Cookies Policy

Last updated: 29 September 2026

What cookies and similar technologies are

Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to remember actions and preferences over time. Similar technologies include web beacons, pixels and local storage. These tools can store or access information such as your IP address, browser type, device identifiers, pages visited and interactions with media content. On a site offering guidance on camera movement, stage lighting and event production, cookies help maintain smooth playback of instructional videos and preserve settings for visual workflow tools.

Why the site uses them

glitzmotion uses cookies to operate the website securely, remember user choices, measure performance of production guides and deliver relevant content about entertainment media workflows. Without them, core functions such as video controls and form submissions would fail. Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use sections on visual rhythm and smooth workflows so we can improve the learning experience.

Strictly necessary, functional, analytics, advertising and social-media categories

Strictly necessary cookies enable basic site operation including security and session management. Functional cookies remember preferences such as video quality settings for stage lighting tutorials. Analytics cookies track usage patterns to improve course materials on camera movement. Advertising cookies may personalise promotional messages about future production guides. Social-media cookies allow sharing of content but are only active when you interact with sharing buttons.

First-party versus third-party cookies

First-party cookies are set directly by glitzmotion and relate to our own domain. They handle login status and content preferences for the entertainment production course. Third-party cookies come from external providers such as video hosts or analytics services. These may be used to measure how users engage with lighting and rhythm modules and are subject to the privacy practices of those providers.

Session versus persistent cookies and retention periods

Session cookies exist only while your browser is open and are deleted when you close it. They support temporary actions like navigating the course outline. Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until manually removed. Retention ranges from a few days for functional preferences to 24 months for certain analytics identifiers, always limited to what is necessary for the stated purpose.

The data handled and purpose of each category

Necessary cookies process device and session data to prevent fraud and enable navigation. Functional cookies store display preferences for media players. Analytics cookies collect aggregated usage statistics on how visitors explore camera techniques and event media production. Advertising cookies may record interests in production topics to limit repeated promotions. All data is handled in line with UK GDPR and PECR requirements.

The consent or exemption basis for each category

Strictly necessary cookies operate under the strict necessity exemption and do not require consent. Functional, analytics and advertising cookies rely on your consent obtained through the site-wide cookie banner. You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing before withdrawal. glitzmotion maintains records of consent choices as required by the Data Protection Act 2018.

Cookie or provider table

Name: _site_session – Purpose: Maintains user session – Provider: glitzmotion – Category: Necessary – Duration: Session
Name: pref_video – Purpose: Stores video quality settings for production tutorials – Provider: glitzmotion – Category: Functional – Duration: 6 months
Name: _ga – Purpose: Distinguishes visitors for analytics on course engagement – Provider: Google Analytics – Category: Analytics – Duration: 24 months
Name: _fbp – Purpose: Tracks ad conversions for media production promotions – Provider: Meta – Category: Advertising – Duration: 3 months

How the consent manager works and how users can reject, change or withdraw choices

The cookie banner appears on first visit and allows granular selection of categories. You can accept all, reject non-essential cookies or customise choices. A link in the footer re-opens the manager at any time. Changes take effect immediately and are stored for future visits. Withdrawing consent stops further collection by those cookies while existing data is handled according to our retention schedule.

Browser-level controls and functional consequences

Most browsers let you block or delete cookies through settings. Blocking necessary cookies may prevent video playback and form submission on the production guide. Disabling analytics cookies reduces our ability to improve content on visual rhythm and lighting but does not stop core site functions. Instructions for common browsers are available from their help centres.

International transfers and cross-reference to the Privacy Policy

Some third-party cookies may transfer data outside the United Kingdom. Appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses are in place. Full details appear in the Privacy Policy accessible from the footer. Please review that document for information on data subject rights and further processing activities.

Policy changes, contact route and last-updated date

We review this policy regularly and update it when practices change. The current version is dated 29 September 2026. For questions about cookies please use the contact form on our Contacts page or write to [email protected] or Waterloo Place, Watson Square, Stockport, England, SK1 3AZ. Company Registration Number: 08544470 | Place of Registration: England and Wales | VAT Registration Number: GB164294203 | Registered Office Address: Waterloo Place, Watson Square, Stockport, England, SK1 3AZ