COOKIE POLICY
Last updated: May 06, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Curious Kinds ("Company," "we," "us," and "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at https://www.curiouskinds.com ("Website"). It explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
In some cases we may use cookies to collect personal information, or that becomes personal information if we combine it with other information.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners in order to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide reporting information.
Cookies set by the website owner (in this case, Curious Kinds) are called "first-party cookies." Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third-party cookies." Third-party cookies enable third-party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (e.g., advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and also when it visits certain other websites.
Why do we use cookies?
We use first- and third-party cookies for several reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons in order for our Website to operate, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our Website. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
The cookies we use
The specific types of first- and third-party cookies served through our Website and the purposes they perform are described in the table below:
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analytics Cookies — These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. | ||||
| _ga | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | HTTP Cookie | 2 years |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics | Used by Google Analytics to collect data on the number of times a user has visited the website as well as dates for the first and most recent visit. | HTTP Cookie | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website. | HTTP Cookie | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate. | HTTP Cookie | 1 minute |
| Marketing & Advertising Cookies — These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions like preventing the same ad from continuously reappearing, ensuring that ads are properly displayed for advertisers, and in some cases selecting advertisements that are based on your interests. | ||||
| IDE | Google AdSense / DoubleClick | Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user. | HTTP Cookie | 1 year |
| test_cookie | Google AdSense | Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies. | HTTP Cookie | 15 minutes |
| __gads / __gpi | Google AdSense | Used to register what ads have been displayed to the user and to measure the success of ad campaigns on the website. | HTTP Cookie | 1 year |
| Unclassified Cookies — These are cookies that have not yet been categorised. We are in the process of classifying these cookies with the help of their respective providers. | ||||
| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. | HTTP Cookie | 3 months | |
How can I control cookies on my browser?
As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more information. The following is information about how to manage cookies on the most popular browsers:
In addition, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of targeted advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit:
- Digital Advertising Alliance
- Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada
- European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance
What about other tracking technologies, like web beacons?
Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We may use other, similar technologies from time to time, like web beacons (sometimes called "tracking pixels" or "clear gifs"). These are tiny graphics files that contain a unique identifier that enables us to recognize when someone has visited our Website or opened an email including them. This allows us, for example, to monitor the traffic patterns of users from one page within a website to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you have come to the website from an online advertisement displayed on a third-party website, to improve site performance, and to measure the success of email marketing campaigns. In many instances, these technologies are reliant on cookies to function properly, and so declining cookies will impair their functioning.
Do you serve targeted advertising?
Third parties may serve cookies on your computer or mobile device to serve advertising through our Website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services that you may be interested in. They may also employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of advertisements. They can accomplish this by using cookies or web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other sites in order to provide relevant advertisements about goods and services of potential interest to you. The information collected through this process does not enable us or them to identify your name, contact details, or other details that directly identify you unless you choose to provide these.
How can I opt out of targeted advertising?
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
You can control how Google uses your data for advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings.
You can also manage your preferences through your browser settings — see the browser links above for instructions on how to block or delete cookies.
How often will you update this Cookie Policy?
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time in order to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please therefore revisit this Cookie Policy regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Where can I get further information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please contact us at:
Curious Kinds
Sydney, New South Wales
Australia
[email protected]