Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function efficiently, remember user preferences, and provide information to website owners about how visitors interact with their sites.

Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting (first-party cookies) or by third-party services embedded on the website (third-party cookies). They can be session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them manually.

Similar technologies such as local storage, session storage, and pixel tags may also be used on our website. References to "cookies" in this policy include these similar technologies unless otherwise stated.

2. How We Use Cookies

Strainingactive uses cookies to:

• Ensure the website functions correctly and securely
• Remember your cookie consent preferences
• Understand how visitors navigate and use our website when you consent to analytics cookies
• Improve website content, layout, and performance based on aggregated usage data
• Deliver relevant content when you consent to marketing cookies

We do not use cookies to collect sensitive personal information such as health records or financial account details. Any personal data collected through cookies is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

3. Cookie Categories

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as setting privacy preferences or filling in forms. Without these cookies, certain services you request cannot be provided.

Legal basis: Legitimate interest and, where applicable, contractual necessity. These cookies do not require consent under GDPR/ePrivacy regulations.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously or in pseudonymised form. This data helps us improve page content, navigation structure, and overall user experience.

Legal basis: Your explicit consent, obtained through our cookie banner or cookie settings panel. You may withdraw consent at any time.

3.3 Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies may be used to track visitors across websites and display content that is relevant and engaging. We use these cookies only with your consent and primarily to measure the effectiveness of our own informational content.

Legal basis: Your explicit consent. These cookies are disabled by default until you opt in.

4. Specific Cookies Used

The following table describes the main cookies that may be set when you visit strainingactive.world:

Analytics and marketing cookies listed above are only activated after you provide consent through our cookie banner. If you reject non-essential cookies, only strictly necessary cookies will be set.

5. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control the setting of these cookies. Third parties that may set cookies include:

• Analytics providers: Services such as Google Analytics that help us understand website traffic and usage patterns when you consent to analytics cookies.
• Content delivery networks: Services that deliver fonts, icons, or scripts efficiently. These may set performance-related cookies.

We recommend reviewing the privacy and cookie policies of these third parties for information about how they use cookies and how to opt out of their services. Google Analytics opt-out is available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

6. Managing Your Preferences

When you first visit our website, a cookie consent banner appears offering three options:

• Accept All: Enables all cookie categories including analytics and marketing.
• Reject: Enables only strictly necessary cookies. Analytics and marketing cookies are not set.
• Cookie Settings: Opens a panel where you can toggle individual non-essential categories on or off.

Your preferences are stored in the tdde_cookie_consent cookie for 365 days. You can change your preferences at any time by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our website, or by contacting us to request a reset of your stored preferences.

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal. Strictly necessary cookies will continue to function as they are required for basic website operation.

7. Browser Settings

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

• View cookies stored on your device and delete them individually or collectively
• Block third-party cookies while allowing first-party cookies
• Block all cookies from specific websites
• Block all cookies from being set
• Delete all cookies when you close your browser

Please note that blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of our website and other sites you visit. Strictly necessary features such as cookie consent storage may not work correctly if all cookies are blocked.

Instructions for managing cookies in common browsers:

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

8. Legal Basis

Our use of cookies complies with:

• The EU ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC) as amended, requiring consent for non-essential cookies
• The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), treating cookie data as personal data where it identifies individuals
• The Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and Australian Privacy Principles
• Guidance from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner regarding online privacy

We obtain valid consent before setting non-essential cookies, provide clear information about cookie purposes, and offer granular control over cookie categories through our cookie settings panel.

9. Policy Updates

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in the cookies we use, applicable regulations, or our business practices. The date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. We encourage you to review this page regularly. Significant changes will be communicated through a notice on our website.

10. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact:

Strainingactive
309 Lygon St, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia
Email: touch@strainingactive.world
Phone: +61 3 9347 6633

For broader privacy enquiries, please refer to our Privacy Policy.