What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, smartphone, or other 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 enable 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 "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 cookies that expire when you close your browser. Most websites use both session and persistent cookies to enhance the user experience.
How We Use Cookies at Aurora Video Productions
At Aurora Video Productions, we use cookies to improve your experience on our website. This includes:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable you to navigate our site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages they visit 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 adverts 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.
By using our website, you consent to our use of cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy.
Types of Cookies We Use
The following table describes the types of cookies we use on our website and their purpose:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Maintains user session | Essential | Session |
| _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | Performance | 2 years |
| _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | Performance | 24 hours |
| cookieConsent | Remembers if the user has accepted the cookie policy. | Functionality | 1 year |
| adPreference | Used to show relevant ads to users. | Targeting | 3 months |
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use third-party cookies on our website. These cookies are placed by third-party service providers, such as Google Analytics, to help us analyze how our website is used and to provide other services. We do not control these third-party cookies and are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third parties for more information about their use of cookies.
Currently, we use the following third-party services that may set cookies:
- Google Analytics: Used for website analytics and tracking. You can learn more about Google's privacy practices at Google Privacy Policy.
How to Control Cookies
You have the right to control whether or not to accept cookies. You can control cookies through your web browser settings. Most web browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies have been set and delete them individually.
- Block third-party cookies.
- Block cookies from particular websites.
- Block all cookies from being set.
- Delete all cookies when you close your browser.
If you choose to block all cookies, please be aware that some features of our website may not function properly. To learn more about how to control cookies, please refer to the help documentation for your web browser.
Here are some links to the help documentation for popular web browsers:
Changes to the Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will post any changes to this Cookie Policy on our website and update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically for any updates.
Any changes will become effective when we post the revised Cookie Policy on our website.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or concerns about our Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Aurora Video Productions
321 Elm Street, Suite 500
Oakville, ON L6J 4Y1
Canada
Email: privacy@auroravideoproductions.com
Phone: (905) 555-2020
We are committed to protecting your privacy and will respond to your inquiry as soon as possible. You may contact Michael Davies, our Data Protection Officer, directly with any privacy-related concerns.