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 site. Cookies help websites remember information about your visit, like your preferred language and other settings. This can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you.
Essentially, cookies allow a website to recognize your device. They are not programs and cannot carry viruses or install malware on your computer.
How We Use Cookies
At Directing Mastery Academy, located in the bustling film district of Tribeca, New York City, we use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. Our cookies help us understand how you use our site, personalize content, and improve our services. Specifically, we utilize cookies for the following purposes:
- To remember your preferences: Cookies enable our website to remember your settings, such as language preferences and login details, so you don’t have to re-enter them each time you visit.
- To analyze website traffic: We use cookies to gather data about website traffic and usage patterns. This information helps us identify areas for improvement and optimize the site for a better user experience. We may use tools like Google Analytics for this purpose, which uses cookies to track your activity on our site.
- To personalize content: Cookies allow us to display content and recommendations that are relevant to your interests and needs. For instance, if you have previously viewed courses related to cinematography, we may use cookies to highlight similar courses for you.
- To provide targeted advertising: We may partner with advertising networks to display advertisements on our website and other websites you visit. These networks use cookies to collect information about your browsing habits and show you ads that are tailored to your interests. This helps us promote relevant courses and events offered by Directing Mastery Academy.
- To ensure website security: Cookies play a role in protecting our website and your information. They help us detect and prevent fraudulent activities, such as unauthorized access to your account.
Types of Cookies We Use
We use several types of cookies to ensure our website functions effectively and provides you with the best possible experience. These include:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the operation of our website. They enable you to navigate the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, certain services you have requested cannot be provided. For example, these cookies are necessary for managing your account and processing your course enrollments.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if they encounter error messages. This data is used to improve the performance of our website and enhance the user experience. Performance cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a functionality cookie can be used to remember your progress in a course so you can pick up where you left off. 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.
- Targeting or 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 advertising campaigns. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations, such as advertisers.
- Session Cookies: These cookies are temporary and are erased when you close your browser. They are used to track your activity on our website during a single browsing session.
- Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a set period, even after you close your browser. They are used to remember your preferences and settings for future visits.
Managing Cookies
You have the right to control and manage cookies according to your preferences. You can modify your browser settings to accept or reject cookies, or to prompt you each time a cookie is set. Please note that disabling cookies may impact your experience on our website, and some features may not function correctly. Here's how you can manage cookies:
- Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can usually find these settings in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. You can configure your browser to block all cookies, accept only first-party cookies, or delete cookies when you close your browser. Refer to your browser's help documentation for specific instructions.
- Third-Party Tools: There are also third-party tools available that can help you manage cookies. These tools allow you to view and delete cookies that have been placed on your device, as well as block future cookies from being set.
- Opt-Out Links: Some advertising networks provide opt-out links that allow you to prevent them from collecting information about your browsing habits. You can visit the websites of these networks to learn more about their privacy policies and opt-out options.
- Cookie Consent Banners: Our website may display a cookie consent banner when you first visit. This banner allows you to choose whether or not to accept cookies. By clicking "Accept," you consent to our use of cookies as described in this policy. If you choose to decline cookies, some features of our website may not be available to you.
By continuing to use our website without changing your cookie settings, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this Cookies Policy.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about our Cookies Policy or our use of cookies, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are committed to protecting your privacy and addressing any issues you may have. You can reach us at:
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (212) 555-3456
- Address: 325 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10013
Our Data Protection Officer, Dr. Anya Sharma, is also available to assist with any data privacy inquiries. Please contact her via the email address provided above.