Cookie Policy
This page explains the cookies and similar technologies that visabetting-au.com uses, the purpose each cookie serves, how long they remain on your device, and how you can manage or disable them. The policy is written to align with the Australian Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and should be read alongside the site’s privacy policy.
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What a cookie is
A cookie is a small text file that a website asks your browser to store on your device when you visit a page. The cookie can be read back by the same website on later visits. Cookies are not programs and cannot, on their own, run code on your device or read other files. Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser; others remain on your device until they expire or you remove them manually.
Some sites also use related technologies — local storage, session storage and tracking pixels. visabetting-au.com uses local storage only for a small number of strictly functional purposes, described below. The site does not use third-party tracking pixels.
Categories of cookies we use
The site groups cookies into three categories: strictly necessary, functional, and analytics. Each category is used only to the extent it is genuinely needed for the purpose described.
Strictly necessary cookies allow the site to function. They include a session identifier that lets the page state survive a refresh, a cookie that remembers your decision on this cookie banner so we do not show it again on every page, and a cookie used by our infrastructure provider to route requests safely. These cookies cannot be disabled at our end because the site cannot operate without them, but you can clear them through your browser settings.
Functional cookies remember preferences that improve your reading experience but are not essential. The current example is a preference for the table-of-contents being expanded or collapsed on long articles. Functional cookies do not identify you and are not shared with any third party.
Analytics cookies count visits in aggregate. We use a privacy-respecting analytics tool that records the page you viewed, the time you spent and the country your IP address resolves to, without recording your full IP address and without sharing data with advertising platforms. The analytics tool does not follow you across other websites.
Cookies we do not use
visabetting-au.com does not set advertising cookies. The site does not display advertising. The site does not participate in real-time bidding networks, retargeting platforms or programmatic advertising. There is no cookie on this site that is used to build a marketing profile of you, and no cookie that is shared with brokers or advertisers.
Third-party requests
When your browser loads a page on visabetting-au.com, it makes one outbound request to Google Fonts to retrieve the typeface files used on the site. That request reveals your IP address and your browser user-agent to Google’s servers as a normal consequence of loading any web font from a CDN. Google does not place a cookie via this request, but the request itself is logged on Google’s side. If you wish to prevent that request, you can block fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com in your browser; the site will fall back to system fonts.
How long cookies last
Strictly necessary session cookies are removed when you close your browser. The cookie that records your cookie-banner preference lasts for twelve months and is then refreshed if you continue to use the site. Functional preference cookies last for twelve months. Analytics cookies last for the period set by the analytics tool, which is typically thirteen months.
Managing cookies
You can manage cookies in three ways. First, every modern browser provides a settings panel that lets you view, restrict or delete cookies. Search your browser’s documentation for “manage cookies” and you will find the relevant control. Second, you can use private browsing or incognito mode to prevent cookies from persisting beyond the current window. Third, you can install browser extensions that block specific cookie categories.
If you decline functional or analytics cookies, the site will continue to work; you may simply lose minor preference memory and we will not see your visit in our aggregated counts. If you decline strictly necessary cookies through your browser, parts of the site may behave unexpectedly.
Children
visabetting-au.com is intended for adult readers. We do not direct cookies at children, and the site does not collect information about minors.
Changes to this policy
We update this cookie policy when our cookie usage or the underlying tools change. The current version is dated below. Material changes are reflected in the modification date; minor wording changes may be made without separate notice.
Read our full privacy policy to understand data handling.