Cookies Policy

Introduction

Welcome to the Cookies Policy of Directing Mastery Academy, located in the heart of Los Angeles' vibrant film industry. This policy explains how we use cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website, directingmastery.edu. This policy is designed to provide you with clear and comprehensive information about our practices, ensuring you can make informed decisions regarding your online privacy while exploring our directing courses, esteemed faculty, and inspiring success stories.

At Directing Mastery Academy, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring a transparent online experience. Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) 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. By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy.

Types of Cookies We Use

We use various types of cookies to enhance your experience and provide personalized content. Here's an overview of the categories we employ:

  • Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly and cannot be disabled. They include cookies that enable you to log into secure areas of our website, use a shopping cart, or make use of e-billing services. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like remembering your login details or shopping basket items, cannot be provided.
  • Analytics Cookies: These cookies allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and to see how visitors move around our website when they are using it. This helps us to improve the way our website works, for example, by ensuring that users are finding what they are looking for easily. We use tools like Google Analytics to gather this information.
  • Functionality Cookies: These are used to recognize you when you return to our website. This enables us to personalize our content for you, greet you by name, and remember your preferences (for example, your choice of language or region).
  • Targeting Cookies: These cookies record your visit to our website, the pages you have visited, and the links you have followed. We will use this information to make our website and the advertising displayed on it more relevant to your interests. We may also share this information with third parties for this purpose.
Detailed Overview of Cookies Used
Cookie Name Purpose Duration Cookie Origin
_ga Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. 2 years google-analytics.com
_gid Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. 24 hours google-analytics.com
PHPSESSID A session cookie that maintains user state across page requests. End of session directingmastery.edu
cookieConsent Stores the user's cookie consent preferences. 1 year directingmastery.edu

How We Use Cookies

At Directing Mastery Academy, we utilize cookies for various purposes to improve your online experience and provide tailored content that aligns with your interests in film directing and cinematic arts. Here’s a breakdown of how we use them:

  • Enhancing User Experience: Cookies help us to remember your preferences, such as language settings and previously viewed pages. This ensures a more personalized and seamless browsing experience when you return to our website. For instance, if you previously explored courses related to cinematography, cookies will help us recommend similar content upon your next visit.
  • Analyzing Website Traffic: We use analytics cookies, particularly through Google Analytics, to gather data on how visitors interact with our website. This includes tracking the number of visitors, the pages they visit, and the duration of their stay. This information helps us to identify popular content, understand user behavior, and make data-driven decisions to improve our website's usability and relevance.
  • Improving Website Functionality: Essential cookies are crucial for the basic functionality of our website. They enable you to navigate between pages, fill out forms (such as course registration), and access secure areas. Without these cookies, certain features of our website may not function correctly, impacting your overall experience.
  • Targeted Advertising and Content: Targeting cookies allow us to understand your interests based on your browsing history on our site. This helps us to display relevant advertisements and content that may be of interest to you, such as upcoming workshops, faculty spotlights, or student success stories. We aim to provide you with information that enhances your knowledge and passion for film directing.

By understanding how you interact with our site through cookies, we can continuously refine our content and services to better meet your needs and interests in the field of film direction. This ultimately helps us in our mission to provide aspiring directors with the best possible resources and education.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have the right to control and manage your cookie preferences. Directing Mastery Academy provides you with the following options:

  • Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can configure your browser to block all cookies, accept only certain types of cookies, or prompt you each time a website wants to set a cookie. Keep in mind that blocking all cookies may impact the functionality of some websites, including ours.
  • Cookie Consent Tool: When you first visit our website, you are presented with a cookie consent banner. This tool allows you to customize your cookie preferences, selecting which types of cookies you wish to allow. You can revisit and modify these settings at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Preferences" link in the footer of our website.
  • Opt-Out Tools: For analytics cookies, you can often opt-out directly through the service provider. For example, Google Analytics offers a browser add-on that allows you to prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics.

Here’s how you can manage cookies in some popular web browsers:

  • Google Chrome: Go to Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data.
  • Mozilla Firefox: Go to Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data.
  • Safari: Go to Preferences > Privacy > Cookies and website data.
  • Microsoft Edge: Go to Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data.

By taking control of your cookie preferences, you can ensure that your online experience with Directing Mastery Academy aligns with your personal privacy preferences. We encourage you to review your browser settings and utilize the cookie consent tool on our website to make informed decisions about your data.

Reference to Privacy Policy

This Cookies Policy is an integral part of our broader commitment to protecting your privacy. For more detailed information on how we collect, use, and protect your personal data, please refer to our comprehensive Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy provides in-depth details on:

  • The types of personal information we collect.
  • How we use your information to provide our services and enhance your experience.
  • The measures we take to protect your data from unauthorized access and disclosure.
  • Your rights regarding your personal data, including the right to access, correct, and delete your information.
  • How to contact us with any privacy-related questions or concerns.

We encourage you to review our Privacy Policy to gain a complete understanding of our data protection practices and your rights as a user of Directing Mastery Academy's website. Our Privacy Policy is regularly updated to reflect changes in our practices and legal requirements. By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood both this Cookies Policy and our Privacy Policy.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our data practices. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last Updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are using cookies and protecting your privacy. Significant changes to this policy will be communicated to you through a prominent notice on our website or via email, as required by law. Your continued use of our website after the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Cookies Policy.