Cookies Policy
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other 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 allow websites to remember your actions and preferences (such as login details, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
Cookies can be classified as 'session' or 'persistent' cookies, depending on how long they last after they are placed on your browser:
- Session cookies last only for as long as you are visiting the website and are typically deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period of time or until you delete them.
How We Use Cookies
At Directing Mastery Academy, we use cookies to enhance your experience on our website, improve our services, and provide you with relevant information. Specifically, we use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Website Functionality: These cookies are essential for you to browse our website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas and navigating between pages. Without these cookies, certain services you have asked for cannot be provided.
- Performance and Analytics: We use cookies to collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if they receive error messages. This helps us to improve the way our website works and to understand the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns. We use tools like Google Analytics, which uses cookies to collect and report website traffic data.
- Functionality: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your language preference or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog.
- Advertising and Targeting: We may use cookies to deliver advertisements that are 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. These cookies may track your browsing habits across different websites.
Types of Cookies We Use
Here is a detailed breakdown of the specific types of cookies we use on the Directing Mastery Academy website:
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Strictly Necessary Cookies:
- Name: PHPSESSID
- Purpose: Maintains user session across pages.
- Duration: Session
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Performance Cookies:
- Name: _ga
- Purpose: Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users.
- Duration: 2 years
- Name: _gid
- Purpose: Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users.
- Duration: 24 hours
- Name: _gat
- Purpose: Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate.
- Duration: 1 minute
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Functionality Cookies:
- Name: language_preference
- Purpose: Remembers the user's preferred language.
- Duration: 1 year
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Advertising Cookies:
- Name: _fbp
- Purpose: Used by Facebook to deliver advertising based on browsing behavior.
- Duration: 90 days
We also partner with third-party services that may set cookies on your device when you visit our website. These third parties include:
- Google Analytics: For website analytics and traffic monitoring. You can learn more about Google's privacy practices and opt-out options at Google Privacy Policy .
- Facebook Pixel: For targeted advertising and conversion tracking. You can learn more about Facebook's privacy practices and opt-out options at Facebook Data Policy .
Managing Cookies
You have the right to control whether or not to accept cookies. You can exercise this right by amending the settings in your browser to reflect your cookie preferences. Most browsers allow you to:
- See what cookies you’ve got and delete them individually.
- Block third-party cookies.
- Block cookies from particular sites.
- Block all cookies from being set.
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser.
Please note that if you choose to disable cookies, some parts of our website may not function properly or be accessible. For example, you may not be able to log in to your account or access certain course materials.
Here are links to instructions on how to manage cookies in some of the most popular web browsers:
You can also use online tools to manage cookies from various websites. One such tool is the Your Online Choices website, which allows you to opt-out of targeted advertising cookies.
Updates to This Policy: We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data practices. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies. Any changes will be effective when we post the revised policy on our website.
Contact Us: If you have any questions about our Cookies Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us at:
Directing Mastery Academy
Attention: Privacy Officer
123 Film Row
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (213) 555-3456
This Cookies Policy was last updated on November 8, 2024, by Alistair Finch, founder of Directing Mastery Academy.