1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides comprehensive information about how we handle personal data. Rinsingplanet, located at 160 Queen Street, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia, operates the website https://rinsingplanet.world and is committed to transparent cookie practices compliant with the GDPR, ePrivacy Directive, and Australian privacy guidelines.
By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Cookie Policy. Non-essential cookies are placed only after you provide consent through our cookie banner or cookie settings panel.
2. What Are Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function efficiently, remember user preferences, and provide information to site owners. Cookies may be set by the website you visit (first-party cookies) or by third-party services embedded on the site (third-party cookies).
Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and pixel tags. Where this policy refers to cookies, it encompasses these related technologies unless otherwise specified.
3. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies to ensure our website operates correctly, to remember your cookie consent preferences, to understand how visitors interact with our content, and to measure the effectiveness of our communications. We categorise cookies into three groups, each serving distinct purposes with appropriate consent requirements.
4. Cookie Categories
4.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for the website to function and cannot be disabled through our cookie settings. They do not require consent under GDPR because they are necessary to provide a service explicitly requested by you. Examples include:
- Cookies that remember your cookie consent choices
- Session cookies that maintain security during your visit
- Cookies that enable basic navigation and page loading
- Load-balancing cookies that distribute traffic across servers
Strictly necessary cookies are always active and cannot be toggled off in our cookie settings panel.
4.2 Analytics Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use our website by collecting aggregated, anonymised information about page views, session duration, navigation paths, and referral sources. This data assists us in improving content structure, identifying popular pages, and resolving usability issues.
Analytics cookies are only activated when you click Accept All or enable the Analytics toggle in Cookie Settings. If you reject non-essential cookies or disable analytics, these cookies will not be placed on your device.
Typical data collected through analytics cookies includes browser type, device category, approximate geographic region, pages visited, and time spent on site. This data does not directly identify you unless combined with other information, which we do not do for analytics purposes.
4.3 Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies track your activity across websites to deliver relevant content and measure campaign performance. They may be set by us or by advertising partners whose services appear on our pages. These cookies can build a profile of your interests to show you relevant information on our site and elsewhere.
Marketing cookies require your explicit consent. They remain disabled unless you accept them through our cookie banner or enable the Marketing toggle in Cookie Settings. You may withdraw consent at any time by updating your preferences.
5. Specific Cookies We May Use
The following table describes cookies that may be placed on your device. Actual cookies present depend on your consent choices and our current website configuration.
- cookiePreferences — Type: Strictly Necessary — Purpose: Stores your cookie consent choices — Duration: 12 months — Provider: Rinsingplanet
- cookieConsentGiven — Type: Strictly Necessary — Purpose: Records that consent has been provided — Duration: 12 months — Provider: Rinsingplanet
- _analytics_session — Type: Analytics — Purpose: Distinguishes unique sessions for traffic analysis — Duration: Session to 14 months — Provider: Analytics service (when enabled)
- _marketing_tracker — Type: Marketing — Purpose: Tracks campaign attribution and content relevance — Duration: Up to 90 days — Provider: Marketing platform (when enabled)
We review our cookie inventory periodically and update this list to reflect current practices.
6. Legal Basis for Cookie Use
Strictly necessary cookies are used based on our legitimate interest in providing a functional, secure website and on contractual necessity where cookies support services you request. Analytics and marketing cookies are used only with your consent, obtained through our cookie consent mechanism in compliance with GDPR Article 6(1)(a) and the ePrivacy Directive.
Consent is freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous. You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before withdrawal.
7. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage cookies through several methods:
7.1 Our Cookie Settings Panel
Click Cookie Settings in our cookie banner or revisit preferences by clearing your browser local storage for our site and refreshing the page. The settings panel allows granular control over Analytics and Marketing categories while keeping Strictly Necessary cookies active.
7.2 Browser Settings
Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies through their settings menu. Instructions vary by browser:
- Google Chrome: Settings, Privacy and security, Cookies and other site data
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings, Privacy and Security, Cookies and Site Data
- Apple Safari: Preferences, Privacy, Manage Website Data
- Microsoft Edge: Settings, Cookies and site permissions, Cookies and site data
Blocking all cookies may affect website functionality. Strictly necessary features may not operate correctly if essential cookies are blocked through browser settings.
7.3 Opt-Out Tools
For third-party analytics and advertising cookies, industry opt-out tools such as the Digital Advertising Alliance opt-out page or Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page may provide additional control.
8. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our website are placed by third-party services we engage for analytics, content delivery, or functionality. These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies governing their data practices. We select partners who commit to appropriate data protection standards and process data according to our instructions where they act as processors.
We do not control third-party cookies and recommend reviewing the privacy policies of relevant third parties for detailed information about their cookie practices.
9. Data Collected Through Cookies
Information collected via cookies may include IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, click patterns, and timestamps. When analytics or marketing cookies are enabled, this data may be processed by our service providers on our behalf.
For details on how we handle personal data collected through cookies, including retention periods and your rights, refer to our Privacy Policy.
10. Data Retention for Cookie Data
Cookie lifespans vary by type and purpose. Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain until their defined expiration date or until you delete them. Consent records are retained for twelve months to demonstrate compliance. Analytics data is typically retained in identifiable form for up to fourteen months before aggregation or deletion.
11. International Transfers
Cookie data may be processed in countries outside Australia, including countries that may not provide the same level of data protection. Where transfers occur, we implement appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses approved by relevant authorities to protect your information.
12. Updates to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technology, legal requirements, or our cookie practices. The effective date at the top of this page indicates when the policy was last revised. Material changes may be communicated through a notice on our website or an updated cookie banner prompt.
13. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact:
Rinsingplanet
160 Queen Street, Brisbane QLD 4000, Australia
Email: assist@rinsingplanet.world
Phone: +61 8 9325 1188
Website: https://rinsingplanet.world