Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how Emerald Coast Acting Academy ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website www.emeraldcoastactingacademy.com (the "Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
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 website. Cookies allow a website to recognize a user’s device. They can remember your actions and preferences (such as login, 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.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for several reasons, including:
- Essential 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 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 user name, 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. Functionality cookies can also be used to provide services you have asked for, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
- 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. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization. We may use these cookies to show you targeted ads on other websites based on your browsing activity on our Website.
- Analytics Cookies: We use analytics cookies, such as Google Analytics, to help us understand how visitors arrive at and browse our website to identify areas for improvement such as navigation, user experience, and marketing campaigns. These cookies may collect anonymous data about your visits to our website, including which pages you visited and how long you spent there.
Types of Cookies We Use
Here is a list of the specific types of cookies we may use on our Website:
- Google Analytics: These cookies are used to track website traffic and user behavior. They help us understand how users interact with our Website and improve its performance.
- Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser. They are used to maintain your session while you are browsing our Website.
- Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a set period of time or until you delete them. They are used to remember your preferences and settings for future visits.
- Third-Party Cookies: We may use third-party services that also set cookies on our Website. These cookies are governed by the respective third-party's privacy policy. For example, social media platforms like Facebook or Instagram might use cookies if we embed their content on our pages.
How to Manage Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by using your web browser settings. Each web browser is different, so please refer to your browser’s help menu to learn how to modify your cookie preferences.
You can usually find these settings in the "options" or "preferences" menu of your browser. Here are some links to the help pages of popular web browsers:
Please note that if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our Website may not function properly or may not be available to you.
You can also opt-out of targeted advertising by visiting the following websites:
Specific Cookies in Use
Below is a more detailed table outlining the specific cookies we may use. Please note this list is not exhaustive and may be updated from time to time.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Provider | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used to distinguish users and sessions. | Google Analytics | Performance | 2 years |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users. | Google Analytics | Performance | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate. | Google Analytics | Performance | 1 minute |
| PHPSESSID | Maintains user session across pages. | Emerald Coast Acting Academy | Essential | Session |
| cookieconsent_status | Remembers if user has accepted the cookie policy. | Emerald Coast Acting Academy | Functionality | 1 year |
Updates to this Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to our practices or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this Cookies Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookies Policy, please contact us at:
Emerald Coast Acting Academy
Attn: Data Protection Officer
420 Palafox Street
Pensacola, FL 32502
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (850) 555-2288
For more information about our privacy practices, please review our Privacy Policy.