Cookies are small text files placed on your computer by the websites that you are visiting. They are widely used in order to make websites work, or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. The use of cookies is standard for most websites today. If you are uncomfortable with the use of cookies, you can manage and control them through your browser, including removing cookies by deleting them from your ‘browser history’ (cache) when you leave the site.
Types of cookie:
‘Session’ cookies remain in your browser during your browser session only, ie until you leave the website.
‘Persistent’ cookies remain in your browser after the session (unless deleted by you).
‘Performance’ cookies collect information about your use of the website, such as webpages visited and any error messages; they do not collect personally identifiable information, and the information collected is aggregated such that it is anonymous. Performance cookies are used to improve how a website works.
‘Functionality’ cookies allow the website to remember any choices you make about the website (such as changes to text size, customised pages) or enable services such as commenting on a blog.
Managing cookies on your device
Our website use cookies to personalize content and to provide you with an improved user experience. By using this website or application you consent to the deployment of cookies. You can control and manage cookies using your browser (see below). Please note that removing or blocking cookies can impact your user experience and some functionality may no longer be available.
Using your browser to control cookies
Most browsers allow you to view, manage, delete and block cookies for a website. Be aware that if you delete all cookies then any preferences you have set will be lost, including the ability to opt-out from cookies as this function itself requires placement of an opt out cookie on your device. Guidance on how to control cookies for common browsers is linked below.
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
MacOS Safari
Microsoft Internet Explorer
For information on additional browsers and device types please see www.aboutcookies.org/ or www.cookiecentral.com/faq/.
Managing Analytics and Remarketing cookies
You can opt-out of having your anonymised browsing history within our websites or applications recorded by analytics cookies. We use the following service providers and you can learn more about their privacy policies and how to opt-out of their analytics cookies by clicking on following links:
Google Analytics
Facebook Pixel
WordPress Statistics
If you wish to, you can opt-out from Facebook tracking here: Disallow Facebook Pixel to track me
If you wish to, you can opt-out from Google Analytics tracking here: Disallow Google Analytics to track me
If you wish to, you can opt-out from our WP Statistics tracking here: I don’t mind or deny tracking
If you click the links, an “opt out” cookie is stored on your device. If you delete the cookies in your browser, you will have to click the link(s) once again. In addition, the opt out only applies within the browsers you use and within out web domain on which the link was clicked.
The table below shows a list of cookies used on our website and explains the way in which the cookies are used.
| Cookie | Type | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| akavpau_ppsd, AKDC | third party (PayPal) | These cookies are necessary for our payment provider PayPal to function | |
| cart_id, laravel_session, XSRF-TOKEN | third party (Airbit) | These cookies are necessary for our Beat Store hosted by Airbit to function. | |
| CONSENT | third party (Google) | 20 years | Cookie consent setting |
| DSID | third party (Google HTTP Cookie) | This cookie is used to link user activity when a user logs into a Google account from multiple devices | |
| DV, 1P_JAR | third party (Google) | Google advertising cookies used for user tracking and ad targeting purposes | |
| etBloomCookie_optin_1 | third party (Bloom) | This cookie is necessary for our Mailing List Pop-Up plugin to function | |
| fr, wd | third party (Facebook) | 3 months | These cookies are set by the Facebook pixel code that contain encrypted Facebook ID and Browser ID |
| IDE | third party (DoubleClick.net) | Advertising cookie that Google serves across the web; the main advertising cookie on non-Google sites is named ‘id’ or ‘IDE‘ and is stored in browsers under the domain doubleclick.net | |
| NID | third party (Google HTTP Cookie) | 6 months | Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for targeted ads |
| PHPSESSID, P | third party (WP Statistics) | We use WP Statistics on our website to collect information about how visitors navigate our website. We use the information to help improve the site. The cookies collect information anonymously, including the number of visitors, where they come from and the pages they have visited on our website. | |
| PREF, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, YSC, dkv | third party (YouTube) | These cookies help track the number of views for embedded YouTube videos on our site. The pref cookie will track user preferences and serve up related content or adverts within an YouTube video. | |
| woocommerce_recently_viewed, woocommerce_cart_hash, woocommerce_items_in_cart, wp_woocommerce_session_ | third party (WooCommerce) | These cookies are necessary for WooCommerce and our Sound Kits store to function. | |
| _ga, _gat, _gid | third party (Google) | We use Google Analytics cookies embedded in our website to collect information about how visitors navigate our website. We use the information to prepare reports and help improve the site. The cookies collect information anonymously, including the number of visitors, where they come from and the pages they have visited on our website. | |
| __stripe_mid, __stripe_sid, checkout-live-session, cid | third party (Stripe) | These cookies are necessary for our payment processor Stripe to function |
