PixelBloom Studios Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how PixelBloom Studios ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at https://www.pixelbloomstudios.com ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, PixelBloom Studios) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
Why We Use Cookies
We use first-party and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
PixelBloom Studios uses cookies to:
- Improve website functionality and performance.
- Personalize your experience by remembering your preferences.
- Analyze website traffic and usage patterns.
- Target advertising based on your interests.
Types of Cookies We Use
The following table describes the types of cookies we use on our website:
| Cookie Type | Purpose | Provider | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential Cookies | These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic functionalities like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. | PixelBloom Studios | Session |
| Performance Cookies | These cookies allow us to analyze website traffic and user behavior to improve the website's performance. They help us understand how users interact with our website and identify areas for improvement. | Google Analytics | 2 years |
| Functional Cookies | These cookies enable the website to remember your preferences and provide enhanced functionality, such as remembering your language or region. | PixelBloom Studios | 1 year |
| Targeting/Advertising Cookies | These cookies are used to deliver targeted advertising based on your interests and browsing behavior. They may be used to track your visits to our website and other websites to build a profile of your interests. | Google Ads, Facebook Pixel | 3 months |
Specific Cookies Used
Here are some specific cookies we use and why:
- _ga: Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users.
- _gid: Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users.
- _gat: Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate.
- CONSENT: Used by Google to check if the user has given consent to use cookies.
- fr: Used by Facebook to deliver, measure, and improve the relevance of ads.
How to Control Cookies
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by using the cookie consent tool provided on our website. This tool allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject.
You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience, since it will no longer be personalized to you. It may also stop you from saving customized settings like login information.
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.
Other Tracking Technologies
Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We may use other, similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called "tracking pixels" or "clear gifs"). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enable us to recognize when someone has visited our Website or opened an e-mail that we have sent them. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within our Website to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to our Website from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of e-mail marketing campaigns. In many instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies to function properly, and declining cookies will impair their functioning.
Targeted Advertising
Third parties may serve cookies on your computer or mobile device to serve advertising through our Website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services that you may be interested in. They might also employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of advertisements. This can be accomplished by them using cookies or web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other sites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services potentially of interest to you. The information collected through this process does not enable us or them to identify your name, contact details or other personally identifying details unless you choose to provide these.
Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:
PixelBloom Studios
Attn: Data Privacy Officer
42 Oak Street, Suite 200
Anytown, CA 91234
Phone: (555) 123-4567
Email: privacy@pixelbloomstudios.com
This Cookie Policy is effective as of January 1, 2025.
Policy Authored by: Eleanor Vance, Chief Privacy Officer, PixelBloom Studios