Cookie Policy — PictureSizes.com

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and pixel tags. Together they are used to remember preferences, measure how a site is used, and support advertising.

This Cookie Policy explains which cookies and similar technologies PictureSizes.com uses, why, and how you can control them. It should be read alongside the main Privacy Policy.

Categories of cookies used on this site

1. Strictly necessary

These are required for the site to function — for example, to load CSS and JavaScript, to remember your theme choice (light or dark), and to keep the interface stable as you move between pages. The theme preference is stored in your browser's localStorage and is not sent to any server.

2. Analytics (Google Analytics 4)

PictureSizes.com uses Google Analytics 4 to understand in aggregate which pages and tools are useful, where visitors come from, and how the site performs. Google Analytics sets cookies that typically include:

_ga — distinguishes unique users; typical lifetime up to 2 years.
_ga_<container-id> — used by Google Analytics 4 to persist session state; typical lifetime up to 2 years.

Google Analytics data is processed in aggregate. See Google's Privacy Policy for details of how Google handles this data.

3. Advertising (Google AdSense and partners)

PictureSizes.com may display advertising delivered by Google AdSense and its advertising partners. These services may set cookies and read existing identifiers to:

Serve ads that are relevant to you on this and other sites.
Limit how often you see the same ad.
Measure the effectiveness of ad campaigns and detect invalid traffic.

Common advertising-related cookies include IDE, NID, and cookies placed under the doubleclick.net domain by Google. The exact set varies depending on which advertising partners participate in a given auction and on your preferences.

More information is available in Google's advertising technologies policy.

Third parties that may set cookies

Google LLC — for analytics (Google Analytics 4) and advertising (Google AdSense and partners).

These third parties operate under their own privacy and cookie policies. PictureSizes.com does not have control over the specific cookies they set or their lifetimes beyond the configuration options those services provide.

How to control cookies

Ad personalisation and opt-outs

Google Ad Settings: manage personalised advertising served by Google at google.com/settings/ads.
Your Online Choices (EU/EEA & UK): opt out of interest-based advertising from participating vendors at youronlinechoices.eu.
Digital Advertising Alliance (US): opt-out tools at aboutads.info.
Digital Advertising Alliance (Canada): opt-out tools at youradchoices.ca.

Analytics opt-out

To opt out of Google Analytics across all sites you visit, install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Managing cookies in your browser

Most browsers let you view, block, or delete cookies, and offer a "private" or "incognito" mode that limits persistent storage. Typical routes are listed below; exact menu items depend on the browser version.

Blocking strictly necessary cookies or local storage may affect basic features — for example, your theme preference may reset on each visit.

Do Not Track

Different browsers handle "Do Not Track" (DNT) signals differently and there is no common industry standard for responding to them. Where local law requires honouring such signals or global privacy controls (for example, California's GPC), we respect those obligations; otherwise, please use the opt-out tools listed above.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy when the tools on the site change, when advertising or analytics providers update their own policies, or to reflect changes in law. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page shows when the current version took effect.

Contact

Questions about this Cookie Policy can be sent to [email protected].