This Cookies Policy explains how Aetherium Studios ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website, https://aetheriumstudios.com ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Aetherium Studios) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
We use cookies for several 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.
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Provider | Expiration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Used to distinguish users. | Google Analytics | 2 years |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users. | Google Analytics | 24 hours |
| _gat | Used to throttle request rate. | Google Analytics | 1 minute |
| PHPSESSID | Maintains user session. | Aetherium Studios | End of session |
| cookieconsent_status | Remembers user's cookie consent choice. | Aetherium Studios | 1 year |
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by using the cookie consent tool provided on our Website. The cookie consent tool allows you to accept or refuse each category of cookies.
You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
Here are links to instructions on how to control cookies in popular browsers:
To find information relating to other browsers, visit the browser developer's website.
We hope that clarifies 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.
For more information about privacy, please see our Privacy Policy.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please email us at [email protected] or contact us at:
Aetherium Studios
123 Creative Lane, Suite 400
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 555-0123
This Cookie Policy was last updated on October 26, 2025.
Policy authored by: Dr. Anya Sharma, Lead Data Privacy Officer.