Cookie Policy

How Where is this place uses cookies and similar technologies to power the AI photo locator experience

2025/10/18

Introduction

This Cookie Policy explains how Where is this place ("we", "us", or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on whereisthisplace.net and throughout our AI photo locator and image location finder. By continuing to browse or use the service, you consent to the practices described here. You can update your cookie choices at any time through your browser or device settings.

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the website owners.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Essential Cookies: Required to sign in securely, maintain sessions, protect accounts, and deliver core AI photo locator functions.
  • Preferences & Functional Cookies: Remember language, theme, map settings, and workspace choices so you can pick up investigations where you left off.
  • Analytics & Performance Cookies: Help us understand how features are used, diagnose issues, and prioritize improvements.
  • Marketing & Community Cookies: Optional cookies that support product announcements, referral programs, and partner attribution.

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

  • Authentication cookies that keep you signed in as you navigate between pages.
  • Security cookies that detect fraud, enforce rate limits, and guard against abuse.
  • Payment cookies that allow Stripe or other providers to process transactions safely.

Preferences & Functional Cookies

  • Locale cookies that remember your language, units, and map preferences.
  • Interface cookies that preserve layout choices, recently viewed photos, and workspace filters.
  • Collaboration cookies that keep shared investigation states consistent across teammates.

Analytics & Performance Cookies

  • First-party analytics cookies that collect aggregated usage stats and crash reports.
  • Load balancing cookies that ensure reliable performance for map tiles, uploads, and reports.

Marketing & Community Cookies

  • Campaign cookies that track the effectiveness of referral links or product launches.
  • Social and community cookies that enable sharing verified locations or blog posts.

Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

  • Delete cookies from your device
  • Block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse all or some cookies
  • Set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie

Please note that blocking essential cookies may prevent you from signing in or using key photo-to-location features. Functional areas of Where is this place rely on these cookies to operate correctly.

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect product enhancements, regulatory updates, or vendor changes. We will post the revision date at the top of this page and, when appropriate, notify you through in-app messages or email.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at: