Cookies Policy for The Lumina Acting Academy
This is the Cookies Policy for The Lumina Acting Academy, accessible from luminaacademy.com. Like many professional websites, this site uses cookies to improve your experience. This page describes what cookies are, how we use them, and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored; however, this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the site's functionality.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer, tablet, or mobile device by websites that you visit. 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 do not harm your system; they are simply text files that cannot execute any code.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below:
- Essential Cookies: Some cookies are essential to the operation of our website. For example, some cookies allow us to identify and authenticate users so they can access secure areas of the site. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like audition sign-ups or course registration, cannot be provided.
- 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 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 acting classes based on the region stored in a cookie.
- 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.
- Analytics Cookies: We use analytics cookies to help us understand how visitors engage with our website. For example, we use Google Analytics to track website usage and traffic. This helps us to understand which pages are popular, which are not, and how we can improve the website for our users.
The Cookies We Set
Here's a detailed breakdown of the cookies you might encounter on our website:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| session_id | Used to maintain user session across pages, crucial for logged-in users and form submissions. | Session (deleted when browser is closed) |
| google_analytics | Tracks website traffic and user behavior to improve website performance and content. | 2 years |
| cookie_consent | Records user's consent to use cookies; prevents cookie banner from reappearing on every page visit. | 1 year |
| user_location | Stores user's approximate location to provide localized content, such as nearby acting classes. | 30 days |
| dark_mode_preference | Remembers user's dark mode preference for a consistent browsing experience. | Persistent (until manually deleted) |
Disabling Cookies
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site.
Therefore, it is recommended that you do not disable cookies. If you choose to disable cookies, please be aware of the potential impact on your browsing experience.
More Information
Hopefully, that has clarified things for you. As was previously mentioned, if there is something that you aren't sure whether you need or not, it's usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site.
However, if you are still looking for more information, then you can contact us through one of our preferred contact methods:
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (312) 555-ACT1
- Address: 123 Stage Street, Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60611
Updates to this 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.
For further information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy .