To ensure the Filipino Music Awards website operates smoothly, securely, and provides you with the best possible experience, we utilize cookies and similar tracking technologies. This policy explains what these technologies are, why we use them, and how you can control your preferences.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files downloaded to your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. Think of them as a website’s short-term memory. They allow our platform to recognize your device, remember your preferences (like your login status when casting votes), enhance security, and help us understand how you navigate our site so we can continuously improve it.
How We Use Cookies
We utilize a combination of first-party and third-party cookies to support different functions of our platform:
- Essential (First-Party) Cookies: These are strictly necessary for our website to function properly. They handle core features like securing your login session, authenticating your account during public voting, and ensuring the basic technical delivery of our pages. Because these are required for the site to work, they do not collect personally identifiable tracking data.
- Performance & Analytics (Third-Party) Cookies: We want to know what works and what doesn’t. These cookies help us analyze site traffic, understand how users interact with our content, and monitor site performance—especially during peak periods like nominee announcements and live voting.
- Advertising & Personalization (Third-Party) Cookies: To keep our services customized and relevant, these cookies help us and our partners deliver tailored advertisements and content. They also help speed up your future interactions with the site by remembering your previous choices.
Types of Cookies We Use
(Note: If you utilize a dynamic cookie scanner, your platform’s specific list of Active Cookies—categorized by Essential, Analytical, Performance, and Advertisement—will automatically populate in your site’s Cookie Settings interface.)
How to Manage Your Cookie Preferences
You have full control over your data. You can change your cookie preferences or withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the [Cookie Settings / Manage Preferences] button on our website. This will bring up our consent banner, allowing you to instantly toggle your active tracking preferences.
Additionally, most web browsers allow you to control or delete cookies directly through their settings menus. Below are links to the official support documentation for managing cookies on major browsers:
- Google Chrome: Manage Cookies in Chrome
- Apple Safari: Manage Cookies in Safari
- Mozilla Firefox: Manage Cookies in Firefox
- Microsoft Edge / Internet Explorer: Manage Cookies in Microsoft Browsers
If you are using a web browser not listed above, please consult your specific browser’s official support or help documentation.