Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how Lights, Camera, Action! Productions ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognise you when you visit our website at lightscameraaction.com.au ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
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 in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information. Cookies perform various functions such as letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improve the user experience. They can also help to ensure that advertising you see online is more relevant to you and your interests.
Why Do We Use Cookies?
We use cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Online Properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
The specific types of cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform are described in more detail below:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our Website and to use some of its features, such as access to secure areas.
- Performance and Functionality Cookies: These cookies are used to enhance the performance and functionality of our Website but are non-essential to its use. However, without these cookies, certain functionality (like videos) may become unavailable.
- Analytics and Customisation Cookies: These cookies collect information that is used either in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customise our Website for you in order to enhance your experience.
- Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following types of cookies:
- Session Cookies: These cookies are temporary and are deleted when you close your browser. They are used to remember your actions during a single browsing session.
- Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a specified period of time or until you manually delete them. They are used to remember your preferences and settings for future visits.
- First-Party Cookies: These cookies are set by our website and are used to collect data about your browsing activity on our site.
- Third-Party Cookies: These cookies are set by third-party domains and are used to track your browsing activity across different websites. We use third-party cookies for analytics, advertising, and social media integration.
Specific Cookies Used
The following table lists the specific cookies we use on our website, along with their purpose and duration:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Duration | Provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used to distinguish users. | 2 years | Google Analytics |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users. | 24 hours | Google Analytics |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate. | 1 minute | Google Analytics |
| PHPSESSID | Used to maintain session state. | Session | Lights Camera Action Productions |
| cookieconsent_status | Remembers user's cookie consent preference. | 1 year | Lights Camera Action Productions |
How Can I Control Cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by activating or deactivating the appropriate settings on your browser. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website 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.
You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. 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 site. For more information about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
Updates to Our Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies 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 re-visit this Cookies Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookies Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookies Policy, please contact our Data Protection Officer, Amelia Stone, at:
Lights Camera Action Productions
42 Wallaby Way, Sydney, NSW 2000
Phone: (02) 9876 5432
Email: privacy@lightscameraaction.com.au
This Cookies Policy is reviewed annually by the Legal and Compliance Department, headed by David Miller, to ensure compliance with current Australian privacy laws and regulations.