Cookie Policy | BookCoversLab - KDP Cover Calculator and Creator

Introduction This Cookie Policy explains how BookCoversLab (“we”, “us”, “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on our website and products, including the KDP Cover Calculator and Creator. By using our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy. For information on how we process personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.

What Are Cookies Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They help websites function, improve user experiences, and provide information to site owners. Similar technologies include local storage, pixels, tags, and SDKs.

Why We Use Cookies We use cookies to ensure our website and tools (e.g., KDP cover calculator, real-time preflight, AI cover generation, and one-click typesetting) run reliably and deliver a better publishing experience:

Essential (Strictly Necessary): Enable core features and security; these cannot be turned off in our systems.
Performance (Analytics): Measure visits, traffic sources, load times, and errors to improve reliability.
Functional (Preferences): Remember your language, theme, typography, and project settings for personalization.
Targeting (Advertising & Social): Set by advertising or social partners to deliver relevant content and enable sharing.

Types of Cookies We Use Essential Cookies

Session cookies: Maintain login and submission flows (e.g., exporting KDP paperback PDFs).
Security cookies: Protect accounts, prevent fraud and abuse.

Performance Cookies

Analytics cookies: Understand how visitors use pages and features (e.g., live preflight and size calculator).
Load balancing cookies: Distribute traffic across servers to improve responsiveness.

Functional Cookies

Preference cookies: Store language, color palette, fonts, and layout for consistent series branding.
Project settings cookies: Save trim size, bleed, safe zones, and template options for quick editing.

Targeting Cookies

Advertising cookies: Show more relevant cover examples or plan options.
Social media cookies: Enable sharing designs and following official accounts.

Third Parties and Similar Technologies We may use third-party analytics and advertising providers that set cookies or similar technologies to measure performance and optimize experiences. These providers may combine data collected with information they already have to improve their services. Please review their privacy and cookie policies for details.

Cookie Duration

Session cookies: Expire when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies: Remain for a set period (varies by cookie) or until you delete them.

How to Manage Cookies Most browsers let you:

Delete existing cookies from your device;
Block all or some cookies via browser settings;
Receive alerts when a site sets a cookie.

Note: Disabling essential cookies may prevent the website or key features (such as account login, KDP export, and real-time preflight) from working properly. If we display a cookie banner or preferences center, you can adjust non-essential cookies there. If the banner no longer appears, clear cookies to re-display it.

Regional Compliance

GDPR (EEA/UK): Where applicable, we seek consent before setting non-essential cookies. You can withdraw consent at any time via your browser or preferences center.
CCPA/CPRA (California): Where applicable, you may adjust choices related to targeting cookies via browser settings or the preferences center.

Relationship to the Privacy Policy Cookies may involve processing personal data (e.g., device identifiers and usage logs). For your rights, data retention, and cross-border transfers, please see our Privacy Policy.

Product-Specific Notes Our tools and pages, including Features and Pricing, rely on cookies to:

Provide accurate KDP trim and spine calculations;
Run real-time preflight and compliance checks;
Save templates and styling preferences to streamline workflows;
Measure performance and usage to improve the product.

Changes to This Cookie Policy We may update this Cookie Policy periodically. We will post the new Cookie Policy on this page, and highlight material changes where appropriate. Your continued use signifies acceptance of the updated policy.