Cookie Policy

1. About this policy

This Cookie Policy explains how amberpathstudio.com uses cookies and similar browser technologies. It should be read with the Privacy Policy. The responsible organisation is Amberpathstudio Pty Ltd, located at 88 Market Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia.

2. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files stored on a device when a website is visited. Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, pixels, tags and software development tools that recognise a browser or device. Some technologies are necessary for a website to function; others support preferences, measurement or marketing.

3. Technologies currently used

The website is designed to operate primarily with local resources and minimal storage. Essential browser functionality may be used for navigation, form validation, security and presentation. The contact form processes information entered by the user within the current page and does not require an advertising cookie.

If optional analytics, personalisation or marketing services are introduced, this policy and the consent interface will be updated before those technologies are activated where prior consent is required.

4. Categories of cookies

Strictly necessary

These technologies support core functions such as page delivery, security, load management, accessibility preferences and form operation. They cannot always be disabled through a website consent tool because the requested service may not work correctly without them.

Preferences

Preference technologies remember choices such as language, region or display settings. Where these are not strictly necessary, they will be used only in accordance with applicable consent requirements.

Analytics

Analytics technologies help operators understand aggregate website use, identify errors and improve performance. Where consent is required, analytics will remain disabled until consent is provided. We aim to minimise identifiers and retention periods.

Marketing

Marketing technologies may be used to measure campaigns or tailor advertising across services. We do not activate non-essential marketing technologies without the consent required by applicable law. Withdrawal of consent must be as easy as giving it.

5. Legal basis

Strictly necessary technologies are used to provide a service requested by the user and support legitimate security and operational interests. In jurisdictions requiring prior consent, non-essential cookies are based on consent. Consent may be withdrawn at any time without affecting processing that occurred before withdrawal.

6. Cookie duration

Session cookies expire when the browser session ends. Persistent cookies remain for a defined period or until deleted. Retention depends on purpose and should be no longer than necessary. Where optional providers are used, their stated duration will be disclosed through the consent interface or an updated version of this policy.

7. Managing cookies

You can delete or block cookies using browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view stored data, clear data for a specific site, block third-party cookies, block all cookies or configure deletion when the browser closes. Blocking strictly necessary storage may impair navigation, forms, preferences or security functions.

Browser “Do Not Track” signals are not interpreted consistently across the industry. Where legally recognised preference signals apply, we will assess and honour them as required.

8. Consent records

Where a consent tool is used, we may retain a limited record of the consent choice, timestamp, policy version and a non-identifying or pseudonymous consent identifier. This record supports compliance and prevents the banner from being displayed repeatedly. Consent records are retained only as long as reasonably necessary to demonstrate the user’s choice.

9. Third-party technologies

A third-party service may set or read technologies only when it is integrated into the website. Third-party providers are responsible for their own processing and notices where they act independently. We review integrations and seek contractual safeguards where a provider processes information on our behalf.

10. International processing

Where a cookie provider processes information outside Australia or the user’s country, transfer safeguards will be assessed under applicable privacy law. For individuals protected by GDPR, this may include adequacy decisions, standard contractual clauses and supplementary safeguards.

11. Children

The website and gaming-related information are intended for adults aged 18 or older. We do not knowingly use cookies to profile children or direct gaming promotions to minors.

12. Updates

We may update this policy when technologies, providers, purposes or legal requirements change. The update date will be revised, and material changes may be presented through a renewed consent request where required.

13. Current local-storage design

The present website uses a small local JavaScript file to load the company name and address from adress.json and to manage the on-page contact-form confirmation. This process does not itself create an advertising profile. Standard browser and server functions may still generate transient technical records needed to deliver files, detect errors and protect the service.

14. Consent interface standards

If non-essential technologies are added, the consent interface will identify the relevant categories and provide a genuine choice. Non-essential scripts will be blocked until the required consent is recorded. Refusing or withdrawing optional consent will not prevent access to core website information. The interface will avoid pre-ticked optional choices and misleading design patterns.

15. Browser and device controls

Cookie controls vary by browser and device. Users should consult their browser’s privacy or site-data settings to remove stored data, block third-party storage, create exceptions or clear information on exit. Private-browsing modes may reduce persistence but do not necessarily prevent all server logs or network-level information. Settings applied on one browser or device do not automatically apply to another.

16. Effect of disabling technologies

Disabling optional technologies should not prevent access to the principal content. Disabling essential storage or scripts may affect menu behaviour, form validation, accessibility preferences, security controls or the ability to remember a consent decision. Where a feature cannot operate without a particular technology, the purpose will be explained as clearly as reasonably possible.

17. Auditing and review

We periodically review website integrations, script references and storage behaviour to identify obsolete services, unexpected third-party requests and excessive retention. When a provider or technology is removed, related references and consent descriptions should also be removed or updated. Material changes to cookie practices may trigger a renewed consent request.

13. Contact

Questions about cookies or consent choices may be sent to info@amberpathstudio.com or to Amberpathstudio Pty Ltd, 88 Market Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia.