Privacy Policy

Last Updated: June 1, 2026

Thank you for choosing Picture Hub. We fully understand the importance of your personal information and are committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share your information, particularly when you use our visual services powered by Unsplash and other integrated third-party utilities.

1. Information We Collect

When you visit Picture Hub, we may collect the following two categories of information:

1.1 Automatically Collected Technical Information

When you browse our pages, search for "Topics", or view our curated "Collections", our servers automatically log your:

Device information (e.g., browser type, operating system version, screen resolution);
Browsing history (e.g., accessed page paths, time spent on pages, click frequency);
IP address and general geographic location (used for content delivery and security auditing).

1.2 Third-Party Service Integrations and Data Declarations

To support our daily free operations, conduct traffic statistics, and deliver underlying image resources, this site integrates the following trusted third-party service providers:

[Important] Third-Party Integration List & Data Processing

1. Image Source Support (Unsplash API): The core photographic content on Picture Hub is provided by Unsplash. When you load images or interact via our interface, Unsplash may collect relevant connection data in accordance with its own privacy policy.

2. Advertising Services (Google AdSense): Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this site. For specific opt-out mechanisms regarding this data technology, please refer to Sections 3 and 4 of this policy.

3. Analytics (Google Analytics): We integrate Google Analytics to anonymously track site-wide traffic, page duration, and usage statuses of independent tool pages to continuously improve our product. All collected data is strictly anonymized and contains no personally identifiable information (PII).

2. How We Use Information

The information we collect is primarily used for the following purposes:

Optimizing User Experience: Analyzing traffic trends to optimize masonry grid loading speeds and the recommendation accuracy of trending content;
Technical Maintenance & Tool Reliability: Ensuring our client-side "Photo Editor" and "EXIF Viewer" execute at high performance, identifying and fixing web errors, and maintaining the stability of our infinite scroll feature;
Ad Personalization: Assisting third-party partners in presenting you with more relevant advertising content;
Security: Preventing malicious cyberattacks and artificial traffic generation to maintain a clean inspiration environment on Picture Hub.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help us remember your preferences (such as language settings).

Special Disclosure Regarding Google Advertising Cookies

1. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve personalized ads on Picture Hub based on a user's prior visits to this website or other websites on the internet.

2. Google's use of advertising cookies (including third-party ad networks and dynamic remarketing) enables it and its partners to serve targeted display ads to users based on their visits to various sites across the internet.

3. Opt-Out Mechanism: Users can clear cookies at any time by managing their browser's privacy cache settings. Alternatively, you can actively opt out of and refuse personalized advertising cookies by visiting Google Ads Settings.

Please note that if you choose to completely disable all cookie storage support in your browser, certain features of the website (such as language preference memory or local temporary saving in the editor) may not function properly.

4. Data Storage and Sharing

4.1 Data Storage

We retain your personal information only for the duration required by applicable laws. All server logs are stored on protected, secure environments. For our built-in tools like the "EXIF Viewer" and "Photo Editor", all image parsing is performed strictly offline on the client side; our servers never read, store, or share your original images or sensitive GPS metadata.

4.2 Data Sharing & Advertising Network Disclosures

Unless mandated by legal procedures or authorized by your explicit consent, we do not sell or rent your personally identifiable information to any third-party advertisers. We share data only under the following circumstances:

With trusted third-party analytics and advertisers integrated into our site (such as the Google AdSense network ecosystem), provided that these services strictly adhere to this privacy policy and data protection regulations across respective jurisdictions;
If users wish to opt out of other third-party vendors' use of cookies for personalized advertising, they may visit Your Ad Choices (AboutAds) to globally manage and disable ad network cookies;
To comply with legal processes, respond to governmental requests, or protect the lawful rights and safety of Picture Hub users.

5. Image Copyright and Creator Rights

Picture Hub is dedicated to discovering and sharing the highest quality open visual assets on the internet. While this policy focuses on privacy, we deeply respect the rights of Unsplash photographers. When displaying images, we make every effort to preserve original creator attributions (metadata) to honor their creative work and copyright privacy.

6. Your Rights (GDPR / CCPA Compliance)

Depending on your jurisdiction (such as the EU under GDPR or California under CCPA), you hold the right to access, rectify, restrict processing of, and request the deletion of your personal data. Given that this platform does not maintain a permanent user registration account system, most browsing and analytical data is entirely de-identified. If you have further data rights assertions or any inquiries regarding this policy, please reach out to us using the contact resources at the bottom of our site.

7. Changes to this Policy

As our business evolves and global compliance requirements update, we may revise this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any amendments will be prominently posted on this page. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about our latest privacy protection practices.