to certain types of data collection

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in:

  • Our cookie practices
  • Legal or regulatory requirements
  • New technologies or features

Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us:

For questions about our data practices, see our Privacy Policy.

Last Updated: March 10, 2025