Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how Golden Hour Studios ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, https://www.goldenhourstudios.com (the "Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website.
Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your computer or mobile device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several purposes, including:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. They enable you to navigate the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for instance which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don’t collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our website works.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. Functionality cookies can also be used to provide services you have asked for, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver adverts more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization.
- Analytics Cookies: We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors engage with our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about your use of our website, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages visited. This information is used to create reports and improve our website.
Types of Cookies We Use
The following types of cookies are used on our website:
- First-Party Cookies: These are cookies that are set by our website directly. We use first-party cookies to remember your preferences and settings, and to provide you with a personalized experience.
- Third-Party Cookies: These are cookies that are set by a third-party website. We use third-party cookies for advertising, analytics, and social media integration.
Here's a detailed list of cookies we may use:
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users | Performance | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Used to distinguish users | Performance | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Used to throttle request rate | Performance | 1 minute |
| cookieConsent | Golden Hour Studios | Stores user's cookie consent preference | Functionality | Persistent (Local Storage) |
| PHPSESSID | Golden Hour Studios | General purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables. | Essential | End of session |
Managing Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by using the cookie consent tool provided on our website. The tool allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject.
You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to refuse cookies, you may still use our website, though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
Here are links to instructions on how to control cookies in common browsers:
To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.
You can also opt-out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites by visiting https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Updates to this Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookies Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookies Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our Cookies Policy, please contact us at:
Golden Hour Studios
42 Oak Street, Suite 200
Springfield, IL 62704
Email: info@goldenhourstudios.com
Phone: 555-0100
This Cookies Policy is effective as of October 26, 2023.