Cookie Policy for EMD Studio

This is the Cookie Policy for EMD Studio, accessible from emdstudio.de

What Are Cookies

As is common practice with almost all professional websites this site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or ‚break‘ certain elements of the sites functionality.

For more general information on cookies see the Wikipedia article on HTTP Cookies.

How We Use Cookies

We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of the this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.

The Cookies We Set

Site preferences cookies
In order to provide you with a great experience on this site we provide the functionality to set your preferences for how this site runs when you use it. In order to remember your preferences we need to set cookies so that this information can be called whenever you interact with a page is affected by your preferences.

Third Party Cookies

In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.

This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.
For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.
Third party analytics are used to track and measure usage of this site so that we can continue to produce engaging content. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site or pages you visit which helps us to understand how we can improve the site for you.
From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.
We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites including; Facebook and YouTube, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.

Cookies set by Jetpack

Cookies are used by Jetpack in a variety of ways. The cookies set will depend on the specific features that are enabled on a site. The cookies are only set when a user interacts with one of these features, or to allow admin functions to be performed from within the site’s dashboard (/wp-admin).

Further details are provided in the following tables, which list the various cookies that are set for registered users of sites with the Jetpack plugin installed. For information on the cookies set by Jetpack.com, or for visitors to sites with the Jetpack plugin installed, please see the cookie policy at automattic.com/cookies.

Registered user/admin cookies

General

Cookie Name	Duration	Purpose
jetpackState[message]	session	Stores the state message passed back to the user across requests regarding module activation.
jetpackState[error]	session	Stores the state’s error type passed back to the user across requests regarding module activation.
jetpackState[error_description]	session	Stores the state’s error description passed back to the user across requests regarding module activation.
jetpackState[module]	session	Stores the state’s module name passed back to the user across requests regarding module activation.
jetpackState[privacy_checks]	session	Stores modules that may require additional privacy-related verification for private sites so that we can properly communicate these to the user.
jetpackState[php_errors]	session	Stores any PHP errors found just before PHP shuts down execution.
jetpackState[deactivated_plugins]	session	Stores the names of any standalone plugins that needed to be deactivated by Jetpack so that these can be communicated back to the user.
jetpackState[network_nag]	session	Stores a true value if Jetpack is network-activated, and the plugin needs to communicate to the user that they must connect it on each child site of the network.

Jetpack Protect

Cookie Name	Duration	Purpose
jpp_math_pass	1 day	Remembers if a user has successfully completed a math captcha to prove that they’re a real human.

Secure Sign On

Cookie Name	Duration	Purpose
jetpack_sso_redirect_to	1 hour	Allows for redirect URLs to be stored, which is necessary for Secure Sign On to work.
jetpack_sso_remember_me	1 hour	Stores me values locally, rather than requiring them to be passed to WordPress.com each time.
jetpack_sso_wpcom_name_{HASH}	1 week or cleared after successful login	Remembers the WordPress.com display name to show on login page.
jetpack_sso_wpcom_gravatar_{HASH}	1 week or cleared after successful login	Remembers URL of the Gravatar image to show on login page.
jetpack_sso_original_request	1 hour	Stores the URL of the original login request.
jetpack_sso_nonce	10 minutes	Used for nonce verification.

Stats

Cookie Name	Duration	Purpose
stnojs	2 days	The Stats feature sets this admin-area-only cookie if the user requests to view stats reports without javascript turned on.

Registered on the site, but not connected to WordPress.com

Cookie Name	Duration	Purpose
tk_ai	session	Stores a randomly-generated anonymous ID. This is only used within the admin area and is used for general analytics tracking.

Other cookies

Some Jetpack features make use of third-party applications and services to enhance the experience of visitors. These include social media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter (via our Sharing feature). As a result, cookies may be set by these third parties, and used by them to track your online activity. We have no direct control over or access to the information that is collected by these cookies. We recommend consulting the individual privacy policies of any such services for more information.

Site owners may also be using different plugins or other third-party services that set and use cookies. If you are a site owner, you may wish to make your visitors aware of such tracking using our EU Cookie Law Widget. If you are a site visitor, you may need to consult the site owner regarding these types of cookies.

Managing your site on WordPress.com will result in additional cookies being set.

Controlling Cookies

Visitors may wish to restrict the use of cookies, or completely prevent them from being set. Most browsers provide for ways to control cookie behaviour such as the length of time they are stored – either through built-in functionality or by utilizing third party plugins. If you disable cookies, please be aware that some of the features of our service may not function correctly.

To find out more on how to manage and delete cookies, visit aboutcookies.org. For more details on your choices regarding use of your web browsing activity for interest-based advertising visit youronlinechoices.eu (EU based) or optout.aboutads.info (US based). On a mobile device, you may also be to adjust your settings to limit ad tracking.

You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing Google’s opt-out browser add-on.

More Information

Hopefully that has clarified things for you and as was previously mentioned if there is something that you aren’t sure whether you need or not it’s usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site.

However if you are still looking for more information then you can contact us through one of our preferred contact methods:

Email: info@emdstudio.de