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 are essential for the functioning of many websites, and they play a vital role in enhancing user experience.
Cookies can be classified based on their lifespan and the domain they belong to. Session cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a longer period, as specified in the cookie file. First-party cookies are set by the website you are visiting, while third-party cookies are set by a domain other than the one you are visiting.
Types of Cookies Used by Capture Canberra Studios
We use both first-party and third-party cookies on our website for several purposes, including functionality, performance, and analytics. Here’s a breakdown of the types of cookies we use:
Essential Cookies
These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionalities such as navigation, access to secure areas, and basic website features. Without these cookies, certain services you have asked for cannot be provided.
- Session Management: Maintaining your session and preferences during your visit.
- Security: Ensuring secure access to our website and protecting against fraudulent activities.
Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if they receive error messages. This information is used to improve how our website works. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
- Analytics: Understanding user behavior and traffic patterns to optimize website performance.
- Error Tracking: Identifying and addressing issues to improve the user experience.
Functionality Cookies
These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your language preference or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog.
- Preference Settings: Remembering your preferred language and display settings.
- Personalization: Providing a tailored experience based on your past interactions with our website.
Targeting and 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 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.
- Behavioral Advertising: Delivering targeted ads based on your browsing history.
- Ad Campaign Measurement: Tracking the performance of our advertising campaigns.
Managing 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. This tool allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject.
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. The methods for controlling cookies vary from browser to browser, so you should refer to your browser's help menu for more information.
Here are links to instructions on how to manage cookies in some popular web browsers:
Third-Party Cookies
In some cases, we may work with third-party service providers who use cookies on our website. These cookies are set by a domain other than capturecanberra.com.au. We carefully select our third-party providers and ensure they adhere to privacy standards.
Examples of third-party cookies we may use include:
- Google Analytics: To track website traffic and user behavior. Learn more at Google's Privacy Policy.
- Social Media Plugins: To enable social sharing and integration with platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third parties, and we encourage you to review their respective privacy policies.
Changes to This Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time in response to changing legal, technical, or business developments. When we update our Cookies Policy, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make. We will obtain your consent to any material Cookies Policy changes if and where this is required by applicable data protection laws.
We encourage you to review this Cookies Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our use of cookies, please contact us at:
Capture Canberra Studios
Data Protection Officer
14 Constitution Avenue
Canberra ACT 2601
Australia
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (02) 6205 0000
This Cookies Policy was last updated on 26 October 2023.