Cookies

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 on this website, and in doing so, it helps us know which parts of the website are performing the best.  This page describes what information is gathered when the use of “Cookies” is enabled, how we use the information, and why we sometimes need to store the information, as cookies, on your computer system, which is not uncommon. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored, however, this may, and in most cases, will, downgrade or ‘break’ certain elements of the site’s functionality. Cookies are an essential component of surfing the web that benefits everyone.

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 the use of cookies “enabled”  if you are not sure whether you need them or not, or in case they are used to provide a service within this website that you use now or may use in the future when you return or login again.

Disabling Cookies

You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser “Help” section for instructions on how to do this).  Please be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this website and most other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site. Therefore it is recommended that you DO NOT disable cookies.

The Cookies We Set

Cookies are automatically created during the signup process and for general administrative functions management, such as when you create an account with us. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out, however in some cases they may remain afterward to remember your site preferences when logged out, for when you return to login again. We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in or adjust your preferences every single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in. Without these cookies enabled you will not be able to access certain areas when logged in and the system will ask you to create them again.

When you submit data through a form such as those found on contact pages or comment forms, cookies may be set to remember your user details for future correspondence and any comments you make on the website.  If cookies are enabled at the time comments are made then any comments added to this website may be visible by the public since the “comments section” is an area that benefits other website visitors. You are reminded to never reveal personal information in the comments section since this is a public reading area.

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 may encounter when using this website.

This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solution on the internet for helping us understand how you use the website and therefore shows us ways that we can improve your experience by analyzing this data. 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.

This site also uses Cookies from trusted third party email marketing or autoresponder services that are used as a means of communicating with our website visitors. Depending on what information is stored by those cookies will determine what information we receive on your behalf to correspond with you.
For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page in the “Legal Pages” section of this website.

From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience while on the site, ensuring that we understand which optimizations our users appreciate the most.

Since we sell products on this website it’s important for us to understand statistics about how many of our website visitors actually make a purchase from our site and as such, this is the kind of data these cookies will track. This is important to you because it means we are able to make accurate business predictions that allow us to monitor our advertising and product costs to ensure the best possible price for our visitors.

More Information

Hopefully, that has clarified things for you regarding how and why “Cookies” are used and as previously mentioned, if there is something you aren’t sure of, as to whether or not you need “Cookies” enabled, it’s usually safer to leave cookies enabled in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site. More often than not this is the case. However, if you are still looking for more information about our use of Cookies on this website then you can contact us through our preferred contact method, which is email.

Email: admin@midisynthminds.com – For legal and businesss related matters.
Email: info@midisynthminds.com – For general questions or concerns regarding website content and privacy related matters. Anything other than legal or business.