Veridian Stage Academy Cookies Policy
Welcome to the Veridian Stage Academy's Cookies Policy. This policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at veridianstageacademy.com. 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. Cookies are widely used to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the website.
Cookies help us to understand how you use our site, remember your preferences, and generally improve your browsing experience. They can also help to ensure that the advertisements you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.
Why We Use Cookies
Veridian Stage Academy uses cookies for several reasons, including:
- Essential 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.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, for instance 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. 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 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.
- Analytics Cookies: We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors engage with our website. This helps us improve the user experience and make our website more effective. For example, we use Google Analytics to track website traffic and analyze user behavior.
Types of Cookies We Use
The following table describes the types of cookies we use on our website:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | 2 years | Analytics |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. | 24 hours | Analytics |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. | 1 minute | Analytics |
| PHPSESSID | Used to maintain user session. | Session | Essential |
| cookie_consent | Used to remember user's cookie consent preferences. | 1 year | Functionality |
How to Control Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by using the cookie consent tool provided on our website. You can also 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.
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies) you may not be able to access all or parts of our site.
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Specific Cookies Used by Veridian Stage Academy
Here's a more detailed explanation of the specific cookies we use:
- Google Analytics Cookies: We use Google Analytics to collect data about website traffic and user behavior. This information helps us to understand how users interact with our site and to improve its design and functionality. Google Analytics uses cookies to distinguish users and to track their sessions.
- Session Cookies: These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of our website. They are used to maintain your session as you navigate through different pages. Without these cookies, you may be required to log in repeatedly.
- Cookie Consent Cookie: We use a cookie to remember your preferences regarding cookies. This cookie ensures that we comply with your choices regarding the use of cookies on our website.
Changes to Our Cookies Policy
Veridian Stage Academy 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 re-visit this Cookies Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date of the latest revision will be indicated at the top of this page. Changes will be effective immediately upon their posting on the website.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our Cookies Policy or our use of cookies and similar technologies, please contact us at:
Veridian Stage Academy
225 N Wabash Ave, Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60601
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (312) 555-2288
Our Data Protection Officer is Amelia Stone, and she can be reached at the email address provided above.
Thank you for visiting Veridian Stage Academy. We are committed to protecting your privacy and providing a safe and enjoyable online experience.