Cookie Policy

Does Stan Winston School use cookies?

Yes, stanwinstonschool.com uses cookies and other technologies to ensure everyone who uses the site has the best possible experience. Cookies also help us keep your account safe. By continuing to visit or use our services, you are agreeing to the use of cookies and similar technologies for the purposes we describe in this policy.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small file placed onto your device that enables Stan Winston School features and functionality. For example, cookies enable us to identify your device, secure your access to stanwinstonschool.com and our sites generally, and even help us know if someone attempts to access your account from a different device. Cookies also enable you to easily share content on the site.

What are clear gifs?

Clear gifs are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used to track the online movements of Web users. In contrast to cookies, which are stored on a user’s computer hard drive, clear gifs are embedded on Web pages.

When does Stan Winston School place cookies?

We use cookies on our Services, including our Websites and App. Any browser visiting our Websites will receive cookies from us. We also place cookies in your browser when you visit non-Stan Winston School sites that host our content.

What types of cookies does Stan Winston School use?

We use two types: persistent cookies and session cookies. A persistent cookie helps us recognize you as an existing user, so it's easier to return to Stan Winston School or interact with our Services without signing in again. After you sign in, a persistent cookie stays in your browser and will be read by stanwinstonschool.com when you return to one of our Websites or a partner site that uses our Services. Session cookies only last for as long as the session (usually the current visit to a website or a browser session).

What are cookies used for?

Cookies can be used to recognize you when you visit stanwinstonschool.com, remember your preferences, and give you a personalized experience that's in line with your settings. Cookies also make your interactions with stanwinstonschool.com faster and more secure. Additionally, cookies allow us to bring you advertising both on and off the Stan Winston School sites and bring customized features to you.

What is Do Not Track (DNT)?

DNT is a concept that has been promoted by regulatory agencies, such as the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), for the Internet industry to develop and implement a mechanism for allowing Internet users to control the tracking of their online activities across websites by using browser settings. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has been working with industry groups, Internet browsers, technology companies, and regulators to develop a DNT technology standard. While some progress has been made, it has been slow and no standard has been adopted to this date. As such, stanwinstonschool.com does not generally respond to "do not track" signals.

How are cookies used for advertising purposes?

Cookies and other ad technology such as beacons, pixels, and tags help us serve relevant ads to you more effectively. If you are logged in at Stan Winston School and one of our cookies on your device identifies you, your usage (such as your browsing behavior) and log data (such as your IP address) will be associated by us with your account. We also use aggregate data from third parties and stanwinstonschool.com activity.

If you are a Stan Winston School member but logged out of your account on a browser, stanwinstonschool.com may still continue to log your interaction with our services on that browser in order to generate usage analytics for our services.

Unless you clear these cookies from your browser, we may use this information to:

provide more relevant, interest-based advertising
help website and app owners understand how visitors engage with their sites or apps
detect and defend against fraud and other risks to protect users and partners
improve our Services and other products

We maintain policies and procedures to safeguard any information collected. We do not make any collected information available to unrelated third parties for sale, rent, or for free, without your consent. However, we are required to provide certain information to specific businesses that assist our customer service in areas including the taking and fulfillment of orders, the financial details of credit card orders, the receipt and assessment of customer feedback, and the handling of shipping and delivery. Disclosure of collected information may also be required by subpoena, court order, or other valid legal process from any authorized government agency or Court.

User feedback is not confidential and may be shared with others. Also, we cannot guarantee that any transmissions may or will not be intercepted or hacked by third parties, whether or not encryption is used.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right to disclose or reveal all or part of any of your personal information if required in connection with any investigation, claim or complaint arising out of your use of the website, or to protect the rights, safety and/or welfare of us, other users, and the public at large. We also reserve the right to disclose or reveal any personal information that we believe to be necessary to comply with any applicable law, response to legal process, or valid request by a governmental agency.

Controlling cookies

Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. However, if you limit the ability of websites to set cookies, you may worsen your overall user experience, since it will no longer be personalized to you. It may also stop you from saving customized settings like login information.

What to do if you don't want cookies to be set or want them to be removed?

If you do not want to receive cookies, you can also change your browser settings on your computer or other device you're using to access our services. If you use Stan Winston School without changing your browser settings, we'll assume that you're happy to receive all cookies on stanwinstonschool.com websites. Most browsers also provide functionality that lets you review and erase cookies, including Stan Winston School cookies. Please note that the stanwinstonschool.com site will not work properly without cookies.

To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit wikipedia.org, www.allaboutcookies.org, or www.aboutcookies.org. You may exercise control over the use of certain advertising-related cookies by using the Digital Advertising Alliance’s AdChoices program website.

Other helpful resources

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Browser manufacturers provide help pages relating to cookie management in their products. Please see below for more information.

For other browsers, please consult the documentation that your browser manufacturer provides.