What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you browse websites. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies enable the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size and other display preferences) over a period, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
How Serenity Studios Uses Cookies
At Serenity Studios, located at 42 Oak Street, Suite 200, Anytown, CA 91234, we use cookies to:
- Improve website functionality and performance.
- Personalize your experience by remembering your preferences.
- Understand how visitors use our website to improve content and navigation.
- Provide relevant advertising and marketing communications.
Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following types of cookies on our website:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for you to browse the website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the site. 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 our 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.
- Targeting or 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.
Specific Cookies Used on Our Website
The following table details the specific cookies we use on our website and their purpose:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | Performance | 2 years |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | Performance | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. | Performance | 1 minute |
| cookieConsent | Stores user's cookie consent preferences. | Functionality | 1 year |
How to Manage Cookies
You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed. If you do this, however, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site and some services and functionalities may not work.
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org or www.aboutcookies.org.
Managing Cookies in Your Browser
Here are links to instructions on how to manage cookies in some popular web browsers:
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use third-party cookies, such as those from Google Analytics, to provide web analytics services. These cookies are subject to the privacy policies of the respective third parties. We use Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors engage with our website. You can learn more about Google Analytics and how to opt-out here.
Updates to this Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies. Any changes will be effective immediately upon posting of the revised Cookies Policy.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
Serenity Studios
Attention: Data Protection Officer
42 Oak Street, Suite 200
Anytown, CA 91234
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (555) 789-0123
Last updated: October 26, 2023
By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this Cookies Policy.
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