Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Chromatic Visions Media ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, chromaticvisionsmedia.com (the "Website"). This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy, which provides additional information about how we handle personal data.
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 site. Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your computer after you have closed your browser, while session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
How We Use Cookies
Chromatic Visions Media uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the basic functioning of our Website. They enable you to navigate the Website 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 example, 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 language or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customize. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
- Targeting or Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements 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 campaigns. 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.
Types of Cookies We Use
The following table provides more information about the cookies we use and why:
Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
---|---|---|---|
_ga | Used to distinguish users. | Performance | 2 years |
_gid | Used to distinguish users. | Performance | 24 hours |
_gat | Used to throttle request rate. | Performance | 1 minute |
cookieconsent_status | Remembers the user's cookie consent preference. | Functionality | 1 year |
PHPSESSID | Preserves user session state across page requests. | Essential | Session |
Cookie Consent
When you first visit our Website, we will display a cookie banner informing you about our use of cookies and requesting your consent to their use. By continuing to browse our Website after seeing the cookie banner, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy. You can withdraw your consent at any time by changing your browser settings as described below.
Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please keep in mind that removing or blocking cookies can impact your user experience and some parts of our Website may no longer be fully accessible.
- Browser Settings: Most browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies or to alert you when a cookie is being sent. You can also delete existing cookies from your browser. The exact procedure for managing cookies will vary depending on your browser. Refer to your browser's help documentation for instructions.
- Third-Party Tools: Several third-party tools are available to help you manage cookies. These tools can allow you to block specific cookies or to delete cookies on a regular basis.
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use third-party cookies on our Website. These cookies are placed by third-party service providers, such as Google Analytics, to help us analyze Website traffic and improve our services. We have no control over these cookies and their use is subject to the third-party's own cookie policy. We use Google Analytics to collect information about how visitors use our website. The information generated by Google Analytics cookies about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. You can prevent Google’s collection and use of data (including your IP address) by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Changes to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will post any changes to this Cookie Policy on our Website. Your continued use of our Website after the effective date of any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Cookie Policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Chromatic Visions Media
Attn: Data Protection Officer
123 Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78701
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 512-555-1212
Our Data Protection Officer, Elias Thompson, is available to answer any queries regarding this policy or our data protection practices.
This Cookie Policy is effective as of January 1, 2025.
"Understanding and controlling your cookie preferences is essential for maintaining your privacy online. Chromatic Visions Media is committed to transparency and providing you with the tools to manage your data effectively." - Elias Thompson, Data Protection Officer.