Cookie Policy
Last updated: 1 May 2026
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the website remember your actions and preferences, and allow us to analyse how visitors use our site. Similar technologies such as local storage and session tokens serve related purposes.
2. How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for three purposes:
- Analytics — to understand how visitors navigate our site so we can improve it.
- Security — to protect our contact and audit forms from automated bot submissions.
- Payment processing — to enable secure online checkout via Stripe when you purchase a package.
We do not use cookies for advertising, cross-site tracking, or to build profiles about individual users.
3. Cookies We Use
| Cookie Name | Provider | Purpose | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga, _ga_* | Google Analytics 4 | Distinguishes unique users and tracks session data to help us understand how visitors use our site. No personally identifiable information is stored. | Analytics | Up to 2 years |
| cf_clearance, __cf_bm | Cloudflare Turnstile | Bot protection and security challenge used on our Contact and Free Audit forms to distinguish humans from automated bots. | Security | Session / up to 24 hours |
| __stripe_mid, __stripe_sid | Stripe | Fraud prevention and payment processing when using our online checkout. Only set when you initiate a purchase. | Functional / Payment | Session / up to 1 year |
4. Third-Party Services
The third-party services that set cookies on our site have their own privacy and cookie policies:
- Google Analytics: Google Privacy Policy
- Cloudflare Turnstile: Cloudflare Privacy Policy
- Stripe: Stripe Privacy Policy
5. Your Choices
You can control and/or delete cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our contact and payment forms.
To opt out of Google Analytics tracking, you can install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Browser-specific instructions for managing cookies can be found at allaboutcookies.org.
6. Contact
For questions about our use of cookies, contact us at enquiries@beautwebsites.com or PO Box 40 Maryborough, VIC 3465.