Aurora Visuals

Cookies Policy

This Cookies Policy explains how Aurora Visuals ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website, auroravisuals.com (the "Website"). This policy is designed to provide you with clear and comprehensive information about the cookies we use and how you can manage them.

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 help websites remember your preferences, understand how users navigate the site, and improve the overall user experience.

How We Use Cookies

Aurora Visuals uses cookies for several purposes, including:

• Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the basic functioning of our Website. They enable you to navigate the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
• 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 helps us to improve the way our Website works and to understand what interests our users. 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 advertising campaigns. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission.

Types of Cookies We Use

The following table provides more detailed information about the specific cookies we use on our Website:

Aurora Visuals Cookies

Cookie Name	Purpose	Type	Duration
PHPSESSID	Maintains user session	Essential	Session
_ga	Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.	Performance (Google Analytics)	2 years
_gid	Used by Google Analytics to collect website visitor behavior	Performance (Google Analytics)	24 hours
_gat	Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate	Performance (Google Analytics)	1 minute
cookieConsent	Records user's cookie consent preference	Functionality	1 year

Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the service, deliver advertisements on and through the service, and so on. These cookies are set by a domain other than that of the website you are visiting. In particular, we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google. Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how users interact with our website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences in the following ways:

• Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually find these settings in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of your browser. You can set your browser to refuse all or some cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. Please note that if you disable cookies, some parts of our Website may not function properly.
• Cookie Consent Tool: Upon your first visit to our Website, you will be presented with a cookie consent banner. This banner allows you to accept or decline non-essential cookies. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking on the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our Website.

Detailed Steps on How to Manage Cookies in Different Browsers:

Here's how you can manage cookies in some of the most popular web browsers:

• Google Chrome:
  1. Open Chrome.
  2. Click on the three vertical dots in the top-right corner to open the menu.
  3. Select "Settings".
  4. Click on "Privacy and security" in the left sidebar.
  5. Click on "Cookies and other site data".
  6. Here, you can choose to:
     • "Block all cookies"
     • "Block third-party cookies"
     • "Clear cookies and site data when you quit Chrome"
     • Manage site-specific cookie settings under "Sites that can always use cookies," "Always clear cookies when windows are closed," and "Sites that can never use cookies".
• Mozilla Firefox:
  1. Open Firefox.
  2. Click on the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner to open the menu.
  3. Select "Settings".
  4. Click on "Privacy & Security" in the left sidebar.
  5. Under "Cookies and Site Data," you can:
     • Choose "Custom" to manage cookies, site data, and trackers.
     • Select options like "Cookies" and "Site Data" to specify which types of cookies to block.
     • Click on "Manage Exceptions" to add specific sites for which you want to allow or block cookies.
• Safari:
  1. Open Safari.
  2. Click on "Safari" in the menu bar at the top of the screen and select "Preferences".
  3. Click on the "Privacy" tab.
  4. Under "Cookies and website data," you can:
     • Choose to "Block all cookies" or "Allow from current website only".
     • Click on "Manage Website Data" to view and remove cookies stored by specific websites.
• Microsoft Edge:
  1. Open Edge.
  2. Click on the three horizontal dots in the top-right corner to open the menu.
  3. Select "Settings".
  4. Click on "Cookies and site permissions" in the left sidebar.
  5. Click on "Manage and delete cookies and site data".
  6. Here, you can:
     • Choose to "Block third-party cookies".
     • Click on "See all cookies and site data" to view and remove cookies stored by specific websites.
     • Enable "Clear cookies and site data when you close all windows".

Changes to this 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. We encourage you to review this policy periodically for any updates. The date of the last revision will be indicated at the top of this policy.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy, please contact us at:

Aurora Visuals
555 Montgomery Street, Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: (415) 555-0100
Email: [email protected]

Last Updated: July 25, 2024