What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are used to enhance your experience, analyze site traffic, and enable certain functionalities. Some cookies are essential for the operation of the Website, while others help us to improve performance, personalise content, and provide marketing information.
Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies on our Website:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the basic functioning of our Website. Without them, certain features or services may not be available. These cookies do not collect personal data and are used solely to provide services that you request, such as remembering your login status or user preferences.
Examples:
- Authentication cookies to manage your session
- Security-related cookies for fraud prevention
Personalisation Cookies
These cookies enable us to remember your preferences and customise your experience on our Website. They may allow us to offer you tailored content, such as language or region settings, and remember past interactions.
Examples:
- Language or region selection
- User interface customisations (e.g., themes, layouts)
Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites and display ads that are relevant to your interests. These cookies help us and third-party advertisers deliver targeted advertising and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
Examples:
- Ad targeting cookies (e.g., Google Ads, Facebook Ads)
- Re-marketing cookies for personalised advertising
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us analyse how visitors interact with our Website. By collecting and reporting information anonymously, they provide us with valuable insights to improve the performance and user experience of our Website.
Examples:
- Google Analytics, Hotjar, or similar services to track user behavior, website traffic, and trends
Cookie Preference Management
When you first visit our Website, you will be presented with a cookie preference manager where you can accept or reject different categories of cookies. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by accessing the cookie settings through the banner or the "Privacy Settings" link at the bottom of our Website.
- Accept All Cookies: This option will allow us to use all categories of cookies, including necessary, personalisation, marketing, and analytics cookies.
- Reject All Cookies Except Strictly Necessary: This option will allow only strictly necessary cookies for basic functionality to be placed on your device.
You can also adjust your browser settings to block or delete cookies, but doing so may affect the functionality of certain parts of the Website.
Third-Party Cookies
Our Website may contain links to third-party websites or services that may use cookies. We do not have control over these third-party cookies, and we recommend that you review their privacy and cookie policies to understand how they use cookies.
Retaining Your Cookie Data
Cookies placed on your device will remain active for varying periods, depending on their type:
- Session Cookies are temporary and expire once you close your browser.
- Persistent Cookies remain on your device until they expire or you delete them manually.
Your Rights
As a user, you have the right to:
- Access and review the cookies we use on your device.
- Modify or withdraw your consent at any time through the cookie preference manager.
- Opt-out of marketing cookies by visiting third-party opt-out websites, such as Google Ads Opt-Out.
If you have any questions or concerns about how we use cookies or how to manage your preferences, please contact us at:
Simple Machines
Email: privacy@simpleamchines.com.au
Address: L1/283 Liverpool Street Darlinghurst NSW 2010 Australia
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal obligations. When we make changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically for any updates.
