Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how WordpressWebdesignPerth ("we," "us," "our," or "Company") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website located at https://wordpresswebdesignperth.com.au (the "Website"). This policy is effective as of April 17, 2026, and applies to all visitors and users of our Website.

We are committed to transparency regarding our use of cookies and similar technologies. This policy describes what cookies are, the types we use, how we use them, and how you can manage your cookie preferences.

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to provide information to the website owners, and to enhance your browsing experience.

When you visit our Website, cookies may be placed on your device to remember information about your visit, such as your preferences, login details, and browsing behavior. Cookies cannot run programs or deliver viruses to your device. They are unique to your browser and cannot access other data on your device unless you grant permission.

Similar technologies to cookies include web beacons (also known as pixels or tags), local storage, and similar tracking mechanisms that collect information about your online activity.

Types of Cookies We Use

We use different types of cookies for different purposes. Below is a comprehensive overview of the cookies used on our Website:

Essential/Necessary Cookies

Essential cookies are necessary for the Website to function properly. These cookies enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. Without these cookies, the Website cannot operate effectively.

Essential cookies include:

• Session cookies that maintain your login status
• Security cookies that protect against fraud and malicious activity
• Cookies that remember your cookie preferences and consent choices
• Cookies that enable website navigation and access to secure areas
• Load balancing cookies that distribute traffic across servers

These cookies are exempt from consent requirements under privacy regulations as they are strictly necessary for the provision of services you have explicitly requested.

Analytics Cookies

We use analytics cookies to understand how visitors interact with our Website. These cookies collect information about which pages are visited, how long visitors spend on pages, what links are clicked, and other similar metrics. This information helps us improve the Website's performance, user experience, and content.

We primarily use Google Analytics for this purpose. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect anonymous data about your visits to our Website. The information collected includes:

• The number of visitors to our Website
• The pages visited and time spent on each page
• The source of traffic (search engines, referral sites, direct visits)
• Geographic location data (country and city level)
• Device and browser information
• User interactions and engagement metrics

Google Analytics data is anonymized and aggregated. Google does not identify you personally through this data. For more information about Google Analytics and how Google uses data, please visit Google's Privacy Policy and Google Analytics Help Center.

Functionality Cookies

Functionality cookies enhance your experience by remembering your preferences and choices. These cookies allow the Website to provide personalized features and functionality based on your previous interactions.

Functionality cookies enable:

• Remembering your language preference
• Storing your form entries and preferences
• Maintaining your browsing preferences
• Remembering items in your shopping cart or inquiry forms
• Personalizing content based on your interests
• Enabling video and media player functionality

While these cookies enhance your experience, the Website will still function without them, though some features may not work as effectively.

Advertising and Marketing Cookies

We use advertising and marketing cookies to deliver targeted content and advertisements that may be of interest to you. These cookies track your browsing behavior across our Website and potentially across other websites to build a profile of your interests.

Advertising cookies enable:

• Displaying targeted advertisements based on your interests
• Measuring the effectiveness of advertising campaigns
• Tracking conversions from advertisements
• Retargeting campaigns to show relevant ads as you browse other websites
• Social media integration and sharing functionality
• Email marketing campaign tracking

Third-party advertising partners may set cookies on your device to serve targeted advertisements. These partners may include social media platforms, advertising networks, and marketing service providers.

How We Use Cookies

WordpressWebdesignPerth uses cookies for the following purposes:

Website Operation and Security

We use essential cookies to ensure the Website functions properly, maintains security, and protects against fraudulent activity. These cookies are necessary for you to access and use the Website's features.

Performance Monitoring and Improvement

Analytics cookies allow us to monitor Website performance, identify technical issues, and understand user behavior patterns. This information helps us optimize the Website's speed, functionality, and user experience.

Personalization

Functionality cookies enable us to remember your preferences and customize your experience. This includes language settings, form data, and content preferences.

Marketing and Advertising

We use marketing cookies to deliver relevant content and advertisements, measure campaign effectiveness, and understand which marketing channels drive the most valuable traffic to our Website.

