Last Updated: October 1, 2023
This Cookie Policy explains how Aussie Explorer ("we," "us," or "our") uses cookies and similar technologies on our website cablesfrat.com (the "Site"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
By continuing to use our Site, you consent to the use of cookies and similar technologies in accordance with this Cookie Policy.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognize your device and remember certain information about your visit, such as your preferences and actions. Cookies are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide valuable information to website owners.
How Do Cookies Work?
When you visit our Site, we may place cookies on your browser. These cookies collect information that helps us understand how you interact with our Site, remember your preferences, and provide you with a better browsing experience.
Session vs. Persistent Cookies
- Session Cookies: These are temporary cookies that are deleted when you close your browser. They help our Site remember what you've done during your visit.
- Persistent Cookies: These remain on your device for a specified period or until you delete them manually. They help our Site remember you for future visits and make your experience more convenient.
Similar Technologies
In addition to cookies, we may use other similar technologies on our Site, including:
- Web Beacons (Pixel Tags): Small transparent image files used to monitor your journey through a single website or across multiple websites.
- Local Storage: A component that allows websites to store data locally on your device, similar to cookies but with larger storage capacity.
- Fingerprinting: A technique that combines certain information about your device to create a "fingerprint" that helps identify you across multiple website visits.
For simplicity, we use the term "cookies" in this policy to refer to all of these technologies.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We use different types of cookies for various purposes:
Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for you to browse the Site and use its features, such as accessing secure areas. Without these cookies, certain services you have asked for cannot be provided. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing or remembering where you've been on the internet.
Functional Cookies
These cookies allow our Site to remember choices you make (such as your username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, more personal features. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized, and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites.
Analytical/Performance Cookies
These cookies collect information about how you use our Site, including which pages you visit most often and if you receive error messages. They don't collect information that identifies you specifically; all information is aggregated and anonymous. They help us improve how our Site works and understand what interests our users.
Marketing Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and help measure the effectiveness of an advertising campaign. They are usually placed by advertising networks with the website operator's permission. They remember that you have visited a website and this information is shared with other organizations such as advertisers.
3. Specific Cookies Used
The following table lists the specific cookies we use on our Site:
Necessary Cookies
Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
PHPSESSID |
Preserves user session state across page requests. |
Session |
cookie_consent |
Stores your cookie consent preferences. |
1 year |
csrf_token |
Helps protect against Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks. |
Session |
Functional Cookies
Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
language |
Remembers the user's selected language. |
1 year |
recently_viewed |
Tracks recently viewed destinations to personalize your experience. |
30 days |
Analytical/Performance Cookies
Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
_ga |
Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. |
2 years |
_gid |
Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users. |
24 hours |
_gat |
Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. |
1 minute |
Marketing Cookies
Cookie Name |
Purpose |
Duration |
_fbp |
Used by Facebook to deliver advertisements when they visit Facebook or a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising. |
3 months |
ads/ga-audiences |
Used by Google AdWords to re-engage visitors who are likely to convert to customers based on the visitor's online behavior. |
Session |
4. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the Site, deliver advertisements on and through the Site, and so on.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to help us understand how our visitors use the Site. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as how often users visit the Site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our Site.
For more information on how Google Analytics uses your data, please visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy
You can opt-out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Social Media Cookies
We use cookies provided by various social media platforms (like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) to enable you to share content from our Site via social media and to analyze your use of social media features on our Site.
These platforms may set cookies through our Site, which may be used to enhance your profile on their service or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.
Advertising Partners
We work with advertising partners who may use cookies and similar technologies on our Site to collect information about your browsing activities over time and across different websites. This information may be used to provide you with interest-based advertising or other targeted content.
Our advertising partners include:
- Google Ads
- Facebook Ads
- Instagram Ads
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie preferences in the following ways:
Cookie Consent Tool
When you first visit our Site, you will be presented with a cookie banner that allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking the "Cookie Settings" link in the footer of our Site.
Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to manage your cookie preferences. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, delete cookies, or alert you when cookies are being sent. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. You can find information on how to manage cookies in your browser at the browser's help page.
Common browser instructions:
Please note that if you choose to block cookies, some parts of our Site may not function properly, and you may not be able to access all or part of our Site.
Opt-Out of Third-Party Cookies
You can opt-out of third-party cookies used for advertising purposes by visiting the following sites:
6. Cookies and Your Privacy
The information collected through cookies is treated as confidential. We do not use cookies to store sensitive personal information such as your name, address, or financial details.
For more detailed information about how we protect your privacy and handle your personal information, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
7. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, regulation, or our business practices. Any changes will become effective when we post the revised Cookie Policy on our Site. We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies.
If we make significant changes to this Cookie Policy, we may notify you through a notice on our Site or, in some cases, via email.