Cookies Policy

We are ShutterShare.Art, a creative content sharing platform. This cookies policy applies to ShutterShare.Art’s website at shuttershare.art and all related websites, software, mobile apps, plug-ins, and other services that we provide (together, the "Service").

To provide a great product experience and for certain functions, we use cookies. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. You can find an overview of all cookies we use, their purpose, retention period, and usage class below.

Any information that we collect through cookies will be used in accordance with our privacy policy. If you do not accept the use of these cookies, you can disable them by following the instructions under the heading "Cookie Settings" below.

What are cookies and similar technologies?

Cookies are small text files that uniquely identify your browser or device. The cookie file is stored on your browser. When you return to that website (or visit websites that use the same cookies), these websites recognize the cookies and your browsing device.

Cookies do many different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improving your experience. Cookies can tell us, for example, whether you have visited our websites before.

Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website:

• Software Development Kits (SDKs): SDKs are third-party software development kits that may be installed in our mobile applications. SDKs collect certain information about the device and network you use to access the application and help us understand how you interact with our applications.
• Log Information: Certain information is automatically reported by your browser or mobile device each time you access the website. This includes information such as your web request, browser type, country, IP address, user agent, referring/exit pages and URLs, and how you interact with links on the website. We may use this information to improve the website experience and to measure the performance of advertising.

Are there different types of cookies?

Yes, there are different types of cookies, including first-party cookies (served directly by us to your computer or device) and third-party cookies (served by a third party on our behalf). Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.

Cookies can remain on your device for different periods of time. Some cookies are session cookies, meaning they exist only while your browser is open and are deleted automatically once you close your browser. Other cookies are permanent cookies, meaning they survive after your browser is closed. They can be used to recognize your computer when you open your browser and browse the internet again.

What are cookies used for?

Cookies are used for different purposes:

• Essential Cookies: Needed to provide you with the website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas. Without these cookies, we would not be able to provide you with the website and services that you have asked for.
• Functionality Cookies: Record information about choices you have made and allow us to provide relevant content and tailor our websites for you.
• Performance Cookies: Help us to measure traffic and usage data and to analyze how our websites are used to provide you with a better user experience and maintain, operate, and improve our Services.
• Targeting Cookies: Used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same advertisement from continuously reappearing, ensuring that advertisements are properly displayed, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.

What cookies do we use?

We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Here are additional third-party cookies and their purposes related to the platforms and services you specified:

• Facebook and Meta:

  • These platforms use cookies to help target ads, measure their performance, and improve user experience by understanding user interactions.
  • Examples: fbp, datr, fr.

• Instagram:

  • Instagram uses cookies to store information about your preferences and interactions, enhancing user experience and content relevance.
  • Examples: ig_did, csrftoken.

• X (formerly Twitter):

  • Cookies from X help track user behavior, tailor content, and deliver personalized ads.
  • Examples: guest_id, personalization_id.

• SnipeSearch:

  • These cookies are used to analyze search behavior and enhance the relevance of search results.
  • Examples: snipe_search_id.

• SnipeSocial:

  • Cookies track social interactions and preferences to improve the social networking experience.
  • Examples: snipe_social_user.

• SnipeSocial AdClicks:

  • These cookies monitor ad interactions and click-through rates to optimize ad performance.
  • Examples: snipe_ad_click.

• TTWrite:

  • Used for tracking interactions and enhancing the user experience on the TTWrite platform.
  • Examples: ttw_session, ttw_user.

• YouTube:

  • Cookies are used to deliver video content, track viewing behavior, and serve personalized ads.
  • Examples: YSC, PREF, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE.

• LinkedIn:

  • LinkedIn uses cookies to enhance user experience, track interactions, and deliver personalized ads.
  • Examples: bscookie, li_oatml, li_sugr.

• Pinterest:

  • Cookies help in tracking user behavior, enhancing content relevance, and delivering personalized ads.
  • Examples: _pinterest_sess, _auth.

• Mastodon:

  • Used for session management and user interactions within the Mastodon platform.
  • Examples: mastodon_session.

• A-Ads.com:

  • Cookies track ad performance, user interactions, and optimize ad delivery.
  • Examples: a_ads_id.

