Cookie policy (AU)

1. What are cookies?

A cookie is a small, simple file sent with the pages of this website and stored by your browser on the hard drive of your computer or another device. The information stored in it may be returned to our servers, or to the servers of the relevant third parties, on a later visit.

2. What are scripts?

A script is a piece of program code that makes our website work properly and interactively. This code runs on our server or on your device.

3. What is a web beacon?

A web beacon, sometimes called a pixel tag, is a small, invisible piece of text or image on a website used to monitor traffic. To do this, various data about you is stored using web beacons.

4. Consent

The first time you visit, we show you a banner explaining cookies. You have the right to opt out, and to object to any further use of non-functional cookies. You can change your choice at any time using the button below.

4.1 Manage your consent settings

Tick a category to allow its cookies, untick it to switch them off. Your choice is saved straight away and applies across the site. Open any row to read what the category covers.

Always active

You can also disable cookies through your browser. If you do, parts of the website may no longer work properly.

5. The cookies we use

5.1 Technical or functional cookies

Some cookies make sure that parts of the website work properly, and that your preferences stay known. They make the site easier to use. You do not need to enter the same information again and again, and, for example, payment details stay secure while you check out. We may place these cookies without your consent.

5.2 Analytical cookies

We use analytical cookies to understand how the website is used, so we can improve the experience for everyone who visits.

5.3 Advertising cookies

We use advertising cookies to understand how our campaigns perform. This is based on a profile built from your behaviour on www.vishrant.org. With these cookies you are linked to a unique ID. You can object to this tracking by unticking Marketing in the consent settings above.

5.4 Marketing and tracking cookies

Marketing and tracking cookies, or other local storage, are used to build profiles for advertising, or to track visitors across this website and others for similar marketing purposes.

5.5 Social media

We include content from Facebook to promote and share pages on social networks. This content is embedded with code from Facebook, which places cookies and may store and process information for personalised advertising. Please read the privacy statements of these networks, which can change regularly, to see what they do with your data. Facebook is located in the United States.

6. Placed cookies

The services below place cookies on this website, grouped by the consent category they fall under. Open any one to see the purpose, who the data is shared with, and the individual cookies it sets. We host this site on Cloudflare and keep this list current as the services we use change, so you may not encounter every cookie listed on every visit.

Cloudflare Functional

Usage: we use Cloudflare for website hosting, security, and cookie consent management.

Sharing data: for more information, please read the Cloudflare Privacy Statement.

Stripe Functional

Usage: we use Stripe for payment processing.

Sharing data: for more information, please read the Stripe Privacy Statement.

Google Analytics Statistics

Usage: we use Google Analytics for website statistics.

Sharing data: for more information, please read the Google Analytics Privacy Statement.

Microsoft Clarity Statistics, Marketing

Usage: we use Microsoft Clarity for heat maps and screen recordings.

Sharing data: for more information, please read the Microsoft Clarity Privacy Statement.

Google Ads Marketing

Usage: we use Google Ads to measure the results of our advertising campaigns.

Sharing data: for more information, please read the Google Ads Privacy Statement.

YouTube Marketing

Usage: we embed videos from YouTube on parts of the website.

Sharing data: for more information, please read the YouTube Privacy Statement.

Facebook Marketing

Usage: we use the Facebook pixel and social content to measure our marketing and display recent social posts.

Sharing data: for more information, please read the Facebook Privacy Statement.

Google reCAPTCHA Marketing

Usage: we use Google reCAPTCHA to protect our forms from spam.

Sharing data: for more information, please read the Google reCAPTCHA Privacy Statement.

7. Enabling, disabling, and deleting cookies

You can use your browser to delete cookies automatically or manually. You can also set your browser to refuse certain cookies, or to warn you each time a cookie is placed. For more about these options, see the help section of your browser.

Please note that the website may not work properly if all cookies are disabled. If you delete the cookies in your browser, they will be placed again, with your consent, when you next visit.

8. Your rights with respect to personal data

You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:

you may submit a request for access to the data we process about you;
you may request an overview, in a commonly used format, of the data we process about you;
you may request correction or deletion of the data if it is incorrect, or no longer relevant for any purpose under the Privacy Act.

To exercise these rights, contact us using the details below. If you have a complaint about how we handle your data, we want to hear from you.

9. Contact details

For questions or comments about this Cookie Policy, contact us using the details below:

The Vishrant Buddhist Society Ltd.
64 Canns Road
Bedfordale WA 6112
Australia

Website: www.vishrant.org
Email: info@vishrant.org

For the full picture of how we collect, use, and share data, see our Privacy Statement (AU).