Cookies Policy
At Visionary Media Group, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website. This Cookies Policy explains how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and use information about you when you visit our website.
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 website. Cookies can be either "persistent" or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your computer after you close your browser and will be used by your browser on subsequent visits to the website. Session cookies are temporary and are deleted once you close your browser.
Cookies serve many functions. For example, they help us remember your preferences and allow us to analyze how our website is performing. This information helps us improve our website and provide you with a better user experience. Here's a visual representation of how cookies interact with our website, storing and retrieving your preferences to enhance your experience
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How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for a variety of purposes, including:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled. 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 count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our website. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your language 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.
- Targeting 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.
Specific Cookies We Use
The following table provides more information about the specific cookies we use and why:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used to distinguish users. | Performance | 2 years |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users. | Performance | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate. | Performance | 1 minute |
| PHPSESSID | Used to maintain user session. | Essential | Session |
| cookieconsent_status | Used to remember user's cookie consent preferences. | Functionality | 1 year |
Other Tracking Technologies
In addition to cookies, we may use other tracking technologies, such as web beacons, pixel tags, and embedded scripts, to collect information about your browsing behavior. Web beacons are small graphic images (also known as "clear GIFs" or "web bugs") that may be included on our website and typically work in conjunction with cookies to identify our users and user behavior. Pixel tags are similar to web beacons and are used to track the online movements of web users. Embedded scripts are programming code that is downloaded onto your device and used to collect information about your interactions with our website. We use these technologies to analyze trends, administer the website, track users’ movements around the website, and gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. A modern website utilizes a wide array of these technologies to optimize performance and personalize user experience, as visualized here
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Your Choices
You have several choices regarding cookies:
- Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to block all cookies, accept only first-party cookies, or delete cookies when you close your browser. Please note that if you disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly.
- Cookie Consent Tool: We provide a cookie consent tool on our website that allows you to manage your cookie preferences. You can use this tool to accept or reject different categories of cookies.
- Opt-Out Links: Some of our third-party service providers offer opt-out links that allow you to prevent them from collecting information about you. For example, you can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on .
For more information about how to manage cookies, please refer to the documentation for your web browser.
Changes to this Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or technology. We will post any changes to this Cookies Policy on our website. We encourage you to review this Cookies Policy periodically to stay informed about how we are using cookies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy, please contact us at:
Visionary Media Group
42 Oak Street, Suite 200
Asheville, NC 28801
Phone: (828) 555-0123
Email: [email protected]
This Cookies Policy is effective as of November 3, 2024.
Our Data Protection Officer, Ms. Anya Petrova, can be contacted at the email listed above regarding all privacy concerns, including those relating to cookies.
Visionary Media Group strives to be transparent and informative about the use of cookies and tracking technologies, ensuring the best possible experience while maintaining the highest standards of user privacy and data security. We are dedicated to adhering to all applicable data protection regulations and best practices.