1. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to remember limited information between pages or visits, such as your consent preferences. Similar technologies, including local storage, can serve comparable purposes. Throughout this policy we refer to all of these collectively as “cookies”.
2. Our approach to cookies
We keep our use of cookies deliberately modest. We do not set optional cookies until you have made a choice through our consent banner. Strictly necessary cookies are the only ones active by default, because the website cannot operate correctly without them. You remain in control of everything else.
3. The categories we use
3.1 Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function. They support core features such as remembering whether you have responded to the consent banner and keeping the site secure. Because they are required for basic operation, they cannot be switched off and do not require consent under applicable law.
3.2 Analytics cookies (optional)
With your permission, analytics cookies help us understand, in aggregate, how visitors use the educational content — for example, which guides are read most often. This information is general and is not used to identify you. These cookies are only set if you enable them.
3.3 Marketing cookies (optional)
Marketing cookies may be used to make any future promotional content more relevant. We do not enable these unless you choose to allow them, and we do not use them to build sensitive profiles about you.
4. How you control cookies
When you first visit the website, a consent banner gives you three clear choices:
- Accept All — allow every cookie category.
- Reject — decline all optional cookies, leaving only strictly necessary cookies active.
- Cookie Settings — open the detailed panel and toggle analytics and marketing cookies individually before saving your preferences.
Your selection is stored so that we do not ask again on every visit. You can revisit your choice at any time by clearing the stored preference in your browser, which will cause the banner to appear again.
5. Managing cookies in your browser
Most browsers let you view, block or delete cookies through their settings. You can usually choose to be notified before a cookie is stored, or to refuse cookies altogether. Please note that disabling strictly necessary cookies may affect how parts of the website function. Guidance for managing cookies is available within the help section of your particular browser.
6. How long cookies last
Cookies fall into two broad lifespans:
- Session cookies are temporary and are removed when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies remain for a defined period or until you delete them. Our consent preference is stored as a persistent record so that your choice is respected on return visits.
7. Third-party cookies
Some optional cookies may be provided by trusted third parties that help us analyse general usage. Where this is the case, those providers process information in accordance with their own privacy and cookie notices. We encourage you to review the policies of any third-party services you encounter.
8. Changes to this policy
We may revise this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technology, law or our practices. The date at the top of this page shows when it was last updated. Significant changes will be reflected here, and we recommend reviewing the policy from time to time.
9. Contact us
If you have questions about how we use cookies, please contact us:
- Flexibleearthwas
- 500 Ti Rakau Dr, Botany, Auckland 2013, New Zealand
- Phone: +64 9 273 4400
- Email: inquiry@flexibleearthwas.world
For more on how we handle personal data generally, please see our Privacy Policy.