Cookies Policy for Cydozue.com

This Cookies Policy explains how Cydozue.com ("we", "us", "our") – a pottery school – uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website. It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.

This policy is compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and implements Consent Mode v2 requirements. It was last updated on June 15, 2024.

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 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, Cydozue.com) 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).

Types of Cookies We Use

We use the following types of cookies on our pottery school website:

Specific Cookies We Use

Cookie Name Type Purpose Duration
_cydz_session Essential Maintains user session state Session
cydz_preferences Functionality Stores user preferences 1 year
_ga, _gid Analytics Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users 2 years, 24 hours
_fbp Marketing Used by Facebook to deliver advertisements 3 months

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons for our website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our website. For example:

Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website, deliver advertisements on and through the website, and so on. These may include:

Under GDPR and Consent Mode v2, we implement a granular consent mechanism that allows you to selectively consent to different categories of cookies separately, rather than an "all or nothing" approach.

User Control Over Cookies

You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences through our cookie consent banner that appears when you first visit our website.

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 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 advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit:

Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to accept or decline different categories of cookies. In compliance with GDPR and Consent Mode v2, we:

Updates to This 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 revisit 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.

Do Not Track

Some browsers have a "Do Not Track" feature that lets you tell websites that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. At this time, we do not respond to browser "Do Not Track" signals, but we do provide you the option to opt out of interest-based advertising as described above.

This Cookies Policy is effective from June 15, 2024