Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how NovaScape Adventures ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website, novascapeadventures.com (the "Website"). It explains what cookies are, why we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
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 information about your visit, like your preferred language and other settings. This can make your next visit easier and the site more useful to you.
How We Use Cookies
NovaScape Adventures uses cookies for a variety of purposes, including:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the Website to function properly. They enable you to navigate the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how you use the Website, such as which pages you visit most often and if you experience any errors. This information helps us improve the performance and design of our site.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the Website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
- Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to help measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
- Analytics Cookies: We use analytics cookies, such as Google Analytics, to collect information about website traffic and user behavior. This helps us understand how visitors use our site and improve its functionality.
Types of Cookies We Use
The following table lists the types of cookies we use and their purposes:
| 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. | Analytics | 2 years |
| _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | Analytics | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. | Analytics | 1 minute |
| NID | Used by Google to remember your preferences (e.g., language) | Functionality | 6 months |
| CONSENT | Used by Google to check if the user's browser supports cookies. | Functionality | 2 years |
| IDE | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. | Advertising | 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 placed by a domain other than our Website. We do not have control over these cookies, and we encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third-party services.
Some of the third-party services we use include:
- Google Analytics: For website analytics. You can learn more about Google’s privacy practices here.
- Google Ads: For advertising. You can manage your Google Ads settings here.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by:
- Browser Settings: You can set your web browser to refuse all or some cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you use your browser settings to block all cookies (including essential cookies), you may not be able to access all or parts of our Website. Instructions on how to manage cookies in popular browsers are available below:
- Cookie Consent Tool: We may provide a cookie consent tool on our Website that allows you to manage your cookie preferences. This tool will provide you with detailed information about the cookies we use and allow you to enable or disable specific categories of cookies.
- Opt-Out Tools: Some third-party services offer opt-out tools that allow you to prevent them from collecting and using information about your online activities. For example, you can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Changes to Our 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 will post any changes to this Cookies Policy on our Website and update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this Cookies Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our Cookies Policy, please contact us at:
NovaScape Adventures
Privacy Department
456 Explorer Avenue, Suite 300
Boulder, CO 80302
Email: privacy@novascapeadventures.com
Phone: 720-555-9876
Policy Author: Dr. Amelia Stone, Data Privacy Officer
Review Date: October 26, 2024