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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 allow websites to recognise your device and remember certain information about your visit.

How We Use Cookies

olive-mist uses cookies for several purposes:

To remember your preferences and settings
To understand how you use our website
To improve our website functionality and content
To analyse traffic patterns and user behaviour

Types of Cookies We Use

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility. You cannot opt out of these cookies as the website would not function correctly without them.

Cookie consent: Stores your cookie preference to prevent the banner from appearing on subsequent visits.
Session management: Maintains your session state while browsing the website.

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 structure and content.

Page views: Tracks which pages are visited most frequently.
Traffic sources: Identifies how visitors found our website.
User behaviour: Records how users navigate through the site.

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering your preferences. If you do not allow these cookies, some features may not function properly.

Language preferences: Remembers your preferred language settings.
Form data: Temporarily stores information entered into forms.

Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies. Third-party services we may use include:

Analytics providers for website usage statistics
Content delivery networks for improved performance

Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in various ways:

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to manage cookie preferences through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent. 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, search, and services > 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 choice is stored locally and applied to subsequent visits.

Consequences of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable cookies, some features of our website may not function as intended. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are required for basic website operation. Disabling analytics cookies means we will not be able to collect information about your visit, which helps us improve our services.

Cookie Retention

The length of time cookies remain on your device varies:

Session cookies: Deleted when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies: Remain on your device for a set period or until manually deleted. Our persistent cookies typically expire after 12 months.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

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

Email: [email protected]
Address: Level 12, 45 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia