Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Lumina Stock Media S.R.L. uses cookies and similar technologies when you visit or use the PhotoBank platform available at photobank.online.

1. About This Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy applies to the PhotoBank website, user accounts, contributor tools, content marketplace and related online services.

PhotoBank is operated by Lumina Stock Media S.R.L., established or intended to be established under the laws of the Republic of Moldova.

This Cookie Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect, use, disclose and protect personal information.

2. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your browser or device when you visit a website.

Cookies may allow a website to:

• recognize a browser or device;
• maintain a user session;
• remember preferences;
• protect accounts and transactions;
• measure website use and performance;
• provide personalized functionality;
• support advertising, where enabled and permitted.

Similar technologies may include local storage, session storage, pixels, tags, scripts, software development kits and device identifiers.

References to “cookies” in this Policy include these similar technologies where appropriate.

3. Who Places Cookies?

Cookies used on PhotoBank may be placed by:

• PhotoBank, where the cookie is set directly by photobank.online;
• third-party service providers, where a service used by PhotoBank places or reads a cookie.

Cookies placed directly by PhotoBank are commonly called first-party cookies.

Cookies placed by independent providers are commonly called third-party cookies.

4. Types of Cookies by Duration

4.1 Session Cookies

Session cookies normally remain active only while your browser is open and are deleted when the browser session ends.

They may be used for:

• maintaining login sessions;
• protecting forms against security attacks;
• remembering temporary actions;
• supporting checkout and download processes.

4.2 Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them.

They may be used to:

• remember language or display preferences;
• remember cookie choices;
• recognize returning users;
• measure Platform performance over time;
• support permitted analytics and marketing.

5. Categories of Cookies We May Use

5.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly necessary cookies are required for the Platform to operate securely and provide services requested by the user.

They may be used to:

• authenticate users;
• maintain secure sessions;
• protect forms against cross-site request forgery;
• prevent fraud and abuse;
• remember privacy choices;
• support purchases and downloads;
• balance server traffic;
• maintain essential Platform functionality.

Because these cookies are necessary to provide the Platform, they cannot normally be disabled through the PhotoBank cookie preference tool.

You may be able to block them through your browser, but parts of PhotoBank may then stop working correctly.

5.2 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies allow PhotoBank to remember optional settings and provide enhanced features.

They may be used to remember:

• preferred language;
• region or currency display;
• search and filter preferences;
• layout and accessibility choices;
• recently viewed Content;
• other user-selected settings.

Where required by applicable law, functional cookies will be used only after you have provided consent.

5.3 Analytics and Performance Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors and registered users interact with PhotoBank.

They may collect information about:

• pages visited;
• time spent on pages;
• navigation paths;
• search activity;
• downloads and conversions;
• browser and device characteristics;
• technical errors;
• website speed and performance.

We use this information to improve the Platform, identify technical issues and understand which services are useful.

Where consent is required, analytics cookies will not be activated before you accept them.

5.4 Advertising and Targeting Cookies

If PhotoBank introduces advertising or remarketing services, advertising cookies may be used to:

• measure advertising campaigns;
• limit how often an advertisement is displayed;
• show more relevant promotional content;
• understand whether users interact with advertisements;
• create or use interest-based audience segments.

Advertising cookies will be used only where enabled and where permitted by applicable law.

Where consent is required, these cookies will remain disabled until you choose to accept them.

5.5 Social Media Cookies

If social sharing, social login or embedded social media content is added to PhotoBank, the relevant provider may place cookies.

These cookies may allow the provider to:

• recognize signed-in users;
• measure interaction with embedded content;
• connect activity across websites;
• support sharing and login functionality.

The use of these cookies is also governed by the privacy and cookie policies of the relevant provider.

6. Cookies Currently Expected on PhotoBank

PhotoBank is built using Django and may use essential technical cookies required for authentication and security.

This table must be updated whenever a new analytics, payment, support, advertising, video, map or social media service is added to PhotoBank.

7. Third-Party Services

PhotoBank may use third-party services that place or access cookies.

These services may include:

• analytics providers;
• payment processors;
• fraud prevention services;
• customer support tools;
• email and communication providers;
• embedded media providers;
• social media platforms;
• advertising providers.

The final list of third-party providers will be added after the relevant services have been selected and configured.

Third parties may process information under their own privacy and cookie policies.

8. Cookie Consent

Where required by applicable law, PhotoBank will request your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device.

The cookie banner should provide clear options to:

• accept all optional cookies;
• reject all optional cookies;
• select individual cookie categories;
• continue using only strictly necessary cookies.

Refusing optional cookies should not prevent access to the basic functions of PhotoBank.

The choice to reject optional cookies should be as accessible as the choice to accept them.

9. Changing Your Cookie Preferences

You may change or withdraw your cookie choices at any time through the PhotoBank cookie preference tool.

A permanent “Cookie Settings” link should be available in the website footer once the consent system has been implemented.

Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing that occurred before the withdrawal.

After changing your preferences, some existing cookies may remain until they expire or are deleted through your browser settings.

10. Browser Controls

Most browsers allow you to:

• view stored cookies;
• delete individual or all cookies;
• block cookies from particular websites;
• block third-party cookies;
• disable all cookies;
• receive warnings before cookies are stored.

Browser settings vary. Refer to the help section of your browser for instructions.

Blocking all cookies may prevent you from:

• signing into your Account;
• maintaining a secure session;
• completing purchases;
• downloading licensed Content;
• using other essential Platform functions.

11. Global Privacy Control and Similar Signals

Some browsers and extensions transmit privacy preference signals such as Global Privacy Control.

Where applicable law requires PhotoBank to recognize a valid opt-out preference signal, we will process that signal in accordance with the relevant legal requirements.

Traditional “Do Not Track” signals may not be recognized where no applicable and technically consistent standard exists.

12. Cookie Retention

Cookies are retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for their stated purpose.

Retention depends on:

• the type of cookie;
• whether it is a session or persistent cookie;
• security requirements;
• the user’s chosen preferences;
• the settings of a third-party provider;
• applicable legal obligations.

PhotoBank will periodically review cookie durations and remove cookies that are no longer necessary.

13. Personal Information Collected Through Cookies

Information collected through cookies may include:

• IP address;
• cookie or session identifiers;
• browser and device information;
• operating system;
• language and region;
• pages viewed;
• actions performed;
• referring page;
• approximate location;
• login and security information;
• purchase and download activity.

Information collected through cookies may constitute personal data where it identifies or can reasonably be linked to a person.

Additional information about the processing of personal data is available in the PhotoBank Privacy Policy.

14. Legal Bases

Strictly necessary cookies are used because they are required to provide the service requested by the user, protect the Platform and maintain secure Account functionality.

Depending on applicable law, optional cookies may be used based on:

• your consent;
• our legitimate interests, where legally permitted;
• another lawful basis recognized by applicable law.

Where consent is legally required, we will not rely solely on legitimate interests to activate non-essential cookies.

15. International Processing

Third-party cookie providers may process information in countries other than the Republic of Moldova or the country where you are located.

Where required, appropriate safeguards will be used for international transfers of personal information.

Further information is available in the International Data Transfers section of the Privacy Policy.

16. Children

PhotoBank is not intended for children.

We do not knowingly use cookies to create advertising profiles of children.

Users must satisfy the minimum age requirements stated in the PhotoBank Terms of Service.

17. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy when:

• new cookies or technologies are introduced;
• third-party providers change;
• Platform functionality changes;
• legal requirements change;
• cookie retention periods change.

The revised version will be published on PhotoBank and the “Last updated” date will be changed.

Where required, we may request renewed consent after a material change.

18. Contact Us

Questions about this Cookie Policy or PhotoBank’s use of cookies may be sent to:

Lumina Stock Media S.R.L.
Kentford Business Center Bd. Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt 202 MD-2004, Chișinău, Republica Moldova

Email: +373 852464