Cookie Policy.

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, to provide a better user experience, and to supply information to the website owner. Cookies allow a website to recognise your device and remember certain information about your visit, such as your preferences and settings.

2. Cookies We Use

The Alternative Balance website uses the following categories of cookies:

• Essential cookies: These cookies are required for the website to function correctly. They enable core features such as page navigation, form submissions, and secure access. These cookies cannot be disabled without affecting the functionality of the website.
• Analytics cookies: These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting information such as pages visited, time spent on site, and referring URLs. We use Google Analytics for this purpose. All data is collected in aggregate and does not personally identify you.
• Functional cookies: These cookies remember your preferences and settings (such as language or region) to provide a more personalised experience when you return to our website.

3. Third-Party Cookies

In addition to cookies set by Alternative Balance, certain third-party services may place cookies on your device when you use our website. These include:

• Google Analytics: Used to collect anonymous usage statistics that help us improve our website. Google's privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.
• Gleap: A feedback widget used to collect user feedback and support enquiries. Gleap may set cookies to enable the feedback tool functionality. Gleap's privacy policy is available at gleap.io/privacy-policy.

We do not control the cookies set by third-party services. We recommend reviewing the privacy and cookie policies of these providers for further information.

4. How to Manage Cookies

You can control and manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

• View and delete cookies already stored on your device
• Block cookies from specific or all websites
• Set preferences to accept or refuse certain types of cookies
• Receive a notification each time a new cookie is set

Please note that disabling or blocking cookies may affect the functionality of our website. Some features may not work as intended if essential cookies are disabled.

For more information on managing cookies, visit www.aboutcookies.org. To opt out of Google Analytics tracking specifically, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Your Consent

By continuing to use our website, you consent to the use of cookies as described in this policy. If you do not consent to the use of cookies, you may disable them through your browser settings as outlined above.

6. Policy Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

7. Privacy Policy

For full details on how we handle your personal information, including data collected via cookies, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us at [email protected] or by phone on 0408 209 185.