Last Updated: February 06, 2026
PerformBench operates https://www.performbench.com, a platform specializing in AI-powered name generation tools. We utilize cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance user experience, ensure site functionality, and analyze usage patterns. These technologies help deliver personalized name suggestions while maintaining platform reliability.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies consist of small data files stored on your device by websites you visit. They serve multiple purposes, including remembering user preferences, tracking navigation paths, and facilitating secure sessions. On our AI name generator platform, cookies enable seamless interactions, such as retaining search criteria for iterative name refinements.
Related technologies, like local storage objects and pixels, function similarly by collecting limited information without persistent storage. We prioritize transparency in disclosing how these tools operate across our services.
Types of Cookies We Use
Our platform employs several cookie categories, each aligned with specific operational needs. Essential cookies remain active to support core functionalities, while others require consent for deployment.
- Essential Cookies: These maintain basic site operations. Without them, features like AI name generation submissions fail. Examples include session identifiers that track temporary user inputs during name creation processes.
- Performance Cookies: They gather anonymized data on site usage, such as page load times and popular name generation categories, to optimize server performance for high-traffic AI queries.
- Functional Cookies: These store user selections, like preferred name styles or languages, allowing the AI to generate tailored suggestions across visits.
- Targeting Cookies: Placed by third-party partners, they support advertising relevance, though we limit their scope to non-personalized content related to creative tools.
Names generated through our AI tools via these mechanisms belong to you for personal or commercial use. Nonetheless, users must independently verify trademarks and availability to avoid legal conflicts.
How We Use Cookies
We deploy cookies to process AI name generation requests efficiently. For instance, a cookie captures query parameters—such as industry keywords or syllable counts—ensuring the algorithm produces consistent, relevant outputs without redundant data entry.
Analytics cookies measure engagement metrics, revealing which name styles resonate most with users in sectors like branding or gaming. This informs platform enhancements without identifying individuals.
In functional contexts, cookies preserve draft generations, permitting users to revisit and refine AI-suggested names later. Security cookies detect unusual patterns, safeguarding against automated abuse of our generation endpoints.
Third-Party Cookies
Integrated services from trusted providers may set cookies on our platform. Common examples include analytics tools tracking aggregate usage and content delivery networks accelerating AI model inferences.
- Google Analytics: Monitors visitor flows to refine user interfaces for name input forms.
- Cloudflare: Enhances load balancing for real-time name generation responses.
- Advertising networks: Deliver contextual ads for complementary creative services, subject to opt-out options.
These partners adhere to industry standards, and we vet them for compliance. Full lists of third-party cookies appear in our cookie management banner, accessible site-wide.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Users control cookie settings through our consent management platform, displayed on first visit. Select categories to enable or disable non-essential cookies at any time.
Browser-level controls provide additional oversight:
- Chrome: Navigate to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
- Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data.
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data.
- Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies.
Disabling essential cookies impairs core features, such as submitting name generation prompts. Clear caches periodically to reset preferences.
Cookie Duration and Data Scope
Session cookies expire upon browser closure, ideal for transient AI interactions. Persistent cookies last from 30 days to two years, balancing utility with privacy.
Data collected remains minimal: IP addresses for geolocation-based name adaptations, device types for responsive design, and hashed identifiers for cross-session continuity. No sensitive personal information resides in cookies.
For AI name generators, cookies temporarily hold anonymized query histories to train internal models ethically, excluding raw user data.
Cross-Border Data Transfers
As a global service, cookie data may transfer to servers in the United States and European Economic Area. We implement safeguards like Standard Contractual Clauses to protect transmissions.
Users generating names for international brands benefit from this infrastructure, ensuring low-latency AI processing worldwide.
Children’s Privacy
Our platform targets adult users engaged in professional naming tasks. We do not knowingly collect data from individuals under 16 via cookies. Parents or guardians detecting such activity should contact us immediately.
Compliance and Legal Basis
Cookie usage complies with GDPR, CCPA, and ePrivacy Directive equivalents. Essential cookies process under legitimate interests; others rely on consent.
California residents exercise rights via our privacy portal, including opt-outs from sale-sharing practices.
Updates to This Policy
We review and update this policy periodically to reflect technological or regulatory changes. Significant revisions trigger site notifications and consent refreshes.
Continued platform use post-update signifies acceptance. Check this page regularly for the latest version.
Contact Information
Questions about our cookie practices? Reach out to [email protected]. Our team responds within 48 hours, assisting with preference adjustments or data inquiries.
For EU users, our Data Protection Officer handles DPO-designated requests at the same address.
We commit to fostering trust through clear, actionable privacy controls, empowering users to leverage our AI name generation tools confidently.