Cookie Policy

Last updated: August 13, 2025

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and provide information to the owners of the website.

How We Use Cookies

AI Trend Hub uses cookies for various purposes to enhance your browsing experience and provide personalized content. We use both first-party cookies (set by our website) and third-party cookies (set by external services).

Types of Cookies We Use

1. Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.

Purpose:

  • Remember your cookie preferences
  • Maintain security and prevent fraud
  • Enable core website functionality
  • Load balancing and performance optimization

Retention: Session cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or up to 1 year

2. Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Purpose:

  • Count visits and traffic sources
  • Measure and improve website performance
  • Understand which pages are most popular
  • Track user journey and behavior patterns

Retention: Up to 2 years

Third-party services: Google Analytics, internal analytics

3. Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to display personalized advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests.

Purpose:

  • Show relevant advertisements based on your interests
  • Limit the number of times you see an ad
  • Measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
  • Provide personalized ad experiences

Retention: Up to 2 years

Third-party services: Google AdSense, Google Ad Manager

4. Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization to improve your user experience.

Purpose:

  • Remember your preferences and settings
  • Provide personalized content recommendations
  • Enable social media features and sharing
  • Support live chat and customer service features

Retention: Up to 1 year

Google AdSense and Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies and other technologies to:

  • Show ads that are relevant to your interests
  • Control the frequency of ads you see
  • Measure ad performance and effectiveness
  • Prevent fraudulent activity

Your Advertising Choices

You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or the Digital Advertising Alliance's opt-out page.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner where you can:

  • Accept all cookies
  • Reject non-essential cookies
  • Customize your cookie preferences

Browser Settings

You can also manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

  • View cookies stored on your device
  • Delete existing cookies
  • Block cookies from specific websites
  • Block all cookies (may affect website functionality)

Important Note

Disabling certain cookies may impact your experience on our website. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for the website to function properly.

Cookie Retention and Data Transfer

Data Retention

Different types of cookies are retained for different periods:

  • Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
  • Persistent cookies: Stored for a specified period (up to 2 years)
  • Essential cookies: Retained as long as necessary for website functionality

International Data Transfer

Some of our third-party services (such as Google AdSense) may transfer your data internationally. These transfers are protected by appropriate safeguards and comply with applicable data protection laws.

Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the "last updated" date.

Contact Us

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

Email: privacy@aitrendhub.com

Subject: Cookie Policy Inquiry