1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device. Similar technologies include local storage, pixels, and tags. They help sites remember preferences, keep you signed in, measure traffic, and (where enabled) show relevant ads.
2. How we use cookies
Essential
- Authentication / session — keeps you signed in securely (e.g. Better Auth session cookies).
- Security — helps protect accounts and forms from abuse.
- Cookie preference — remembers if you dismissed our cookie notice.
Functional & preference
- May remember UI preferences or recent search context within your browser.
Analytics
- May be used to understand aggregate traffic (pages viewed, approximate location at city/region level) so we can improve the directory.
Advertising
- When Google AdSense, Mediavine, or similar partners are active, they and their vendors may set cookies to serve ads, measure performance, and personalize ads where permitted by law and your settings.
- Learn more: Google Ads cookies · Google Ad Settings
3. Map providers
Interactive maps load tiles from third-party CDNs (such as CARTO / OpenStreetMap-related services). Those requests may involve standard server logs (including IP address) on the provider’s side.
4. Your choices
- Use our on-site cookie notice (where shown) to acknowledge cookies.
- Block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Note: blocking essential cookies may break sign-in.
- Manage Google ad personalization at adssettings.google.com.
- Industry opt-outs: aboutads.info (where available).
5. More information
See our full Privacy Policy and Contact page. Email: hello@getpicking.com.