Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how the Platypus Analytics website uses cookies and similar technologies, and how you can manage your preferences.
1 About this Cookie Policy
1.1 This Cookie Policy explains how AUTOM-8 SYSTEMS PTY LTD trading as Platypus Analytics (ABN 31 061 501 568) (Platypus Analytics, we, us or our) uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on our website (Website). It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle personal information more generally.
1.2 By using the Website, and where required by giving your consent through our cookie tool or your browser settings, you agree to our use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy.
2 What are cookies and tracking technologies
2.1 A cookie is a small text file that a website places on your device when you visit it. Cookies allow the website to recognise your device, remember information about your visit, and improve your experience.
2.2 We also use similar technologies, such as tags, pixels, scripts and local storage, which work in a similar way. In this Cookie Policy, we refer to all of these as cookies.
2.3 Cookies may be first-party cookies, which are set by us, or third-party cookies, which are set by the third-party platforms and tools we use to operate the Website and run our business.
3 Types of cookies we use
3.1 We use the following categories of cookies:
| Category | What it is used for | Consent |
|---|---|---|
| Essential | Needed for the website to work, such as page loading, security and remembering your cookie choices. The website may not function properly without them. | Not required |
| Functional | Remember your preferences and choices to improve how the website works for you. | Requested where required |
| Analytics | Help us understand how visitors use the website, such as pages viewed and time on site, so we can improve it. | Requested where required |
| Marketing and attribution | Help us understand how people find us and measure the effectiveness of our marketing, and may be set by our tools and third parties. | Requested where required |
| Form and enquiry tracking | Support our enquiry forms and help us follow up with you and manage leads. | Requested where required |
3.2 The specific cookies used may change as we update the Website and the tools we use.
4 Third-party tools and platforms
4.1 The Website is built and operated using third-party platforms, and we use third-party tools that may set cookies, including:
(a) Webflow, which hosts and delivers the Website;
(b) HubSpot, which supports our enquiry and quotation forms, customer relationship management and marketing;
(c) Google services, such as website analytics and, where used, advertising and tag management tools; and
(d) other analytics, search optimisation and marketing tools we may use from time to time.
4.2 These third parties handle information collected through their cookies in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies. We encourage you to review the policies of the platforms you are concerned about.
5 Consent and your choices
5.1 Australia does not currently have a specific law that requires a cookie consent banner for all cookies. However, where cookies collect personal information, our handling of that information is subject to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles. We aim to be transparent about the cookies we use and to give you meaningful choices.
5.2 Some visitors to the Website may be located in regions, such as the European Union and the United Kingdom, that have stricter cookie and privacy laws which can require consent before non-essential cookies are set. Where we present a cookie consent tool, you can use it to accept or decline non-essential cookies. Essential cookies do not require consent because the Website cannot function properly without them.
5.3 You can change or withdraw your consent at any time through our cookie tool, where available, or through your browser settings.
6 How to manage cookies
6.1 You can manage cookies in the following ways:
(a) using our cookie consent tool, where it is presented, to accept or decline categories of non-essential cookies;
(b) using your browser settings to block or delete cookies, or to be notified when a cookie is set; and
(c) using the opt-out tools offered by some third parties, such as analytics and advertising providers.
6.2 If you block or delete cookies, some parts of the Website may not work as intended, and your preferences may not be remembered.
7 Changes to this Cookie Policy
7.1 We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or in the law. The current version will be available on the Website, and the version that applies is the one in effect when you use the Website.
8 Contact us
8.1 If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, you can contact us at: info@platypusanalytics.com