Cookie policy

Introduction

Youthworks uses cookies on youthworks.netcepstore.com.aucepstore.cocepconnect.com.aucepteacherslounge.comtsbtb.netyouthworkscoe.netyouthworkscentres.net,
growingfaith.com.auwhysre.com.authinkfaith.com.auyear13.net and youthworkscollege.edu.au (the “Youthworks Websites”). By using the Youthworks Websites, you permit us to collect and use your information from activity on devices you use in accordance with this Cookies Policy and the Privacy Policy for the Youthworks Websites.

Our Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third parties we may partner with may use cookies on the Youthworks Websites, your choices regarding cookies and further information about cookies.

What are cookies?

Cookies are a small amount of data generated by a website and saved by your web browser. Its purpose is to remember information about you. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the Youthworks Websites or a third party to recognise you and make your next visit easier and the Youthworks Websites more useful to you.

Cookies can be “session” cookies (which last only for the duration of your web or application session and expire when you close your browser or exit the application) or “persistent” (used to remember you when you return to use the Youthworks Websites and, as such, will remain valid until its set expiry date unless deleted by the user before the expiry date).

Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

How Youthworks uses cookies

We use cookies for the following purposes: to enable certain functions, to store your preferences, to enable marketing delivery and to help evaluate and compile aggregated statistics about user activity.

We use both session and persistent cookies on the Youthworks Websites. Youthworks uses a number of types of cookies to run the Youthworks Websites:

Strictly necessary cookies: These enable you to navigate and use all the features in the Youthworks Websites. We may also use these cookies to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts. Without these cookies you cannot use the Youthworks Websites.

Functionality cookies: These enable us to remember you have visited the Youthworks Websites before, preferences you may have indicated and information you have provided to us in order to provide enhanced functionality and personal features.

Performance and analytical cookies: This information is used to make sure the Youthworks Websites can cope with the volume of users, to help us correct errors, and to measure use across the Youthworks Websites. These cookies help us see if you have visited the Youthworks Websites before so we can identify the number of unique users we receive. They also help us understand how long you spend on the Youthworks Websites and from where you are accessing them.

Retargeting or advertising cookies: In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third parties cookies, for example Google Analytics, to analyse statistical information from users of the Youthworks Websites. These cookies collect information about the pages you visit and also other information about other websites you visit. This information is only collected by reference to the cookie identifier that you are using.

We also collect information using web beacons, also known as “tracking pixels”. Web beacons are tiny, transparent, pixel-sized images that can be embedded in the Youthworks Websites or emails. We use web beacons to track the number of visits to Youthworks Websites and to know whether an email has been opened and acted upon.

Third party cookies

We can use third party service providers to provide site metrics and other analytics services.

This Cookies Policy does not apply to, and we are not responsible for, third party cookies, web beacons, or other tracking technologies, which are covered by such third parties’ cookies and privacy policies.

Examples of our third party service providers used by the Youthworks Websites include:

  • Google Analytics

  • Facebook

  • Expression Engine

  • Shopify

  • Squarespace

  • Salesforce

  • YouTube

  • Vimeo

  • MailChimp

  • Google Maps cookie.

Your choices regarding cookies

Most web and mobile device browsers are set to automatically accept cookies by default. However, you can change your browser settings to prevent automatic acceptance of cookies, or to notify you each time a cookie is set. If you’d like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser. Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features on the Youthworks Websites, you may not be able to store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.

Our details

The Youthworks Websites are owned by the Anglican Youth and Education Diocese of Sydney, trading as Anglican Youthworks.

If you have any feedback or questions about this Cookies Policy or the practices of this website please email our Privacy Officer.

Youthworks Privacy Officer
Anglican Youthworks
PO Box A287
Sydney South NSW 1235