Cookies Policy
Last Updated
This Cookies Policy was last updated on 30 September 2026. It explains how showflareel uses cookies and similar technologies on our website dedicated to Course A visual show production resources including lighting flares camera angles stage presentation and smooth workflows for entertainment video.
What Cookies and Similar Technologies Are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They can store information such as your preferences login details or browsing behaviour. Similar technologies include web beacons pixels and local storage which may access or store data on your device to enable features or track usage. Under UK rules these tools can collect details like IP addresses browser type device identifiers and interaction data with our content on visual production techniques.
Why the Site Uses Cookies
We employ these technologies to make the website function correctly remember user choices improve performance and deliver relevant content about entertainment video production. Without them navigation would be disrupted and we could not maintain the quality of resources on lighting flares and camera angles. The approach complies with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations along with UK GDPR requirements for transparency and user control.
Categories of Cookies in Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These enable core functions such as page loading security and form submission on the contact page. They require no consent because they are essential for service delivery. Information stored includes session identifiers to prevent errors during exploration of stage presentation workflows.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies remember choices like language or display settings to personalise your experience when reviewing resources on smooth video production. Data includes saved preferences and lasts for the duration of your visit or longer if selected.
Analytics or Performance Cookies
These collect aggregated data on how visitors interact with sections covering camera angles and lighting flares. They help us understand usage patterns without identifying individuals and operate on the basis of consent under PECR.
Advertising or Targeting Cookies
Although limited on this commercial site any such cookies would deliver tailored information about entertainment video tools. They require explicit consent and may track interests related to production techniques.
Social Media Cookies
If integration exists these allow sharing of content but are disabled unless you consent. They can link to external platforms and store interaction data accordingly.
First-Party Versus Third-Party Cookies
First-party cookies originate from showflareel and handle direct site operations such as maintaining sessions during review of visual show materials. Third-party cookies come from external providers for analytics or features and are listed with their specific roles in later sections. Both types are managed to respect UK data protection standards.
Session Versus Persistent Cookies
Session cookies exist only while your browser is open and are deleted when you close it supporting temporary tasks like form completion on the contact page. Persistent cookies remain for a set period such as thirty days to six months or up to two years for certain analytics to retain preferences about content on stage presentation. Exact expiry depends on the provider and purpose with details available through the consent banner.
Data Handled and Purpose of Each Category
Necessary cookies process minimal identifiers for security and functionality. Functional ones store customisation data to enhance usability of production resources. Analytics cookies handle usage statistics to refine content on workflows. All data is processed lawfully with purposes limited to site improvement and user experience without unnecessary retention.
Consent or Exemption Basis for Each Category
Strictly necessary cookies rely on the legitimate interests exemption under PECR as they are vital for operation. Other categories including analytics advertising and social media require prior consent which you provide or withdraw via the site-wide cookie banner. This aligns with UK GDPR principles of lawfulness transparency and accountability ensuring users in the United Kingdom retain control.
How the Consent Manager Works
The cookie banner appears on first visit and allows you to accept all reject non-essential or customise choices by category. You can revisit preferences at any time through a link in the footer to change or withdraw consent instantly. Choices are stored via a consent cookie that respects your selections across visits.
Browser-Level Controls and Consequences
Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through settings menus. Disabling necessary cookies may prevent access to contact forms or core pages while blocking analytics reduces our ability to improve resources on lighting flares and camera angles. These controls operate independently of our banner and may affect functionality differently per browser.
International Transfers
Some third-party providers may transfer data outside the United Kingdom. We ensure appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses apply where relevant. For full details please refer to our Privacy Policy which covers data handling practices in greater depth.
Policy Changes
We may update this document to reflect legal or operational shifts. Significant changes will be highlighted on the website with the revised last updated date. Continued use after updates indicates acceptance of the current terms.
Contact Route
If you have questions about this Cookies Policy contact us using the form on our Contacts page or email [email protected]. Our address is Unit 53, Lidgate Crescent, Langthwaite Grange Industrial Estate, South Kirkby, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF9 3NR, United Kingdom. We aim to respond promptly to enquiries from visitors in the United Kingdom.