Targeted Advertising

Third parties may serve cookies on your computer or mobile device to serve advertising through our Services. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other sites to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services that you may be interested in. They may also employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of advertisements. This can be accomplished by them using cookies or web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other sites to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services of potential interest to you. The information collected through this process does not enable us or them to identify your name, contact details, or other personally identifying details unless you choose to provide these.

How to Control Cookies and Similar Technologies

Some of these cookies are essential and we cannot provide our service to you without them, but there are others that can be turned off. Note that, depending on the type of device you have, it may not be possible to delete or disable tracking mechanisms. However, in many instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies to function properly, so declining cookies will impair the functionality of these technologies. Please also note that turning off certain cookies will disable some of the features available to you through our websites. We cannot guarantee that your experience on our websites will be as good as it could otherwise be.

How to Change Your Cookie Preferences

To change your cookie preferences, please click the button below.

How to Change Your Browser Settings

You can also change your preferences by changing the settings in your browser. For more information on how to manage the most popular browsers, please see below:

• Google Chrome
• Internet Explorer
• Firefox
• Safari

If you want to change your settings at any time (for example, if you accept all cookies but later decide you do not want a certain type of cookie), you’ll need to use your browser settings to remove any third-party cookies dropped on your previous visit.

How to Opt-Out of Online Ads

Some users will have the option to opt out of seeing targeted online ads from participating companies by visiting https://www.aboutads.info/choices/, https://www.youronlinechoices.com, or similar websites in your jurisdiction. Please note that this list will contain more networks than those used on our site. To learn more about the advertising companies we work with and the choices they offer, please take a look at the following resources:

• Digital Advertising Alliance
• European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance

How to Opt-Out of Mobile Advertising

If you are using a mobile device, you can opt out of having your mobile advertising identifiers used for certain types of targeted advertising, including those performed by us, by accessing the settings in your Apple or Android mobile device and following the most recent published instructions. If you opt-out, the random ID we (or our third-party partners) had previously assigned to you will also be removed. This means that if at a later stage, you decide to opt-in, we will not be able to continue and track you using the same ID as before, and you will effectively be a new user to our system.

How to Opt-Out of Third-Party Cookies

In addition to managing cookies in your browser settings, you can also opt out of certain third-party cookies. For example, we use Google Analytics to help us understand how users engage with our websites, compile reports, and improve our services. The reports disclose website trends without identifying individual users. You can opt out of these cookies without affecting how you visit our websites.

Google Analytics: This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (Google). Google Analytics uses cookies, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. In case of activation of the IP anonymization, Google will truncate/anonymize the last octet of the IP address for Member States of the European Union as well as for other parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases is the full IP address sent to and shortened by Google servers in the USA. On behalf of the website provider, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activity for website operators, and provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage to the website provider. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. Furthermore, you can prevent Google's collection and use of data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available under https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

For more information on Google Analytics, see here, and to opt-out from being tracked by Google Analytics, see here.

Do Not Track

Some browsers include the ability to transmit “Do Not Track” or “DNT” signals. Our website does not currently respond to “DNT” signals. We will continue to monitor developments around DNT browser technology and the implementation of standard signals. To learn more about “DNT”, see here.

GDPR and CCPA Compliance

GDPR Compliance:

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requires that we inform you of your rights regarding the collection, storage, and processing of your personal data. You have the right to access, rectify, delete, restrict processing of, and object to the processing of your data. You also have the right to data portability and the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. To exercise these rights, please contact us at privacy@shuttershare.art.

CCPA Compliance:

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides California residents with specific rights regarding their personal information. This section describes your CCPA rights and explains how to exercise those rights.

• Access to Specific Information and Data Portability Rights: You have the right to request that we disclose certain information to you about our collection and use of your personal information over the past 12 months.
• Deletion Request Rights: You have the right to request that we delete any of your personal information that we collected from you and retained, subject to certain exceptions.
• Non-Discrimination: We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at privacy@shuttershare.art.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time to reflect our current practice and ensure compliance with applicable laws. When we post changes to this policy, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy. If we make any material changes to the way we use cookies, we will take appropriate measures to notify you. We recommend that you check this page from time to time to inform yourself of any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at privacy@shuttershare.art.