Customer Service and Support

Cookies help us provide better customer service by remembering your previous interactions, support requests, and preferences.

Third-Party Cookies

In addition to cookies set by WordpressWebdesignPerth, third-party service providers may set cookies on your device when you visit our Website. These third parties include:

Google Analytics

Google sets cookies to collect analytics data about your Website usage. Google may use this data for its own purposes, including improving Google services and displaying personalized advertisements on other websites.

Social Media Platforms

If our Website includes social media buttons or plugins (such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, or Instagram), these platforms may set cookies to track your interactions and provide social features.

Advertising Networks

Third-party advertising partners may set cookies to deliver targeted advertisements and measure advertising performance.

Content Delivery Networks

Third-party providers may set cookies to optimize content delivery and website performance.

Email Service Providers

If you subscribe to our email communications, email service providers may set cookies to track email opens and clicks.

We do not control third-party cookies, and these providers have their own privacy policies. We encourage you to review their privacy policies to understand how they use cookies and your data.

Cookie Duration

Cookies can be classified as either session cookies or persistent cookies based on their duration:

Session Cookies

Session cookies are temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser. These cookies are used to maintain your session while you are actively using the Website, such as keeping you logged in or maintaining your shopping cart.

Persistent Cookies

Persistent cookies remain on your device for a specified period, even after you close your browser. The duration varies depending on the cookie's purpose, ranging from a few days to several years. Persistent cookies are used to remember your preferences, login information, and browsing behavior across multiple visits.

The following table provides information about the main cookies we use, their purposes, and their duration:

Cookie Name	Type	Purpose	Duration	Provider
_ga	Analytics	Google Analytics - tracks unique visitors	2 years	Google
_gid	Analytics	Google Analytics - tracks sessions	24 hours	Google
_gat	Analytics	Google Analytics - throttles request rate	1 minute	Google
wordpress_logged_in	Essential	Maintains user login status	Session or 14 days	WordpressWebdesignPerth
wordpress_sec	Essential	Security authentication	Session or 14 days	WordpressWebdesignPerth
cookie_consent	Essential	Stores your cookie consent preferences	1 year	WordpressWebdesignPerth
wp-settings-*	Functionality	Stores WordPress user preferences	1 year	WordpressWebdesignPerth
language_preference	Functionality	Remembers language selection	1 year	WordpressWebdesignPerth

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have the right to control which cookies are placed on your device. WordpressWebdesignPerth provides you with tools to manage your cookie preferences.

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our Website, a cookie consent banner appears at the bottom or top of the page. This banner allows you to:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject non-essential cookies
• Customize your cookie preferences

Your consent choices are saved in a cookie so that the banner does not appear on every page during your visit.

Cookie Preference Center

You can access our Cookie Preference Center at any time to review and modify your cookie settings. This allows you to:

• View detailed information about each cookie category
• Enable or disable specific cookie types
• Withdraw your consent at any time
• Download a report of your cookie preferences

Changes to your preferences take effect immediately. Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of the Website.

Withdrawing Consent

You can withdraw your consent to non-essential cookies at any time by accessing the Cookie Preference Center or by contacting us directly. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.

How to Disable Cookies in Your Browser

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through browser settings. You can typically:

• View cookies stored on your device
• Delete cookies individually or in bulk
• Block cookies from specific websites
• Disable cookies entirely
• Enable "Do Not Track" signals

Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Website and other websites you visit. Some features may not work properly without cookies.

Browser-Specific Instructions

Google Chrome: Click the menu icon (three vertical dots) in the top-right corner, select Settings, click Privacy and Security, then click Cookies and other site data. You can manage cookie settings and delete cookies.

Mozilla Firefox: Click the menu icon (three horizontal lines) in the top-right corner, select Settings, click Privacy & Security, scroll to Cookies and Site Data, and manage your preferences.

Apple Safari: Click Safari in the menu bar, select Preferences, click Privacy, and adjust cookie settings under "Cookies and website data."

Microsoft Edge: Click the menu icon (three horizontal dots) in the top-right corner, select Settings, click Privacy, search, and services, and manage cookie settings under Cookies and other site data.

