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 allow websites to 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.
Cookies can be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies. Persistent cookies remain on your computer or device for a specified period, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
Lumina Studios is committed to transparency in how we use cookies and what information they collect. This policy explains the types of cookies we use, how we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
How We Use Cookies
At Lumina Studios, we use cookies for a variety of purposes, all aimed at improving your experience on our website. These purposes include:
- Essential Functionality: Some cookies are essential for the proper functioning of our website. They enable you to navigate the site, use its features, and access secure areas. Without these cookies, certain services you have asked for cannot be provided.
- Performance and Analytics: We use cookies to collect information about how you use our website, such as which pages you visit most often, and if you get error messages from web pages. This data helps us to optimize our website, improve its performance, and understand how users interact with it. We use tools like Google Analytics to gather and analyze this information.
- Personalization: Cookies allow us to remember your preferences and personalize your experience on our website. For example, we may use cookies to remember your language settings, font size preferences, or to show you content that is relevant to your interests.
- Marketing and Advertising: We may use cookies to track your browsing behavior across different websites and to show you targeted advertisements that are relevant to your interests. This helps us to promote Lumina Studios' services and offerings effectively.
By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies for these purposes. If you do not agree to the use of cookies, you can disable them in your browser settings. However, please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website and your ability to access certain features.
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 and enable you to navigate the site and use its features. They do not collect any information about you that could be used for marketing purposes.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use our website, such as which pages you visit most often and if you experience any errors. This information is used to improve the performance of our website and to understand how users interact with it. Examples include Google Analytics cookies.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember your preferences and provide enhanced functionality. For example, they may remember your language settings or font size preferences.
- Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to track your browsing behavior across different websites and to show you targeted advertisements that are relevant to your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
Below is a detailed table listing the specific cookies we use, their names, purposes, and expiration times:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Maintains user session | Session Cookie | End of session |
| _ga | Google Analytics tracking | Persistent Cookie | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics tracking | Session Cookie | 24 hours |
| cookieConsent | Remembers user's cookie consent preferences | Persistent Cookie | 1 year |
| LuminaTheme | Stores user's theme preference (light/dark) | Persistent Cookie | 365 days |
Managing Cookies
You have the right to control whether or not you accept cookies. You can manage cookies in several ways, including:
- Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can configure your browser to block all cookies, accept only certain types of cookies, or to prompt you each time a website tries to set a cookie. Refer to your browser's documentation for instructions on how to manage cookies.
- Cookie Consent Tools: Our website may provide a cookie consent tool that allows you to manage your cookie preferences directly. This tool will typically allow you to accept or reject different categories of cookies.
- Third-Party Tools: There are also various third-party tools and browser extensions available that can help you manage cookies and protect your privacy online.
Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website and your ability to access certain features. For example, if you block strictly necessary cookies, you may not be able to log in to your account or access secure areas of the site.
By continuing to use our website without changing your cookie settings, you are consenting to our use of cookies as described in this policy.
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please contact us using the information provided on our Contact page.