This Cookies Policy explains how Golden Hour Studios ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at https://goldenhourstudios.com ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Golden Hour Studios) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
Specifically, we use cookies for the following purposes:
The following table outlines the types of cookies we use and why:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| session_id | Maintains user session information. | Session | Essential |
| ga | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | 2 years | Analytics |
| gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. | 1 minute | Analytics |
| gdpr_consent | Records user's consent choice regarding cookies. | 1 year | Functionality |
| dark_theme | Remembers the user's preferred website theme (dark or light). | Persistent | Functionality |
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by adjusting the settings in your web browser to reflect your cookie preferences.
You can set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject 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.
You can also configure your browser to alert you when a cookie is set, giving you the chance to decide whether to accept it. Disabling cookies may impact the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
For more information on how to manage and delete cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
We use Google Analytics to help analyze how users use our Website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect standard Internet log information and visitor behavior information in an anonymous form. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Website (including your IP address) is transmitted to Google. This information is then used to evaluate visitors' use of the Website and to compile statistical reports on website activity. We will never (and will not allow any third party to) use the statistical analytics tool to track or to collect any Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of visitors to our site.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
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.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at [email protected] or contact us by mail at:
Golden Hour StudiosYou can also call us at (619) 555-0123. Our privacy officer is Eleanor Vance.