Internet Explorer: Click the gear icon in the top-right corner, select Internet Options, click the Privacy tab, and adjust cookie settings.

Opt-Out Tools

You can use third-party opt-out tools to manage cookies across multiple websites:

• Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) Opt-Out Tool - Allows you to opt out of interest-based advertising
• Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) Opt-Out Tool - Provides opt-out options for network advertising
• Your Ad Choices - Helps you control personalized advertising

Do Not Track Signals

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" feature. When enabled, this feature sends a signal to websites requesting that they do not track your online activity. Currently, there is no universal standard for recognizing Do Not Track signals, and not all websites honor these requests.

WordpressWebdesignPerth respects Do Not Track signals to the extent permitted by applicable law. If you enable Do Not Track in your browser, we will limit our collection of tracking data, though some essential cookies may still be used for security and functionality purposes.

Legal Basis for Cookie Use

We use cookies based on the following legal grounds:

Consent

For non-essential cookies, we obtain your explicit consent through the cookie consent banner before placing cookies on your device. You can withdraw this consent at any time.

Legitimate Interests

We may use cookies based on our legitimate interests in improving the Website, understanding user behavior, and delivering relevant marketing content, provided these interests do not override your privacy rights.

Contractual Necessity

Some cookies are necessary to fulfill services you have requested, such as maintaining your login session or processing your inquiries.

Legal Obligation

We may use cookies to comply with applicable laws and regulations.

Data Retention and Deletion

Cookie data is retained for the duration specified for each cookie type. Once a cookie expires, it is automatically deleted from your device. You can manually delete cookies at any time through your browser settings or by contacting us.

Analytics data collected through cookies is typically retained for a limited period, after which it is automatically deleted or anonymized. Specific retention periods are outlined in our Privacy Policy.

International Data Transfers

Some third-party service providers that set cookies on our Website may be located outside Australia. When your data is transferred internationally, we ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your information in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

Google Analytics, for example, may transfer data to the United States. Google has implemented Standard Contractual Clauses and other mechanisms to ensure adequate protection of your data.

Children's Privacy

Our Website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children through cookies or other means. If we become aware that a child has provided information through our Website, we will take steps to delete such information and terminate the child's use of the Website.

Parents or guardians who believe their child has provided information to our Website should contact us immediately.

Updates to This Cookie Policy

WordpressWebdesignPerth may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our cookie practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on our Website and updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this policy.

Your continued use of the Website following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Cookie Policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

If you do not agree with the updated policy, you should discontinue your use of the Website and contact us to discuss your concerns.

Contact Information

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us:

WordpressWebdesignPerth
Website: https://wordpresswebdesignperth.com.au

You can also reach us through the contact form on our Website. We will respond to your inquiry within a reasonable timeframe, typically within 10 business days.

Your Privacy Rights

In addition to managing cookies, you have other privacy rights under applicable Australian privacy laws and international regulations:

• Right to Access: You can request access to the personal information we hold about you.
• Right to Correction: You can request that we correct inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Right to Deletion: You can request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances.
• Right to Portability: You can request a copy of your information in a portable format.
• Right to Object: You can object to certain types of processing, including marketing communications.
• Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw consent to cookie placement and data processing at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided above.

Compliance with Regulations

This Cookie Policy is designed to comply with:

• The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) - Australian federal privacy legislation
• The Australian Consumer Law - regarding misleading or deceptive conduct
• The Spam Act 2003 (Cth) - regarding electronic marketing communications
• The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - where applicable to EU residents
• The ePrivacy Directive - regarding electronic communications and privacy
• State-based privacy laws in Western Australia

WordpressWebdesignPerth is committed to protecting your privacy and complying with all applicable privacy and data protection laws.

Additional Resources

For more information about cookies and online privacy, you may find the following resources helpful:

• Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) - Australian privacy regulator
• All About Cookies - Educational resource about cookies
• Cookiebot - Cookie management platform information
• Google Privacy Policy - Information about Google's data practices

Last Updated: April 17, 2026