Cookies Policy
At Sydney Driving Academy, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website, sydneydrivingacademy.com.au. This Cookies Policy explains how we use cookies and similar technologies to collect and use information about you when you visit our site.
This policy should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy , which provides more detailed information about how we process your personal data.
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 also be used to remember your preferences, such as your language settings or login details.
How We Use Cookies
Sydney Driving Academy uses cookies for various purposes, including:
- Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable you to navigate the site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, services you have asked for, like shopping baskets or e-billing, cannot be provided.
- Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, such as which pages are visited most often and if they get error messages from web pages. This data helps us to improve the performance and design of our website.
- Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your user name, language, or the region you are in) and provide enhanced, more personal features. For instance, a website may be able to provide you with local weather reports or traffic news by storing in a cookie the region in which you are currently located.
- Targeting or Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement as well as help measure the effectiveness of the advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator’s permission.
Types of Cookies We Use
The following table lists the types of cookies we use on our website and their respective purposes:
| Cookie Name | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Maintains user session state | Essential | Session |
| _ga | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | Performance | 2 years |
| _gid | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | Performance | 24 hours |
| cookieconsent_status | Remembers if the user has accepted the cookie consent notice. | Functionality | 1 year |
| AdvertisingCookie | Used for targeted advertising based on user behavior. | Targeting | 30 days |
Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences by using the cookie consent tool provided on our website. The tool allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject.
You can also set or amend your web browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. If you choose to reject cookies, you may still use our website though your access to some functionality and areas of our website may be restricted. As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser-to-browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information.
For example, to manage cookies in Google Chrome, follow these steps:
- Open Chrome.
- At the top right, click More Settings.
- Click Privacy and security Cookies and other site data.
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Select an option:
- Block all cookies
- Block third-party cookies in Incognito
- Block third-party cookies
For other browsers, please consult the "Help" section of your browser.
Third-Party Cookies
In some special cases, we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third-party cookies you might encounter through our site.
- This site uses Google Analytics, one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web, for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content.
- From time to time, we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features, these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.
- We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work, social media sites will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.
Changes to Our Cookies Policy
We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time in response to changing legal, technical, or business developments. When we update our Cookies Policy, we will take appropriate measures to inform you, consistent with the significance of the changes we make. We will obtain your consent to any material Cookies Policy changes if and where this is required by applicable data protection laws.
You can see when this Cookies Policy was last updated by checking the “last updated” date displayed at the top of this Cookies Policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookies Policy, please contact us at:
Sydney Driving Academy
Level 3, 55 Miller Street
North Sydney NSW 2060
Australia
Email:
[email protected]
Phone: (02) 8005 4023
This Cookies Policy was last updated on October 26, 2024.
Policy drafted by: Amelia Chen, Data Protection Officer.