What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you browse websites. 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 the website 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.
How We Use Cookies
At The Video Blogging Academy, we use cookies for a variety of purposes, including:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the basic functionality of our website. They enable you to navigate our site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas and purchasing our courses. Without these cookies, certain services you have asked for 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. This data helps us to improve the performance and design of our website. We use tools like Google Analytics to collect and analyze this information.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make (such as your language or region) 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.
- 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. These cookies are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission.
- Third-Party Cookies: We may also use third-party services that set cookies on your device. These cookies are subject to the respective third-party's privacy policy and cookie policy. For example, social media platforms may set cookies when you share content from our website on their platforms.
Specific Cookies We Use
Here is a more detailed list of the types of cookies we use and why:
- Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser. We use them to track your activity on our site during a single browsing session.
- Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a set period of time (as defined in the cookie). We use them to remember your preferences and settings for future visits.
- Google Analytics Cookies: These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited.
- Marketing and Retargeting Cookies: These cookies track your browsing habits so that we can show you advertising which is more likely to be of interest to you. You might see these adverts on other websites that you visit.
Managing Cookies
You have the right to choose whether or not to accept cookies. You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish. You can delete all cookies that are already on your computer and you can set most browsers to prevent them from being placed.
However, if you do this, you may have to manually adjust some preferences every time you visit a site, and some services and functionalities may not work. Here are the steps you can take to manage your cookies:
- Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can typically find these settings in the “Options” or “Preferences” menu of your browser. You can configure your browser to block all cookies, accept only first-party cookies, or prompt you before a cookie is set.
- Third-Party Tools: There are also third-party browser extensions and tools that can help you manage cookies and protect your privacy online.
- Website Cookie Banners: Many websites use cookie banners or pop-ups to request your consent to use cookies. You can often customize your cookie preferences through these banners.
To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Consent
By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this Cookies Policy. If you do not agree with our use of cookies, you can disable cookies in your browser settings or refrain from using our website.
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or in legal requirements. We will post any changes on this page and update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our Cookies Policy, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Thank you for taking the time to understand how we use cookies at The Video Blogging Academy. We are committed to protecting your privacy and providing you with a seamless and enjoyable browsing experience.
We also encourage you to review our Privacy Policy to learn more about how we collect, use, and protect your personal information.