Last Updated: April 3, 2025
Introduction
At The Horror Collection, we use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site performance, and deliver personalized content. This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and your options for managing them. By using our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described below.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or phone) when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences, track usage patterns, and improve functionality. Cookies can be “session” (temporary, deleted when you close your browser) or “persistent” (stored longer, until they expire or are removed).
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Essential Cookies: These are necessary for the website to function properly, such as enabling navigation and access to secure areas.
- Analytics Cookies: These help us understand how visitors interact with our site by collecting anonymous data, like page views and time spent on pages, so we can improve our content.
- Personalization Cookies: These allow us to tailor your experience, such as remembering your preferences or showing relevant horror stories.
- Third-Party Cookies: We may use services like Google Analytics or social media plugins, which set their own cookies to track performance or enable sharing features.
Cookies We Use
- Google Analytics: Tracks site usage (e.g., pages visited, session duration) to help us optimize the blog.
- Social Media Cookies: Facilitate sharing content on platforms like Twitter or Facebook.
- Session Cookies: Ensure smooth navigation during your visit.
Managing Cookies
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings at any time. Most browsers allow you to block cookies or alert you before they’re stored. However, disabling essential cookies may affect how the site works. For more details, check your browser’s help section.
Some people find the idea of a website storing information on their device a little intrusive, in particular when the information is stored and used by a third party.
For example, you may object to being served advertising which is targeted to your interests based on your browsing history. If you would prefer to opt-out of cookies, it is possible to control cookies by following the steps below, however, you should be aware that you might lose some features and functionality of the website if you do so.
Cookies, including those already set, can be deleted from your hard drive. You can also change the preferences/settings in your web browser to control cookies. Some internet browsers have a ‘Do Not Track or ‘DNT’ setting; this sends a signal to websites asking them not to track your browsing.
The following links may be helpful:
- Cookie setting in Firefox
- Cookie setting in Safari – desktop and mobile devices
- Cookie setting in Internet Explorer
- Cookie setting in Chrome
- Cookie setting in Opera
In some cases, you can choose to accept cookies from the primary site but block them from third parties. In others, you can block cookies from specific advertisers, or clear out all cookies. Deleting or blocking cookies may reduce the functionality of the site.
To learn more about how to reject cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org/ or go to the help menu within your internet browser. If you experience any problems having deleted cookies, you should contact the supplier of your web browser.
Third-Party Links
Our blog may contain links to external sites. We’re not responsible for their cookie practices, so we recommend reviewing their policies if you follow those links.
You can manage which websites can store information in Flash cookies on your device via the website storage settings panel on the Adobe website.
For more detailed information about the third parties who we work with on targeting and behavioral advertising, please click here.
How Can Users Manage or Opt-Out of Cookies?
Opting out of Analytical Performance Cookies:
If you would like to opt-out of Analytics cookies, please do so by clicking on the relevant links in this Third-Party Cookies table here.
Opting out of Targeting and Behavioural Advertising Cookies:
If you want to disable third-party cookies generated by advertisers or providers of targeted advertising services, you can turn them off by going to the third party’s website. Please click here for details.
You can find out more on how to decline targeting and behavioral advertising cookies by visiting:
UK/EEA.
If you are based in the UK or European Union and would like to learn more about how advertisers use these types of cookies or to choose not to receive them, please visit www.youronlinechoices.eu, http://www.aboutads.info, and http://optout.networkadvertising.org/?c=1#!/.
United States
If you are based in the United States and would like to learn more or to opt-out of interest-based advertising, please visit AboutAds.info for laptops and NAI Mobile Choices or AppChoices for mobile devices.
Canada
The Digital Advertising Alliance Canada’s (DAAC) AdChoices initiative allows you to opt-out of the use of information for interest-based advertising. For more information on this program, see https://youradchoices.ca/.
The DAAC has a tool that generates a list of third-party advertising companies participating in the DAAC’s Self-Regulatory Program for Online Interest-Based Advertising and who are currently collecting data from your browser for the purposes of targeted advertising.
You can use the tool to opt-out of interest-based advertising. The DAAC tool to opt-out of interest-based advertising can be found here: here.
Note that opting out through these channels does not mean you will no longer see ads. You will still receive other types of ads from these companies and any type of ad from non-participating companies. The sites you visit may still collect your information for other purposes.
Please be aware that these are third-party websites, and SpookySight does not accept any liability for the instructions given on these sites.
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy as needed to reflect changes in technology or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted here with a revised “Last Updated” date.
Contact Us
Questions about our use of cookies? Use the Contact form here. We’re happy to help!