Grain Studios | Cookie Policy
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit our website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to the owners of the site.
2. How We Use Cookies
At Grain Studios, we use cookies to:
Ensure our booking system functions correctly (e.g., remembering your selected time slot).
Understand how visitors interact with our website (e.g., which pages are most popular).
Improve your user experience by remembering your preferences.
3. The Types of Cookies We Use
We categorize our cookies into three main types:
Strictly Necessary Cookies: These are essential for you to move around the website and use its features, such as accessing the secure booking area. Without these, the site cannot function.
Analytical/Performance Cookies: These allow us to recognise and count the number of visitors and see how they move around our site. This helps us improve the way our website works (e.g., making sure people find what they need easily).
Functional Cookies: These are used to recognise you when you return to our website, allowing us to greet you by name or remember your settings.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. For example, our booking software Acuity and payment processor Squarespace/Paypal may use cookies to process your transaction securely.
5. Controlling Cookies
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline them if you prefer. However, please note that disabling cookies may prevent you from taking full advantage of the Grain Studios booking system.