Introduction
At Sonic Sanctuary Studios, located in the heart of Nashville at 12 Music Row East, we are committed to providing you with a seamless and informative online experience. This Cookies Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies on our website, sonicsanctuary.com. By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy. This policy is managed by our Data Protection Officer, Bartholomew "Bart" Higgins, who can be reached at [email protected] or (615) 555-7624.
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 more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies can do many things, such as remembering your preferences, recording what you have added to your shopping basket, and tracking your use of a website.
How We Use Cookies
Sonic Sanctuary Studios uses cookies for several purposes, including:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. 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, such as which pages they visit most often and if they receive error messages. This information helps us to improve the way our website works. We use tools like Google Analytics to gather this data.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your language or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
- Targeting/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.
Types of Cookies We Use
The following is a detailed list of the types of cookies we use on our website:
- Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain in the cookie file of your browser until you leave our site. We use session cookies to enable certain functions of the site, to better understand how you interact with our site and to monitor aggregate usage by our users and web traffic routing on our site.
- Persistent Cookies: These remain in the cookie file of your browser for much longer (though how long will depend on the lifetime of the specific cookie). We use persistent cookies to remember your settings and preferences, to track your navigation on our site and to remember you when you return to our site.
- First-Party Cookies: These are set by the website you are visiting directly. In our case, these are the cookies set by Sonic Sanctuary Studios.
- Third-Party Cookies: These are set by a domain other than that of the website you are visiting. For example, if a website uses a third-party analytics company, that company could set its own cookie to track user activity. We use third-party cookies from services like Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors use our site.
Specific Cookies We Use
Here are some specific examples of the cookies we use:
- _ga, _gid: These are Google Analytics cookies used to distinguish users and sessions, determine new sessions/visits, store traffic source information, and calculate end of session. These cookies are essential for analyzing website traffic and improving user experience.
- PHPSESSID: This is a native PHP cookie used to preserve user state across page requests.
- cookie_consent: This cookie is used to remember whether you have accepted our use of cookies. This ensures that you are not repeatedly asked to consent to our use of cookies.
How to Control Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in several ways. Please remember that removing or blocking cookies can impact your user experience and some parts of our website may no longer be fully accessible.
- Browser Settings: Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can change your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. The "help" function within your browser should tell you how to do this.
- Cookie Consent Tool: On your first visit to our website, you will have been presented with a cookie consent banner. You can revisit and change your preferences at any time.
- Third-Party Tools: There are also many third-party programs available that allow you to manage your cookies.
Opting Out of Cookies
If you wish to opt out of certain types of cookies, you can do so through the following mechanisms:
- Google Analytics: You can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics. This add-on is available for most major browsers.
- Targeted Advertising: You can also opt out of targeted advertising through the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out tool.
Changes to Our Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies. Any changes will be effective when we post the revised policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our Cookies Policy, please contact us:
Sonic Sanctuary Studios
12 Music Row East
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: (615) 555-7624
Email: [email protected]