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Cookie Policy

Last updated: 20 November 2024

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about how users interact with their sites.

2. How We Use Cookies

Bifrotongi Drawing Academy uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyse website traffic, and personalise content. We use cookies for the following purposes:

  • Essential website functionality
  • Remembering your preferences and settings
  • Analysing website usage and performance
  • Providing personalised content and recommendations
  • Supporting our marketing efforts

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt-out of necessary cookies.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
cookie-consent Stores your cookie preferences 1 year
session-id Maintains your session across pages Session

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website by collecting and reporting anonymous information about website usage and performance.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
_ga Google Analytics - distinguishes users 2 years
_ga_* Google Analytics - maintains session state 2 years
_gid Google Analytics - distinguishes users 24 hours

3.3 Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
_fbp Facebook Pixel - tracks conversions 3 months
ads-preferences Stores advertising preferences 1 year

3.4 Functional Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make and provide enhanced, more personal features.

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
user-preferences Remembers your website preferences 1 year
language-setting Stores your language preference 1 year

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services that appear on our pages. We use the following third-party services:

  • Google Analytics: Helps us understand website usage and improve user experience
  • Google Fonts: Provides web fonts for better typography
  • Social Media Plugins: Enable sharing to social media platforms
  • Payment Processors: Facilitate secure payment processing

5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have control over the cookies we use on our website. You can manage your preferences in the following ways:

5.1 Cookie Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie banner that allows you to:

  • Accept all cookies
  • Accept only necessary cookies
  • Customise your cookie preferences

5.2 Cookie Settings

You can update your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in our website footer or by .

5.3 Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

  • View and delete existing cookies
  • Block all cookies
  • Block third-party cookies
  • Clear cookies when closing your browser

6. Browser-Specific Instructions

6.1 Google Chrome

Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data

6.2 Mozilla Firefox

Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data

6.3 Safari

Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data

6.4 Microsoft Edge

Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Cookies and site data

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

Disabling certain cookies may impact your experience on our website:

  • Necessary cookies: Website may not function properly
  • Analytics cookies: We cannot improve the website based on usage patterns
  • Marketing cookies: You may see less relevant advertisements
  • Functional cookies: Your preferences will not be remembered

8. Do Not Track

Our website does not currently respond to "Do Not Track" signals from browsers. However, you can control cookies through your browser settings or our cookie preference centre.

9. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:

Bifrotongi Drawing Academy
Level 3, 142 Collins Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
Australia

Phone: +61 2 9876 5432
Email: privacy@bifrotongi.com

11. Additional Resources

For more information about cookies and online privacy, visit:

  • Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
  • All About Cookies
  • Cookiepedia

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