Cookie Policy

1. Purpose of this Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy explains how Quendario Grand Haven uses cookies, browser storage and comparable technologies on this local website. It should be read with our Privacy Policy. Our aim is to use only technology that is reasonably necessary for the operation, security, preference management and measured improvement of the site, while giving visitors meaningful control over optional storage where applicable.

2. What cookies are

Cookies are small text records that a website may ask a browser to store. Similar functions can be provided through local storage, session storage or comparable browser mechanisms. These technologies can remember a preference, maintain a short-lived session, support security, or help an operator understand whether pages function correctly. They do not automatically reveal your name or identity.

3. Strictly necessary technologies

Some storage may be essential to deliver requested functionality, preserve security settings, maintain an active user choice, or ensure that forms and navigation behave correctly. Where the law permits, strictly necessary technologies may operate without optional consent because the website cannot provide the relevant function in a reasonable way without them.

4. Preference technologies

Preference storage may remember choices such as a consent setting or interface preference so that you do not need to repeat the same selection on every page. Where preference storage is not essential, it is used only when permitted by the applicable legal framework and, where required, after you have made an affirmative choice.

5. Analytics technologies

If optional analytics are enabled, they are intended to help us understand aggregate page use, navigation patterns, technical performance and errors. We seek to minimise identifiers and avoid using analytics for cross-site advertising profiles. In jurisdictions requiring prior consent for analytics storage, optional analytics will remain disabled until consent is obtained.

6. No advertising profiling by default

The current website is not designed around behavioural advertising or cross-site profiling. We do not intentionally place third-party advertising cookies through the local front end. If this practice changes, this policy and the consent interface will be updated before such technology is used where prior notice or consent is required.

7. Local storage

Local storage is a browser feature that can retain small pieces of data without using a traditional cookie. We may use it to remember a consent preference or a purely local interface choice. You can clear local storage through your browser settings. Removing it may cause the website to ask for the same choice again.

8. Session storage

Session storage generally lasts only until the relevant browser tab or session ends. It may be used for temporary interface state, security, or navigation continuity. Because it is short-lived, it is normally removed automatically when the relevant browser session is closed.

9. Consent under the GDPR and ePrivacy rules

For visitors in the European Economic Area or other jurisdictions with comparable requirements, non-essential cookies or similar storage are used only on an appropriate legal basis. Where consent is required, it must be freely given, specific, informed and unambiguous. You may withdraw consent as easily as you gave it, and withdrawal will apply prospectively.

10. Australian privacy considerations

In Australia, information collected through cookies or comparable technologies may constitute personal information if an individual is reasonably identifiable. Where that occurs, our handling of the information is governed by the Privacy Policy and applicable Australian privacy obligations. We use reasonable measures to minimise collection and protect information that falls within those obligations.

11. Managing browser settings

Most browsers allow you to view, delete, block or restrict cookies and site data. The exact controls differ by browser and device. Blocking all storage may affect login-like functions, form state, consent preferences or other features that depend on local persistence. You can generally continue to read core informational pages even if optional storage is disabled.

12. Consent records

Where consent is required, we may store a limited record showing the choice made and the time or version of the consent interface associated with that choice. This helps us respect your preference and demonstrate compliance. Such records are retained only as reasonably necessary for those purposes.

13. Retention periods

Necessary session technologies are generally short-lived. Preference records may persist longer so the website can remember your choice. Analytics retention, if applicable, is limited to what is reasonably needed to understand aggregate performance and is periodically reviewed. We avoid indefinite retention of browser identifiers.

14. Third-party services

If a future feature requires a third-party service that sets or reads browser storage, we will identify the relevant category and update this policy and, where required, the consent mechanism. We do not treat a third-party supplier as authorised to use information for unrelated advertising or independent profiling merely because it provides technical support.

15. Security

Browser storage is one small part of website security. We take reasonable measures to protect systems that receive information generated from website use, but you should also keep your browser and device updated and avoid sharing access to your device where your preferences or submitted information may be visible.

16. Changes to cookie use

We may change the cookies or similar technologies used as website functions evolve. If a change introduces a new non-essential purpose that requires consent, the updated purpose will not be treated as covered by an earlier unrelated consent. The effective date of this policy will be updated when material changes are made.

17. Your choices and rights

You can use available website controls and browser settings to manage optional storage. If information generated through cookies is personal information, rights described in the Privacy Policy may also apply, including access or correction rights in Australia and data-subject rights under the GDPR where relevant.

18. Contact

Questions about our use of cookies, local storage, consent records or privacy practices can be directed to Quendario using the ordinary contact information displayed on this website. Please do not include unnecessary sensitive information in a cookie-related enquiry.