AUTARA COOKIE POLICY
Version 1.0 | Effective Date: Platform Launch
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device when you visit. They are widely used to make websites work, to make them work more efficiently, and to provide information to the website operator.
Similar technologies — such as local storage and session storage — function in a comparable way and are covered by this policy.
2. Who We Are
This Cookie Policy applies to the Autara marketing website atautara.auand our merchant onboarding portal. It is published by Autara ("Autara", "we", "us", "our"). For our full privacy practices, see ourPrivacy Policy.
3. Cookies We Use
3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are essential for our websites to function and cannot be switched off. They do not collect personal information for marketing purposes and do not require your consent.
| Name | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| autara_cookie_consent | Stores your cookie consent decision so we do not show the banner on every visit. | Persistent (localStorage) |
| Session cookies | Maintain authentication state and secure form submissions on the merchant onboarding portal. | Session |
3.2 Analytics Cookies
With your consent, we use analytics tools to understand how visitors interact with our website. This helps us improve content, navigation, and the overall experience. We only load these tools after you accept analytics cookies via our consent banner.
| Tool | Provider | Purpose | More Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics 4 | Google LLC (USA) | Aggregated website usage statistics — page views, session duration, traffic sources, and user journey flows. | Google Privacy Policy |
| Google Tag Manager | Google LLC (USA) | Tag management — loads and configures our analytics and marketing scripts based on your consent state. | Google Privacy Policy |
We do not use cookies for advertising, retargeting, or cross-site tracking. We do not sell information collected via analytics cookies to any third party.
4. Your Choices
4.1 Our Consent Banner
When you first visit our marketing website, we display a consent banner. You may:
- Accept — analytics cookies will be loaded for your session and future visits.
- Decline — analytics cookies will not be loaded. Only strictly necessary functionality operates.
Your choice is stored in your browser's local storage. To change your preference, clear your browser's local storage for autara.au (browser settings → Privacy → Site data) and reload the page.
4.2 Browser Controls
Most browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can set your browser to refuse cookies, delete cookies, or alert you when cookies are set. Please note that blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect your ability to use certain features of our portal.
Browser documentation on cookie controls:
4.3 Google Analytics Opt-Out
You can opt out of Google Analytics across all websites by installing theGoogle Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
5. Cross-Border Data Transfers
Analytics data collected via Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager is processed by Google LLC, headquartered in the United States. We rely on Google's data processing agreements and certifications to ensure that your information is handled in a manner consistent with the Australian Privacy Principles. For more information, see ourPrivacy Policy — Section 11.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time. We will update the effective date at the top of this page when changes are made. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Material changes will be communicated via a notice on our website.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this Cookie Policy, please contact our Privacy Officer:
Autara
Email:privacy@autara.au