Cookie Policy
Last updated: March 2026
Summary
WHSmate uses cookies and similar technologies to operate our website and platform, secure your session, remember your preferences, and understand how you use our Service so we can improve it. We do not use third-party advertising cookies to track you across other websites for behavioural advertising. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
(a) Strictly necessary — essential for the Service to function correctly, including authentication, session management, security protections, and load balancing. These cookies cannot be disabled without breaking core functionality.
(b) Analytics and performance — help us understand how visitors interact with our website and platform, which pages are most popular, how users navigate, and where errors occur. We use a tag-management layer to deploy and configure analytics tags. This data is collected in aggregated form and does not identify you personally.
(c) Functional — remember your preferences and settings (such as your selected state/territory and UI preferences) to provide a more personalised experience.
3. Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are required for the Service to operate. Without them, features like secure login, session persistence, and security protections would not function.
| Cookie / Technology | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security & preference cookies | WHSmate | Site security, form protection, and essential UI state | Session |
| CSRF token | WHSmate | Protects against cross-site request forgery attacks | Session |
| Cookie consent | WHSmate | Stores your cookie consent preferences | 12 months |
4. Analytics and Performance Cookies
These cookies help us measure and improve the performance of our Service. They collect information about how you use the website, such as which pages you visit and any errors you encounter. All information is aggregated and pseudonymised.
| Cookie / Technology | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Third-party analytics | Distinguishes unique users for aggregated usage analytics | 2 years |
| _ga_* | Third-party analytics | Maintains session state for analytics | 2 years |
| _gid | Third-party analytics | Distinguishes users for 24-hour analytics | 24 hours |
| _gat | Third-party analytics | Throttles request rate to manage data collection | 1 minute |
Our tag-management tooling coordinates analytics scripts. Some of those scripts may set cookies; processing is subject to each vendor's documentation and your browser controls.
5. Functional Cookies
These cookies and local storage items remember your choices and preferences to enhance your experience.
| Cookie / Technology | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preferences | WHSmate | Remembers your selected state/territory, theme, and UI preferences | 12 months |
| Recent activity | WHSmate | Stores recent demo inputs for convenience (local storage) | Persistent |
6. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control these cookies in full. Categories commonly involved include measurement and analytics tooling, payment-related fraud-prevention scripts during checkout, and performance cookies set by hosting or edge networks. Consult each provider's published notices where those services are invoked, or manage cookies through your browser settings.
We do not use third-party advertising or retargeting cookies that track your activity across other websites for the purpose of serving you targeted advertisements.
7. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:
(a) view what cookies are stored and delete them individually or in bulk;
(b) block third-party cookies;
(c) block cookies from specific sites;
(d) block all cookies; or
(e) delete all cookies when you close your browser.
Please note that disabling or deleting certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Service — for example, you may need to re-authenticate more frequently. For instructions on managing cookies in your specific browser, visit your browser's help documentation.
Many analytics vendors publish browser opt-out tools or extensions; check your browser's extension marketplace or the vendor's help centre if you wish to limit measurement cookies across sites you visit.
8. Do Not Track
Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal. As there is no universally accepted standard for how to respond to DNT signals, we do not currently respond to them. However, you can manage your tracking preferences as described in Section 7.
9. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. We will post the updated policy on this page and update the "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us via our Contact page or see our Privacy Policy for additional details on how we handle your personal information. WHSmate, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.