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COOKIES POLICY
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Effective Date: ________
This cookies policy ("Cookies Policy") explains how we handle cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website ________ (the "Website").
The Website is owned and operated by ________ (ABN ________) of ________ ("we", "us" or "our").
We are committed to protecting your privacy while you use the Website. This Cookies Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy available at ________ and is intended to operate consistently with our obligations under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Australian Privacy Principles, the Spam Act 2003 (Cth) and (where applicable) the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
This Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, how our third-party partners may use them in connection with the Website, and the choices available to you in relation to cookies.
(1) WHAT ARE COOKIES AND SIMILAR TECHNOLOGIES
(a) Cookies are small text files that may be saved on your device through your internet browser. If you permit cookies, then when you visit our Website general information is collected by our servers and cookies are transferred to your device.
(b) Similar technologies include web beacons, action tags, local shared objects ('flash cookies'), pixel tags and single-pixel gifs. Such technologies may be used to track users' actions and activities and to store information about them.
(2) CATEGORIES OF COOKIES WE USE
(a) Strictly necessary cookies – required for the operation of the Website and its core functions. These do not require your consent.
(b) Functional/preference cookies – remember your choices and preferences to provide an enhanced experience.
(c) Performance/analytics cookies – collect information about how visitors use the Website so that we can improve its performance.
(d) Advertising/targeting cookies – used to deliver advertising relevant to you and to measure the effectiveness of advertising.
(e) A list of the specific cookies used on the Website, their purpose and duration is available at: ________.
(3) HOW WE COLLECT COOKIES
(a) When you use our Website, cookies may be downloaded by your internet browser and stored on your device. These cookies have a unique identification number which allows our Website to recognise your device if you visit our Website again.
(b) To the extent that information collected through cookies constitutes personal information under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), we will handle that information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and the Australian Privacy Principles.
(4) WHY WE USE COOKIES
(a) Cookies help the Website to 'remember' you, your preferences and your actions over time.
(b) Cookies help us to understand how you interact with our Website, so that we can improve its performance and provide a smoother experience.
(c) Cookies help us to provide a more personalised experience – for example, by remembering your location, language or currency preferences so you do not need to reset them on each visit.
(d) Cookies help us to identify the countries in which users of our Website are located by logging the IP address of Website users.
(e) Cookies help us to monitor and improve our Website's performance over time.
(f) Where you have consented, we may use cookies to provide you with targeted advertisements on third-party websites.
(g) Where you have consented, we may use cookies in connection with the sale or display of advertising on the Website.
(5) YOUR CHOICES IN RELATION TO COOKIES
(a) You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies. You can exercise and update your cookie preferences at any time through our consent management tool (where available) and by adjusting the settings on your internet browser.
(b) Most internet browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can usually set your browser to refuse all cookies, to accept only certain cookies, or to alert you when a cookie is being sent to your device.
(c) Please note that if you choose to reject or disable cookies, some parts of our Website may not function properly and your experience on the Website may be affected.
(d) If you wish to delete cookies that have already been saved on your device, you can do so at any time through your internet browser settings.
(e) You can opt out of certain third-party advertising and analytics cookies through industry tools such as the Digital Advertising Alliance, the Network Advertising Initiative, or Google Analytics opt-out (https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout).
(f) For further information and support, you may visit the help page of the internet browser you are using:
- Microsoft Edge / Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-us/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?hl=en
- Opera: https://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/privacy/
(6) CHANGES TO THIS COOKIES POLICY
(a) We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, law or our practices. Any changes will be published on this page with an updated effective date.
(b) Your continued use of the Website after any update takes effect constitutes your acknowledgement of the amended Cookies Policy, subject to any consent that is required by law.
(7) GOVERNING LAW
(a) This Cookies Policy is governed by the laws of ________, Australia, and you submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that State or Territory and the courts of the Commonwealth of Australia.
(8) CONTACT US
(a) If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy, or wish to contact our Privacy Officer, you can reach us using the following details:
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Email: ________
Postal address: ________
(b) If you are not satisfied with our response to a privacy concern, you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at www.oaic.gov.au.
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