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 do many things, such as remembering your preferences, letting you navigate between pages efficiently, and generally improving your experience.
Think of cookies as a website's memory, enabling it to recognize a user who returns to the site. Without cookies, a website would treat you as a new visitor every time you move to a new page on the site.
How Visionary Studios Uses Cookies
At Visionary Studios, we use cookies to improve the functionality and performance of our website and to provide you with a better browsing experience. We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They include cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart, or make use of e-billing services.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies are used to recognize you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
- Targeting Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
We do not use cookies to collect any personally identifiable information (PII) without your explicit consent. Any data collected through cookies is used solely for the purposes outlined in this policy.
Types of Cookies We Use
We use both first-party and third-party cookies on our website:
- First-Party Cookies: These cookies are set by Visionary Studios and are used to enhance your experience on our website. They are essential for the core functionality of the site.
- Third-Party Cookies: These cookies are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. These may include cookies set by social media platforms (like Facebook and Twitter) if you use social sharing buttons or cookies set by analytics providers (like Google Analytics) to monitor website traffic.
Below is a detailed list of the specific cookies we use, their purpose, and their duration:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | 2 years | Third-Party |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | 24 hours | Third-Party |
| PHPSESSID | Preserves user session state across page requests. | Session | First-Party |
| cookie_consent | Records user consent for cookie usage. | 1 year | First-Party |
How to Control Cookies
You have the right to choose whether or not to accept cookies. You can control cookies through your web browser settings. Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences. You can set your browser to:
- Accept all cookies
- Reject all cookies
- Notify you when a cookie is set
Please note that if you choose to disable cookies, some parts of our website may not function properly. For example, you may not be able to log in or access personalized content.
Here are some resources to help you manage your cookie settings in popular web browsers:
You can also use third-party tools to manage cookies and protect your privacy online. These tools can help you to:
- Block tracking cookies
- Delete existing cookies
- Set browser privacy preferences
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and we encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are using cookies.
The date of the most recent revision will be indicated at the top of this page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our Cookies Policy, please contact us through our contact page.
Additional Information
For more information about cookies, you can visit the following websites:
We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that you have a positive experience on our website. By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this policy.