Cookie Policy

Last updated: May 24, 2026

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better browsing experience, and give website owners useful information about how their site is used.

Cookies do not contain personally identifiable information on their own, but they can be linked to personal information that you provide to us or that we collect about you in other ways.

2. How We Use Cookies

12NOTEZ Music Studio (“we”, “our”, or “us”) uses cookies on our website https://12notez.in for the following purposes:

  • To keep our website functioning correctly
  • To remember your preferences and settings
  • To understand how visitors use our website (analytics)
  • To display relevant advertisements via Google AdSense
  • To improve our content and services over time

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to work. Without them, the website cannot function properly. They enable core features such as page navigation, security, and accessibility. These cookies do not collect any personal information.

CookiePurposeDuration
__next_*Next.js routing and page renderingSession
CONSENTStores your cookie consent preference1 year

3.2 Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics)

We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors interact with our website. These cookies collect information in an anonymised form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come from, which pages they visited, and how long they spent on each page.

Google Analytics uses the following cookies:

CookiePurposeDuration
_gaDistinguishes unique users by assigning a randomly generated number2 years
_ga_*Used to persist session state across page requests2 years
_gidDistinguishes users — stores and updates a unique value for each page visited24 hours

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

3.3 Advertising Cookies (Google AdSense)

We display advertisements on our website through Google AdSense. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website or other websites. These advertising cookies allow Google and its partners to serve ads based on your interests.

CookiePurposeDuration
IDEGoogle DoubleClick — used to register and report ad interactions1 year
DSIDIdentifies a signed-in user on non-Google sites2 weeks
__gadsGoogle Ads — sets a unique ID to remember ads shown to you2 years

You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or by visiting YourAdChoices.

4. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to our own cookies, some third-party services embedded on our website may also set cookies on your device. These include:

  • YouTube: When you view embedded YouTube videos, YouTube may set cookies to track your viewing activity.
  • Spotify: Embedded Spotify players may set cookies related to your session.
  • WhatsApp: WhatsApp chat widgets may use cookies to maintain session continuity.

We do not control these third-party cookies. Please refer to the respective privacy policies of these services for more information.

5. How to Control Cookies

You have the right to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can control and manage cookies in the following ways:

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through the browser settings. You can set your browser to refuse all cookies, or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this and other websites.

Opt-Out Tools

6. Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights regarding cookies and personal data:

  • Right to know: You have the right to know what cookies we use and why.
  • Right to withdraw consent: You can withdraw your consent for non-essential cookies at any time.
  • Right to deletion: You can request deletion of any personal data collected via cookies.
  • Right to object: You can object to the processing of your data for advertising purposes.

To exercise these rights, please contact us at 12notezstudio@gmail.com.

7. Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us: