cookie policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Verato uses cookies and similar technologies on our website. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle your Personal Information under the Australian Privacy Principles.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website saves on your computer, phone, or tablet when you visit. They help websites remember things about your visit, such as your preferences, and can be used to understand how a site is being used. Similar technologies, such as local storage, work in much the same way.
Cookies set by the website you are visiting are called first-party cookies. Cookies set by other services that appear on that website, such as an embedded calendar or map, are called third-party cookies.
How we use cookies
We keep things simple. We use a small number of cookies to understand how people use our website and to measure our advertising, and some features rely on trusted third-party services that may set their own cookies. We do not sell any information collected through our website.
Analytics and advertising
- Google Analytics: tells us how many people visit, which pages they look at, how they found us, and whether they send an enquiry or tap our phone number or email address. It sets cookies such as
_ga, which last up to 2 years. Google Analytics reports are about visitors in general, not individuals, and the information is kept for 14 months. You can opt out with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. See how Google uses information from sites that use its services. - Meta Pixel (Facebook and Instagram): helps us measure whether our Facebook and Instagram ads lead to enquiries, and show our ads to people who have visited our website or who are similar to our customers. It sets cookies such as
_fbp, which last up to 90 days. When you send an enquiry, we also send Meta a scrambled (hashed) copy of your email address and phone number so it can match the enquiry to an ad; Meta cannot read these details from the scrambled copy. You can control the ads you see in your Facebook ad preferences. See the Meta cookies policy.
These tools only run on our live website. You can also opt out of interest-based advertising from many companies at Your Online Choices.
Features and services
- Google Calendar: our pop-ups and markets page shows an embedded Google Calendar with our upcoming schedule. Google may set cookies when this calendar loads, particularly if you are signed in to a Google account.
- Enquiry and booking forms: our forms are sent through Web3Forms, a form delivery service, so that your enquiry reaches us by email. Web3Forms does not set cookies on our website. How we use and keep the information you enter is explained in our Privacy Policy.
- Website hosting: our hosting provider may use strictly necessary technologies to deliver the website securely and keep it running reliably.
- Social media links: links to our Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn pages take you to those platforms, which have their own cookie and privacy policies.
We do not control cookies set by third parties. We encourage you to review their policies to understand how they use your information.
Types of cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are needed for a website to work properly and cannot be switched off in our systems. Functional cookies allow embedded features, such as our calendar, to work as expected. Analytics and advertising cookies are used to measure visits and show relevant ads; we use Google Analytics and the Meta Pixel, described above.
Managing cookies
Most web browsers let you view, block, or delete cookies through their settings. You can usually find these options in the "Settings", "Privacy", or "Help" section of your browser. Blocking cookies will not stop you from using our website or sending an enquiry, although some embedded features, such as the pop-up calendar, may not display correctly. Many browsers and ad blockers also block analytics and advertising tools automatically.
For more information about cookies and how to manage them, visit the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at www.oaic.gov.au.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time, for example if we add new features or services to our website. The latest version will always be available on this page, with the effective date shown above.
Cookie Policy Enquiries
If you have any questions about how we use cookies, please contact us: