Cookie Policy
Last updated: October 2024
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 and to provide information to website owners. Cookies enable websites to remember your actions and preferences over a period of time, so you do not have to re-enter them each time you return to the site or browse from one page to another.
How We Use Cookies
Fern-spark uses cookies for several purposes on our website fern-spark.com. We use cookies to:
- Remember your preferences and settings
- Understand how you use our website
- Improve your browsing experience
- Analyse website traffic and performance
- Remember your cookie consent preferences
Types of Cookies We Use
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. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
- cookieConsent: Stores your cookie consent preference. Duration: 1 year.
Functional Cookies
These cookies enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.
- sessionStorage items: Temporarily store form data and service selections during your browsing session. Duration: Session only.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website based on how visitors use it.
- _ga: Used to distinguish users for analytics purposes. Duration: 2 years.
- _gid: Used to distinguish users for analytics purposes. Duration: 24 hours.
- _gat: Used to throttle request rate. Duration: 1 minute.
Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are set by third-party services. These third parties may use cookies to track your browsing activity across different websites. We have no control over how these third parties use cookies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of these third parties for more information about their use of cookies.
Managing Cookies
You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please note that removing or blocking cookies may impact your user experience and some functionality may no longer be available.
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to manage cookie preferences through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or delete certain cookies. The following links provide information on how to modify cookie settings in popular browsers:
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies
- Mozilla Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Cookies
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies
Our Cookie Banner
When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner that allows you to accept or reject non-essential cookies. Your preference is stored and remembered for future visits. You can change your preference at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the website.
Cookies and Personal Data
Some cookies may collect personal data. Where this is the case, we process this data in accordance with our Privacy Policy. The data collected through cookies may include your IP address, browser type, device information, and browsing behaviour on our website.
Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post any changes on this page and update the "Last updated" date at the top. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact us at:
Fern-spark
Level 4, 127 Creek Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
Australia
Email: [email protected]