Cookie Policy

Last updated: January 2025

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

2. How We Use Cookies

Altars Studio uses cookies to:

  • Remember your cookie preferences
  • Understand how you use our website (with your consent)
  • Improve your user experience
  • Analyze website traffic and performance

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies (Always Active)

These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
altars_cookie_consent Stores your cookie consent preferences 12 months

3.2 Analytics Cookies (Requires Consent)

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

Service Purpose Duration
Google Analytics (_ga, _gid, _gat) Analyze website traffic, user behavior, and performance with anonymized IP addresses Up to 14 months

Privacy protection: When you consent to analytics cookies, we anonymize your IP address and configure Google Analytics for maximum privacy protection in compliance with GDPR.

3.3 Marketing Cookies (Not Currently Used)

We do not currently use marketing or advertising cookies. If this changes in the future, we will update this policy and request your consent.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages:

Google Analytics

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

5.1 Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner where you can choose:

  • Accept All: Allow all cookies including analytics
  • Essential Only: Only essential cookies for basic functionality
  • Reject All: Only essential cookies (same as "Essential Only")

5.2 Change Your Preferences

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by:

  • Clicking the button below to reset your preferences
  • Clearing your browser cookies (this will remove your consent settings)

5.3 Browser Settings

You can also control cookies through your browser settings:

Note: Blocking essential cookies may prevent parts of the website from functioning properly.

6. How Long Cookies Stay Active

Cookies have different lifespans:

  • Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser
  • Persistent cookies: Remain until expiry date or manual deletion

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies:

Altars Studio
Email: hello@altars.studio
Website: altars.studio

This Cookie Policy is compliant with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), ePrivacy Directive, and other applicable regulations.

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