Cookie Policy — Speed Dating Social

Cookies are small text files placed on your device — computer, tablet, or mobile phone — when you visit a website. They are sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit, or to another website that recognises that cookie. Cookies are widely used to make websites function efficiently, remember your preferences, and provide information to website operators about how their site is being used. Cookies are not programs and cannot carry viruses or install malware on your device. They cannot access other information stored on your device beyond what was placed there by the website you are visiting. Similar technologies — including web beacons, pixels, and local storage — work in a comparable way to cookies and are also covered by this policy. References to "cookies" throughout this document include these similar technologies unless otherwise stated.

Speed Dating Social uses the following categories of cookies on our website: 2.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies — These cookies are essential for our website to function correctly and cannot be disabled. They do not store any personally identifiable information and are not used for marketing or tracking purposes. Examples include session management cookies that keep you logged in or maintain your state as you navigate between pages, security cookies that support authentication and protect against cross-site request forgery, and load balancing cookies that ensure stable performance across our servers. Because these cookies are strictly necessary for the website to operate, they are set without requiring your consent. You can disable them through your browser settings, but doing so may cause parts of our website to stop working correctly. 2.2 Analytics and Performance Cookies — These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website — including which pages are visited most frequently, how long visitors spend on each page, and where visitors come from. This data is used in aggregated, anonymised form to help us understand how our website is being used and to improve its performance and content. We use Google Analytics for this purpose. Google Analytics places cookies on your device that collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. The data collected does not identify any individual visitor. For more information about how Google Analytics collects and processes data, visit policies.google.com/privacy. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. Analytics cookies are not set without your consent where consent is required under applicable law. 2.3 Functionality Cookies — These cookies allow our website to remember choices you make — such as your preferred language, region, or display settings — and provide a more personalised experience. They may also be used to remember information you have entered into forms so that you do not need to re-enter it on subsequent visits. Functionality cookies do not track your browsing activity across other websites and are not used for advertising purposes. 2.4 Marketing and Targeting Cookies — We may use marketing and targeting cookies to deliver advertising that is relevant to your interests, to limit the number of times you see a particular advertisement, and to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. These cookies track your browsing activity across websites that use the same advertising networks. Platforms through which we may serve targeted advertising include Meta Pixel (Facebook/Instagram) and Google Ads. Marketing cookies are not set without your consent. You can withdraw your consent at any time using the controls described in Section 5. 2.5 Third-Party Cookies — When you access our website, certain third-party services embedded in our website — including Eventbrite booking widgets, social media sharing buttons, and YouTube video players — may also set their own cookies on your device. These third-party cookies are governed by the privacy and cookie policies of those third parties.

Cookies fall into two categories based on their duration: Session cookies are temporary and exist only for the duration of your visit to our website. They are deleted from your device automatically when you close your browser. Session cookies are typically used for essential functions such as maintaining your session as you navigate between pages. Persistent cookies remain on your device after you close your browser, for a defined period or until you manually delete them. Persistent cookies are used for functions such as remembering your preferences across visits, analytics, and advertising. The duration of persistent cookies varies — analytics cookies typically persist for up to 13 months, while advertising cookies may persist for varying periods depending on the platform.

Some cookies collect information that, individually or in combination with other information, may constitute personal information under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) — for example, your IP address or a unique device identifier. Where cookies collect personal information, that information is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We do not use cookies to collect sensitive information as defined by the Privacy Act, including health information, religious beliefs, or biometric data.

You have several options for managing and controlling the cookies placed on your device. 5.1 Browser settings — Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically choose to view the cookies currently stored on your device, delete all or selected cookies, block all cookies from being set, block third-party cookies specifically, and receive a notification before a cookie is placed. Instructions for managing cookies in common browsers are available for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Edge. Please note that restricting cookies may affect the functionality of our website and some features may not work as intended. 5.2 Opting out of analytics — To opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites, install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout. 5.3 Opting out of interest-based advertising — To opt out of interest-based advertising from participating companies, you can use industry opt-out tools such as Your Online Choices (Australia), Network Advertising Initiative, and Digital Advertising Alliance. 5.4 Mobile devices — On mobile devices, you can manage interest-based advertising through your device settings on iOS and Android.

Some browsers include a "Do Not Track" (DNT) feature that signals to websites that you do not want your online activity tracked. There is currently no universally accepted technical standard for responding to DNT signals, and our website does not currently alter its behaviour in response to DNT signals. We will review this position as Australian and international standards develop.

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies and tracking technologies we use, changes in applicable law, or changes in our business practices. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised "last updated" date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of our website following any update constitutes your acceptance of the revised Cookie Policy. Where changes are material — for example, where we begin using a new category of cookie that requires your consent — we will take reasonable steps to notify you.

To the extent that any cookie or tracking technology collects personal information about you, you have rights in relation to that information under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles, including rights of access, correction, and in certain circumstances erasure. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for full details of your privacy rights and how to exercise them. If you have a concern about how we handle personal information collected through cookies, please contact us in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at oaic.gov.au or by calling 1300 363 992.

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, the cookies we use, or how we handle information collected through cookies, please contact us: Speed Dating Social Email: matches@speeddatingsocial.com Website: speeddatingsocial.com We aim to respond to all enquiries within 14 business days. This Cookie Policy was prepared in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Australian Privacy Principles, and applicable guidance issued by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. Effective from 1 January 2026.