01 What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet, or smartphone by websites that you visit. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, deliver customized session settings, protect user interactions from malicious interference, and provide secure system analytics.
02 Our Core Promise: 100% Ad-Free
At FlipZap, we stand firmly against intrusive internet surveillance. We do **not** engage in cross-site visitor tracking or behavioral advertisement profiles.
Zero Adware Covenants: We never deploy advertising tracking pixels, remarketing tags, or third-party analytical cookies (such as Facebook Meta Pixel or Google Adsense). Photographers, event hosts, and guests will enjoy an entirely ad-free, private, and secure viewing workspace.
03 How FlipZap Uses Cookies
We deploy standard secure session cookies to execute critical operations:
- Session Security Verification (CSRF Protection): Cryptographic tokens are stored to protect dynamic page inquiries and secure database uploads against Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks.
- AI Match Persistence: We temporarily cache session states so that once a guest uploads a selfie, their matched photo set remains accessible during that gallery session without requiring repeated selfie uploads.
- User Authentication: Remembering studio owner dashboard sessions so they remain securely logged in while managing events and billing.
04 Biometric Coordinate Isolation
Consistent with India's DPDP (Digital Personal Data Protection) Act biometric security mandates, we implement strict isolation layers:
No Biometric Cookie Storage: Facial coordinates, landmarks, vector databases, or guest selfies are **never** stored inside cookie arrays, browser local storage, or cached registry files. All biometric matching processes are handled securely on encrypted RAM channels and are permanently purged instantly upon session termination.
05 Cookie Classifications & Storage Lifetimes
Necessary Cookies (Session Duration)
Required for secure authentication and system transmission security. These are destroyed the moment you close your browser.
Functional Session Cache (Up to 24 Hours)
Optimizes AI matching queries. These secure session watermarks automatically expire after 24 hours of inactivity.
06 Managing & Controlling Browser Cookies
You have absolute control over your cookie permissions. You can modify your browser settings to decline all cookies or to alert you when a cookie is being offered.
Please note that because our cookies are deployed strictly to protect portal data exchanges, disabling functional session cookies will prevent the real-time AI Face Search matched sets from displaying continuously in guest portals.