COOKIE CHOICES

Plain-language explanation of cookies and tracking.

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

How Cookies Work:

When you visit our website, we may place cookies on your device. These cookies store small amounts of data, such as:

• Your preferences and settings
• Whether you're logged in (if applicable)
• Pages you've visited
• Your general location (based on IP address)
• How you found our site

First-Party vs. Third-Party Cookies:

• First-party cookies: Set by 9TH CITY ENTERTAINMENT and used only by our website
• Third-party cookies: Set by other companies (like Google, YouTube, Spotify) when their content is embedded on our site

Session vs. Persistent Cookies:

• Session cookies: Temporary cookies that expire when you close your browser
• Persistent cookies: Remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them

Detailed breakdown of cookie categories.

Essential Cookies (Always Active):

These cookies are necessary for our website to function and cannot be disabled in our systems.

• Purpose: Enable basic functions like page navigation, security, and access to protected areas
• Examples: Session identifiers, security tokens, cookie consent preferences
• Duration: Session-based or up to 1 year
• Data Collected: Session ID, consent choices, basic device information

Performance & Analytics Cookies:

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website so we can improve user experience.

• Purpose: Collect anonymous data about site usage, traffic sources, and user behavior
• Examples: Google Analytics cookies (_ga, _gid, _gat_gtag)
• Duration: Up to 26 months
• Data Collected: Pages viewed, time on site, bounce rate, geographic location (city/country level), device type

Marketing & Advertising Cookies:

These cookies track your browsing habits to show you relevant advertisements.

• Purpose: Deliver targeted ads, measure ad effectiveness, limit ad frequency
• Examples: Facebook Pixel, Google Ads, social media sharing buttons
• Duration: Up to 1 year
• Data Collected: Browsing history, ad interactions, conversions

Media Embed Cookies:

Set by third-party services when you interact with embedded content.

• Services: YouTube videos, Spotify players, SoundCloud embeds, social media feeds
• Purpose: Enable media playback, remember volume preferences, provide social features
• Note: These are governed by the respective platform's privacy policies

Specific purposes for cookie usage.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

Website Functionality:

• Remember your cookie preferences
• Maintain security and prevent fraud
• Enable social media sharing features
• Remember language and accessibility preferences

Analytics & Performance:

• Understand which pages are most popular
• Track how users navigate through our site
• Identify technical issues and errors
• Measure the effectiveness of our content
• Understand our audience demographics

Marketing & Personalization:

• Show relevant advertisements on other websites
• Measure the success of our marketing campaigns
• Limit the number of times you see an ad
• Understand which channels drive the most traffic

External services that set cookies on our site.

We use third-party services that may set their own cookies when you visit our website. These include:

Analytics Providers:

• Google Analytics: Website traffic and user behavior analysis
  Google Privacy Policy | Opt-out Tool

Media Platforms:

• YouTube: Video embedding and playback
  YouTube Privacy Policy
• Spotify: Music player embeds
  Spotify Privacy Policy
• SoundCloud: Audio streaming
  SoundCloud Privacy Policy

Social Media:

• Instagram: Feed embeds and sharing buttons
  Instagram Privacy Policy
• Twitter/X: Tweet embeds and sharing
  Twitter Privacy Policy
• Facebook: Like buttons and page plugins
  Facebook Privacy Policy

How to control cookie usage.

You have several options for managing cookies:

Option 1: Use Our Cookie Manager (Recommended)

Scroll to the top of this page to manage your cookie preferences using our interactive cookie manager. You can enable or disable specific cookie categories and save your preferences.

Option 2: Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

• Block all cookies
• Accept only first-party cookies
• Delete cookies after each session
• Get notified before a cookie is set

Option 3: Opt-Out Tools

• Google Analytics: Browser Add-on
• Network Advertising Initiative: Opt-out Tool
• Digital Advertising Alliance: Consumer Choice Page

Step-by-step instructions for removing cookies.

To delete cookies that have already been set, follow these browser-specific instructions:

Google Chrome:

1. Click the three dots menu (⋮) in the top right
2. Go to Settings > Privacy and security
3. Click "Cookies and other site data"
4. Click "See all cookies and site data"
5. Search for "9thcityent.com" or click "Remove all"

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Click the menu button (☰) and select Settings
2. Select Privacy & Security from the left panel
3. Under Cookies and Site Data, click "Manage Data"
4. Search for "9thcityent.com" or click "Remove All"
5. Click "Save Changes"

Safari (macOS):

1. Open Safari and click Safari > Preferences
2. Go to the Privacy tab
3. Click "Manage Website Data"
4. Search for "9thcityent.com" or click "Remove All"
5. Click "Done"

Microsoft Edge:

1. Click the three dots menu (…) in the top right
2. Go to Settings > Cookies and site permissions
3. Click "Manage and delete cookies and site data"
4. Click "See all cookies and site data"
5. Search for "9thcityent.com" or click "Remove all"

Mobile Devices:

Cookie management on mobile devices varies by browser and operating system. Generally, you can find cookie settings in your browser's Settings or Privacy menu.

Policy updates and contact information.

Changes to This Policy:

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal, regulatory, or operational reasons. We will post the updated policy on this page with a new "Last Updated" date.

Notification of Changes: For significant changes, we will provide notice through our website or, where appropriate, via email to registered users.

Related Policies:

• Privacy Policy — Complete privacy information
• Terms of Service — Usage terms and conditions
• Reservation of Rights — Intellectual property information