1. Introduction
Explore Australia ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website. This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, how we use them, the types of cookies we use, and how you can control your cookie preferences.
By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this Cookie Policy. If you do not agree to our use of cookies, you should set your browser settings accordingly or not use our website.
2. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to the owners of the site. Cookies can be "persistent" or "session" cookies.
Persistent cookies remain on your personal computer or mobile device when you go offline, while session cookies are deleted as soon as you close your web browser.
3. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for various purposes, including:
- Necessary cookies: These cookies are essential for the website to function properly and cannot be turned off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms.
- Functional cookies: These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
- Analytics cookies: These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
- Marketing cookies: These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites.
4. Types of Cookies We Use
Our website uses the following cookies:
4.1 Necessary Cookies
| Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
| cookie_consent |
Stores your cookie consent preferences |
1 year |
| session_id |
Preserves user session state across page requests |
Session |
| csrf_token |
Helps prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks |
Session |
4.2 Functional Cookies
| Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
| language |
Remembers the user's selected language version of the website |
1 year |
| recently_viewed |
Stores information about recently viewed destinations |
30 days |
| user_preferences |
Stores user preferences for website functionality |
1 year |
4.3 Analytics Cookies
| Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
| _ga |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website |
2 years |
| _gid |
Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website |
24 hours |
| _gat |
Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate |
1 minute |
4.4 Marketing Cookies
| Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
| _fbp |
Used by Facebook to deliver a series of advertisement products such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers |
3 months |
| ads/ga-audiences |
Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors that are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behavior |
Session |
| IDE |
Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads |
1 year |
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage your cookie preferences in several ways:
- Our Cookie Consent Tool: You can use our cookie consent banner or manage your cookie settings at any time to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject.
- Browser Settings: Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, delete cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version.
- Third-Party Tools: Various third-party opt-out tools allow you to opt-out of some third-party cookies (such as analytics or advertising cookies).
Please note that restricting cookies may impact the functionality of our website. If you reject certain cookies, you may still use our website, but your ability to use some features or areas of our website may be limited.
6. Similar Technologies
In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies on our website:
- Web Beacons (also known as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs): These are tiny graphics with a unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, used to track the online movements of web users or to access cookies.
- Local Storage Objects: Various browsers offer their own management tools for removing HTML5 local storage objects.
- Log Files: These track actions occurring on the website and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
7. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third parties on our website. These third parties may include analytics providers, social media networks, and advertising partners. These third parties may use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to collect information about your use of our website and other websites.
This information may be used by these third parties to provide measurement services or target advertisements. We do not control these third-party cookies and their privacy practices are not covered by this Cookie Policy. We advise you to check the privacy policies of these third parties to learn about their cookie practices.
8. Updates to this Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore re-visit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
9. Contact Information
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us:
Explore Australia
123 Tourism Way
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +61 2 8123 4567