Cookie Policy (Australia)

Effective date: 2025-01-01

This Cookie Policy explains how PriceSpy ("PriceSpy", "we", "us") uses cookies and similar technologies on our websites and Services. This Policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy (Australia).

While Australia does not have a standalone cookie law, we comply with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), which require transparency when personal information is collected via cookies and similar technologies. If you access our Services from regions with cookie consent requirements (e.g., EU/UK), our consent tools will apply accordingly.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device by a website. They are widely used to make websites work, operate more efficiently, and provide reporting information. Related technologies include SDKs, pixels, tags, local storage, and device identifiers.

How we use cookies

We use the following categories of cookies:

1. Strictly Necessary Cookies

  • Purpose: Enable core functionality such as authentication, security, session management, load balancing, and cookie preferences. These cannot be turned off in our systems.
  • Examples: Login/session tokens, CSRF tokens, request routing.

2. Performance and Analytics Cookies

  • Purpose: Measure site usage and performance to help us improve our Services.
  • Examples: Page views, feature adoption, error tracking, response times.
  • Providers (examples): Google Analytics, PostHog, Sentry.

3. Functionality Cookies

  • Purpose: Remember your preferences and settings (e.g., language, saved filters).
  • Examples: UI state, remembered choices, product view preferences.

4. Advertising and Marketing Cookies

  • Purpose: Deliver and measure marketing campaigns, and show relevant ads on other sites.
  • Providers (examples): Google Ads/Tag Manager, LinkedIn Insight Tag, Meta Pixel.
  • Note: We use these only where permitted and in accordance with applicable laws and platform policies.

Third-party cookies

Some cookies are set by third parties to provide analytics, advertising, or embedded content. We do not control these cookies. Please review the third parties' own policies. Where feasible, we provide controls to disable these cookies.

Cookie duration

  • Session cookies expire when you close your browser.
  • Persistent cookies remain until they expire or you delete them. Typical lifetimes range from 24 hours to 24 months depending on purpose.

Your choices

  • Cookie banner and preferences: Where available, use our on-site cookie preferences tool to manage non-essential cookies.
  • Browser settings: You can set your browser to block or delete cookies. Instructions are available from your browser provider.
  • Analytics opt-out: Some analytics providers offer opt-out mechanisms. For example, Google provides an opt-out add-on for common browsers.
  • Advertising choices: You may opt out of interest-based advertising via your device settings and industry tools where available in your region.

Note: Disabling certain cookies may impact functionality of the Services.

Emails and pixels

Our marketing emails may contain pixels/links that report engagement (opens/clicks). You can disable images in your email client or unsubscribe at any time.

Do Not Track

Because there is no common industry standard for Do Not Track signals, we do not respond to DNT at this time. We will update this policy if a standard is adopted.

Changes to this Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will post the updated version with a new effective date, and notify you where appropriate.

Contact

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