Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile) when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about how users interact with their sites.

Cookies contain information that is transferred to your device's hard drive. They help us recognise your device and store some information about your preferences or past actions on our website.

obsidiandrift uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyse website performance, and deliver personalised content and advertisements.

Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several important reasons:

• Essential Website Functionality: Some cookies are essential for our website to function properly and provide you with our services.
• Performance and Analytics: We use cookies to understand how visitors interact with our website, which helps us improve our services.
• Personalisation: Cookies help us remember your preferences and provide a more personalised experience.
• Marketing and Advertising: We use cookies to deliver relevant advertisements and measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns.
• Security: Cookies help us detect and prevent fraudulent activity and enhance the security of our website.

Types of Cookies We Use

1. Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for our website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, access to secure areas, and form submissions. Our website cannot function properly without these cookies, and they cannot be disabled.

• Session management cookies
• Security cookies
• Cookie consent preferences
• Load balancing cookies

2. Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This data helps us improve our website's performance and user experience.

• Google Analytics cookies (_ga, _gid, _gat)
• Website performance monitoring
• User behaviour analysis
• Traffic source tracking

3. Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

• Language and region preferences
• Font size and accessibility settings
• Form data remembering
• Social media integration

4. Marketing and Advertising Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They also help us measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns and limit the number of times you see an advertisement.

• Google Ads cookies (_gcl_au, _gcl_aw)
• Remarketing and retargeting cookies
• Conversion tracking cookies
• Advertisement personalisation

Cookie Details Table

The following table provides specific information about the cookies we use:

Third-Party Cookies

Our website uses services from third-party providers that may set their own cookies. These include:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyse website traffic and user behaviour. Google Analytics sets cookies to help us understand how visitors interact with our website. For more information about Google Analytics cookies, please visit Google's Analytics Cookie Usage documentation.

Google Ads

We use Google Ads for advertising and remarketing purposes. Google Ads cookies help us deliver relevant advertisements and measure campaign effectiveness. For more information about Google Ads cookies, please visit Google's Advertising Policies.

Google Fonts

We use Google Fonts to enhance the visual appearance of our website. Google Fonts may set cookies to optimise font loading and performance.

Google Consent Mode v2

Our website implements Google Consent Mode v2, which allows us to adjust how Google services behave based on your consent preferences. This ensures that:

• Google Analytics and Google Ads respect your cookie preferences
• Data collection is limited when consent is not given
• Privacy-focused measurement is used when full consent is not provided
• Your consent choices are properly communicated to Google services

This implementation helps us maintain compliance with privacy regulations whilst still providing valuable insights for website improvement.

How to Manage and Control Cookies

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you will see a cookie consent banner that allows you to:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject all non-essential cookies
• Customise your cookie preferences by category

You can change your cookie preferences at any time by accessing the cookie settings through the banner or by clearing your browser cookies and revisiting our website.

Browser Settings

You can also control cookies through your web browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:

• View and delete existing cookies
• Block cookies from specific websites
• Block third-party cookies
• Clear all cookies when you close the browser
• Set up warnings when cookies are being set

Browser-Specific Instructions

For detailed instructions on managing cookies in your specific browser, please visit:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari
• Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Edge

Impact of Disabling Cookies

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect your experience on our website:

• Some features may not work properly or may be unavailable
• You may need to re-enter information repeatedly
• Personalisation features may not function
• We may not be able to remember your preferences

Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make significant changes, we will notify you by:

• Updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy
• Displaying a notice on our website
• Sending you an email notification if you have subscribed to our communications

We encourage you to review this Cookie Policy periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, please contact us:

For general enquiries about our services, please contact us at contact@obsidiandrift.world.