Creative Flow Design Studio: Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how Creative Flow Design Studio ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, www.creativeflow.com (the "Website"). It describes what cookies are, the types of cookies we use, how we use them, and your choices regarding cookies. By using our Website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy. We encourage you to read this policy carefully to understand how we use cookies 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 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.
Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following types of cookies on our Website:
- Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the operation of our Website. They enable you to navigate the Website 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, for example, which pages visitors go to most often, and if they get error messages from web pages. These cookies don't collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. It is only used to improve how our Website works.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our Website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located. Functionality cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts, and other parts of web pages that you can customize. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized, and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
- Targeting or Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver adverts 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. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers. Quite often targeting or advertising cookies will be linked to site functionality provided by the other organization.
- Third-Party Cookies: We may also use third-party cookies, such as those provided by Google Analytics, to help us analyze how users interact with our Website. These cookies are subject to the privacy policies of the third-party providers.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- To improve the performance and functionality of our Website.
- To personalize your experience on our Website.
- To analyze how our Website is used and to improve our services.
- To remember your preferences and settings.
- To provide you with relevant advertisements.
Your Choices Regarding Cookies
You have several choices regarding cookies:
- Browser Settings: You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. However, if you block or delete cookies, you may not be able to access certain features of our Website.
- Cookie Consent Tools: We may use cookie consent tools to allow you to manage your cookie preferences. These tools provide you with more granular control over the cookies that are placed on your device.
- Opt-Out Options: Some third-party providers offer opt-out options that allow you to prevent them from collecting information about your browsing activity. For example, you can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Specific Cookies Used on Our Website
Here is a list of the specific cookies that we use on our Website, along with their purpose and duration:
- Google Analytics Cookies (_ga, _gid, _gat): These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our Website. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the Website. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the Website, where visitors have come to the Website from, and the pages they visited. These cookies typically expire after 2 years (_ga), 24 hours (_gid), and 1 minute (_gat).
- Session Cookies (PHPSESSID): These cookies are used to maintain your session on our Website. They are essential for the operation of certain features, such as logging in and accessing secure areas. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
- Cookie Consent Cookie (cookie_consent): This cookie is used to remember your cookie preferences. It is stored on your device for 1 year.
Third-Party Websites
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of these websites before providing them with any personal information. This Cookies Policy applies only to our Website and not to any third-party websites that may be linked to it.
Changes to this Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or to comply with legal requirements. We will post any changes on our Website and update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Cookies Policy, please contact us at: Contact Us.
By using our Website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Cookies Policy and that you consent to our use of cookies as described herein.
For more information about our data privacy practices, please see our Privacy Policy.