At Simonpatmore.com.au, our Cookie Policy outlines how we use cookies to enhance your browsing experience and provide personalized content and advertisements. This policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to the site owners. Cookies allow websites to remember your actions and preferences (such as login, language, font size, and other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another.
Types of Cookies We Use
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Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic features such as page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. Without these cookies, the website cannot operate smoothly. Essential cookies are usually set in response to actions made by you, such as logging in or filling in forms.
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Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if they receive error messages. This data helps us improve the website’s performance and the user experience. Performance cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
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Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow our website to remember your preferences and settings, such as language and region, to provide a more personalized experience. Functionality cookies can remember your login details and your customizations, such as the layout or color scheme you have chosen. These cookies ensure that your preferences are maintained across your visits.
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Targeting/Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver relevant advertisements to you. They track your browsing habits and help us understand your interests, making the ads you see more relevant to you. These cookies may also be used by third-party advertising networks. Targeting cookies are often linked to site functionality provided by the other organization. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.
How We Use Cookies
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To Improve Website Functionality: We use cookies to ensure our website functions correctly and to enhance your overall experience. Essential cookies are crucial in this aspect, ensuring that our site is usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas.
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To Analyze Website Performance: Cookies help us gather data on how our website is performing and identify areas for improvement. Performance cookies allow us to understand how visitors interact with our site, which helps us optimize our content and user experience.
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To Personalize Your Experience: Cookies allow us to remember your preferences and provide content tailored to your interests. Functionality cookies enable us to offer a customized experience by remembering your settings and preferences, making your interactions with our website more efficient and personal.
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To Deliver Relevant Advertisements: We use cookies to show you ads that are relevant to your interests and measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. Targeting/advertising cookies collect information about your browsing habits and use it to ensure that the advertisements you see are relevant to you.
Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the service, deliver advertisements on and through the service, and so on. These third-party cookies are from service providers such as Google Analytics and advertising networks. They help us understand how our visitors use the website and assist in improving the overall user experience. Third-party cookies can track your browsing activities across different websites and create a profile of your interests, which allows us to deliver more relevant advertisements.
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the right to manage your cookie preferences and can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. Here’s how you can manage cookies in some popular browsers:
- Google Chrome: Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data. You can choose to block or allow cookies.
- Mozilla Firefox: Go to Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data. You can choose your cookie preferences.
- Microsoft Edge: Go to Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Manage and delete cookies and site data. You can adjust your settings.
- Safari: Go to Preferences > Privacy. You can manage your cookie settings here.
Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website and your ability to use certain features. If you disable certain cookies, you may not be able to use all the features of our site, and some parts of the site may not function properly.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices and legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on this page, and we encourage you to review it regularly. By continuing to use our website after any changes are posted, you agree to the updated policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about our Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact us at [email protected]. Simonpatmore.com.au is here to assist you and address any concerns you may have regarding our cookie practices.