Effective Date: 13/08/2025
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them on the Summit Studios website, and how you can manage them.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, phone, tablet) when you visit a website. They help the site remember your preferences, improve your browsing experience, and provide anonymised tracking data to website owners.
Cookies can be:
- Session cookies – deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies – remain until they expire or you delete them.
- First-party cookies – set by the website you are visiting.
- Third-party cookies – set by other websites/services (e.g., analytics, social media).
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Make our website work properly (essential cookies).
- Improve site performance and security.
- Remember your preferences and settings.
- Analyse site usage to improve our services (analytics cookies).
- Deliver relevant advertising or content if you have consented (marketing cookies).
3. Types of Cookies We Use
We use your information to:
- Strictly Necessary
- Required for the site to function (cannot be switched off).
- Security, load balancing.
- Performance & Analytics
- Help us understand how visitors use our site so we can improve it.
- Functional
- Remember your settings and preferences.
- Language choice, cookie consent.
- Targeting / Advertising
- Track browsing habits to deliver relevant ads and measure ad effectiveness
- Facebook Pixel, Google Ads
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services, such as:
- Google Analytics – to measure website traffic and usage patterns.
- Social media platforms – if you share content via share buttons or embedded feeds.
- Advertising networks – to deliver targeted ads (only if consent is given).
These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies.
5. Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in several ways:
- Browser settings – most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies.
- Cookie consent tool – you can change your preferences at any time via our [Cookie Settings] link.
- Opt-out links – you can opt out of Google Analytics here and some targeted advertising via Your Online Choices.
Please note: blocking some cookies may impact your experience and certain features may not work.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with the updated effective date.
7. Contact us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please, contact:
Email: jamie@summitstudios.uk