Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how Directing Mastery Academy ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at directingmasteryacademy.com ("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 data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Directing Mastery Academy) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following types of cookies on our Website:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential to enable you to browse our Website and use its features, such as accessing secure areas of the Website.
- 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 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.
- 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. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization.
- Analytics Cookies: We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve the website's functionality and user experience. For instance, we may use Google Analytics to track page views, time spent on site, and navigation patterns. This data is anonymized and used for statistical purposes.
Specific Cookies Used
The following table describes the specific cookies that we use on our website, including their purpose and duration:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Provider | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used to distinguish users. | Google Analytics | 2 years | Analytics |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users. | Google Analytics | 24 hours | Analytics |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate. | Google Analytics | 1 minute | Analytics |
| PHPSESSID | Preserves user session state across page requests. | Directing Mastery Academy | Session | Strictly Necessary |
| cookie_consent | Stores user's cookie consent preferences. | Directing Mastery Academy | 1 year | Functionality |
Managing Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager. The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide you with services.
You can access the Cookie Consent Manager through a notification banner displayed on our website, or by adjusting your browser settings. Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Directing Mastery Academy website. For example:
Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Where can you get further information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at [email protected] or by mail at:
Directing Mastery Academy
Attn: Privacy Officer
6300 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90048
This Cookies Policy was last updated on October 26, 2024, by legal counsel, Bard & Rosen LLP, specializing in internet privacy law.