Cookies Policy - alpine-branch

1. 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 the website owners. Cookies help us improve your experience on our website by remembering your preferences and understanding how you use our site.

2. How We Use Cookies

alpine-branch uses cookies for the following purposes:

Essential cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website.
Preference cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your preferred language or region) and provide enhanced, personalised features.
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.
Marketing cookies: These cookies may be used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

Session Cookies: These temporary cookies are erased when you close your browser. They allow websites to link your actions during a browser session.

Persistent Cookies: These cookies remain on your device for a set period of time or until you delete them. They enable websites to remember your preferences and actions across multiple visits.

4. Specific Cookies Used

The following cookies may be set when you visit our website:

cookieConsent: Stores your cookie consent preferences (persistent, 1 year)
_ga: Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users (persistent, 2 years)
_gid: Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users (persistent, 24 hours)
_gat: Google Analytics cookie used to throttle request rate (session)

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are set by third parties whose services we use. These third-party cookies are subject to the respective privacy policies of these external services. We use services from:

Google Analytics for website usage analysis

We do not control these third-party cookies. Please refer to the relevant third-party websites for more information about their cookies.

6. Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to refuse or accept cookies, delete existing cookies, and set preferences for certain websites. The methods for doing this vary from browser to browser.
Cookie consent banner: When you first visit our website, you can accept or reject non-essential cookies using our cookie consent banner.
Third-party opt-out: You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.

7. Browser-Specific Instructions

To manage cookies in your browser:

Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
Edge: Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Cookies

8. Consequences of Disabling Cookies

Please note that if you disable cookies, some features of our website may not function properly. Essential cookies are required for basic website functionality, so completely blocking all cookies may prevent you from using certain features.

9. Local Storage

In addition to cookies, we may use local storage to store data on your browser. Local storage data persists until explicitly deleted. We use local storage to store your cookie consent preference.

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. The date at the top of this policy indicates when it was last updated.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

Email: [email protected]
Address: Unit 7, 42 Industrial Drive, Dandenong South VIC 3175, Australia