What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

Cookies allow websites to recognise your device and remember your preferences, login details, and other information.

How We Use Cookies

dark-comet uses cookies to improve your browsing experience and to analyse how our website is used. We use cookies for the following purposes:

Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly. They enable core functionality such as page navigation and access to secure areas. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

  • Session cookies: Maintain your session as you navigate through the site
  • Cookie consent: Remember your cookie preferences

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our website's performance and content.

  • Google Analytics: Tracks page views, session duration, and user behaviour
  • Traffic sources: Identifies how visitors arrive at our site

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering your preferences and choices.

  • Form data: Remember information you've entered in forms
  • Preferences: Store your display preferences

Cookies We Use

The following table provides details about the specific cookies we use:

First-Party Cookies

  • cookieConsent - Stores your cookie consent preference. Duration: 1 year
  • selectedService - Remembers your selected service during form submission. Duration: Session

Third-Party Cookies

  • _ga - Google Analytics: Distinguishes unique users. Duration: 2 years
  • _gid - Google Analytics: Distinguishes unique users. Duration: 24 hours
  • _gat - Google Analytics: Limits request rate. Duration: 1 minute

Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in various ways. Please note that removing or blocking cookies may impact your user experience and some functionality may no longer be available.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to manage cookies through their settings. You can:

  • View cookies stored on your device
  • Delete all or specific cookies
  • Block all or third-party cookies
  • Set preferences for certain websites

Browser-Specific Instructions

  • Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
  • Firefox: Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data
  • Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
  • Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data

Opt-Out Tools

For Google Analytics specifically, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on to prevent your data being used by Google Analytics.

Cookie Consent

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie banner asking for your consent to use non-essential cookies. You can choose to:

  • Accept: All cookies will be enabled
  • Reject: Only essential cookies will be enabled

You can change your preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting the site, or by contacting us directly.

Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookies Policy from time to time to reflect changes in technology, legislation, or our data practices. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

Email: [email protected]
Address: Level 3, 42 Oxford Street, Surry Hills, Sydney NSW 2010