Cookie Policy
5.6 Cookie Policy
Last updated: 21 June 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Wattle & Vale Melbourne uses cookies and similar technologies on our website.
When you visit or use our website, cookies and similar technologies may be placed on your device in accordance with this policy, your cookie preferences and applicable privacy laws.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit a website.
Cookies help our website function properly, remember your preferences, improve your shopping experience and help us understand how visitors use our store.
Similar technologies, such as pixels, tags and tracking scripts, may also be used for analytics, advertising and website performance purposes.
2. Why We Use Cookies
Wattle & Vale Melbourne may use cookies and similar technologies to:
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Keep the website and checkout working properly
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Remember items in your cart
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Save your preferences where possible
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Improve website speed, layout and performance
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Understand how customers use our website
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Measure the performance of our marketing campaigns
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Show more relevant advertising on platforms such as Meta, Google or other advertising networks
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Help prevent fraud, abuse or technical issues
3. Types of Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to work correctly. They allow basic functions such as page navigation, secure checkout, cart functionality and order processing.
Without these cookies, our website may not function properly.
Performance and Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website, which pages are viewed, where visitors may experience issues and how we can improve the shopping experience.
Analytics information may be collected through tools such as Shopify analytics, Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity or similar services, depending on which tools are active on our store.
Marketing and Advertising Cookies
Marketing cookies and tracking pixels may be used to help us measure advertising performance and show relevant ads to customers on platforms such as Meta, Google, TikTok or other advertising networks.
These cookies may help us understand whether an advertisement led to a website visit, add-to-cart action or purchase.
Where required, these cookies will only be used in accordance with your cookie preferences and applicable privacy laws.
Functionality Cookies
These cookies help remember choices you make on our website, such as region, currency, language, recently viewed products or other shopping preferences.
4. Third-Party Cookies and Pixels
Some cookies and tracking technologies may be placed by third-party services we use to operate, analyse or advertise our store.
These may include, depending on the tools active on our website:
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Shopify
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Google Analytics
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Google Ads
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Meta / Facebook Pixel
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Microsoft Clarity
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TikTok Pixel
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Klaviyo or email marketing tools
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Payment and checkout providers
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Fraud prevention or security services
These third parties may collect information in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies.
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
When available, you can manage your cookie preferences through the cookie banner or privacy settings shown on our website.
You can also manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that blocking certain cookies may affect how our website works, including cart, checkout or saved preference features.
If you clear your browser cookies, your preferences may need to be set again.
6. How Long Cookies Are Stored
The length of time cookies remain on your device depends on the type of cookie.
Some cookies are session cookies and are deleted when you close your browser. Other cookies may remain on your device for a longer period to remember your preferences, support analytics or help measure advertising performance.
The exact storage period may vary depending on the cookie provider and your browser settings.
7. Personal Information and Privacy
Some cookies, pixels or tracking technologies may collect information that can be linked to you or your device, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, pages viewed, shopping activity or interactions with advertisements.
We handle personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and applicable Australian privacy laws.
For more information about how we collect, use and protect personal information, please read our Privacy Policy.
8. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, technology, advertising tools, legal requirements or business operations.
Any updates will be posted on this page with a new “Last updated” date.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or how we use cookies, please contact us at: