Starlight Studios Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Starlight Studios ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, starlightstudios.com (the "Website"). It describes what cookies are, the types of cookies we use, how we use them, and your choices regarding cookies.

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 more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies can do many different things, such as remembering your preferences, recording what you have added to your shopping cart, and counting the number of people looking at a website.

Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following types of cookies on our Website:

• Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the operation 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. 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. 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 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. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization.
• Analytics Cookies: We use Google Analytics to collect information about visitor behavior on our Website. This includes things like the pages visited, time spent on the Website, and how users navigate through the Website. This information helps us to improve the Website and provide a better user experience.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes:

• To personalize your experience on our Website.
• To remember your preferences.
• To analyze how our Website is used.
• To improve our Website.
• To provide targeted advertising.

Third-Party Cookies

In some cases, we may also use third-party cookies on our Website. These cookies are placed by third-party service providers, such as advertising networks or social media platforms. We use these cookies to provide targeted advertising, to enable social media sharing, and to analyze how our Website is used.

Your Choices Regarding Cookies

You have several choices regarding cookies:

1. Browser Settings: You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may prevent you from being able to access certain features of our Website.
2. Cookie Consent Tool: We may provide a cookie consent tool on our Website that allows you to choose which types of cookies you want to allow.
3. Opt-Out Options: Some third-party service providers offer opt-out options for their cookies. For example, you can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Managing Cookies

Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is being set. However, please note that if you disable cookies, you may not be able to access certain parts of our Website or use certain features.

To learn more about how to manage cookies, please refer to the documentation for your web browser.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will post any changes on our Website. You are advised to review this Cookie Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, please contact us at our contact page.

You can also review our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions for more information about our data handling practices.

We are committed to ensuring our website is accessible to everyone. For information on our accessibility efforts, please visit our Accessibility page.

Specific Cookies Used

Here is a list of specific cookies we use on our site, along with their purpose and expiry:

• _ga: Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. Expires after 2 years.
• _gid: Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. Expires after 24 hours.
• cookieconsent_status: Records the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. Expires after 1 year.
• sessionid: Tracks the active user session. Expires when the browsing session ends.

Consent

By continuing to use our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy. You have the option to withdraw your consent at any time by adjusting your browser settings or using our cookie consent tool, if available.

Legal Compliance

This Cookie Policy is designed to comply with relevant data protection regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the ePrivacy Directive. We strive to provide clear and transparent information about our cookie practices to ensure you can make informed decisions about your privacy.

Future Updates

We regularly review and update our Cookie Policy to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We encourage you to check this page periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies and your choices regarding them.

Contact Information

If you have any further questions or concerns about our Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are committed to addressing your concerns and providing you with the information you need to make informed decisions about your privacy. You can reach us through our contact page.