Cookie Policy for nova.org.au (Australia)

This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar technologies are used on the website located at nova.org.au (the Site). It is intended for users in Australia and should be read together with any applicable terms, notices, and our privacy practices. By accessing or using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to this Cookie Policy and consent to the placement and use of cookies as described herein.

For clarity, references in this policy to “we,” “us,” or “our” are to the operator of nova.org.au. If you do not agree with this policy, you should adjust your browser or device settings to limit cookies, use any on-site preference tools we make available, or refrain from using the Site. If you are under the age required by applicable law to consent to online data practices, you must obtain permission from a parent or guardian before using the Site.

What Are Cookies and Similar Technologies

Cookies are small text files that are placed on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work or work more efficiently, as well as to provide information to site operators. Cookies can be “session” cookies that expire when you close your browser, or “persistent” cookies that remain on your device until they expire or you delete them. We also use technologies that operate similarly to cookies, such as pixel tags, web beacons, local storage, and software development kit identifiers in applicable contexts.

Cookies can be set by the Site (first-party cookies) or by other parties that provide services to us, such as analytics, security, content delivery, advertising, or embedded features (third-party cookies). While cookies themselves may not always identify you directly, certain information collected through cookies may be considered “personal information” under Australian law when it can reasonably identify you.

Strictly necessary cookies: Essential to enable core functions such as page navigation, secure areas, fraud prevention, and user authentication. The Site cannot function properly without these cookies.
Performance and analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with the Site, measure traffic and usage trends, diagnose issues, and improve content and features. Information is typically aggregated.
Functionality cookies: Remember choices you make (such as language preferences or saved settings) and provide enhanced, more personal features.
Advertising and targeting cookies: Enable delivery of advertisements more relevant to you and your interests, measure ad performance, limit the number of times you see an ad, and help us understand the effectiveness of campaigns.
Security and integrity cookies: Support site security, detect malicious activity, and help maintain the reliability of our services.

We manage cookies in compliance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles to the extent that cookie-derived information constitutes personal information. Where required, we seek your consent before setting non-essential cookies.

How We Use Cookies on nova.org.au

We use cookies to operate and secure the Site, remember your preferences, and improve our content, layout, and user experience. For example, cookies help with recognizing returning visitors, keeping you signed in where applicable, load balancing, preventing spam or abuse, and troubleshooting. We also use analytics-related cookies to understand how our Site is discovered and used, which pages are popular, and how features perform, so that we can enhance the Site’s usefulness and accessibility.

Where permitted, we may use cookies to tailor content and communications to your interests, and to measure and improve the relevance of our outreach. Advertising and targeting cookies (when in use) assist in displaying content that is likely to be more aligned to your preferences and in assessing the performance of promotional activities. We may use both first-party and third-party cookies for these purposes. We do not sell personal information collected via cookies.

Information collected by cookies may include device attributes, approximate location, browser type, settings and preferences, referrer URLs, pages viewed, duration of visits, interactions, identifiers associated with your device or session, and other diagnostic or performance data. We may link cookie data to account or form-submitted information where you have provided it and where necessary for our functions and activities, in accordance with our privacy practices.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have choices regarding cookies. When required by law or otherwise provided, we will display a cookie banner or preferences tool that allows you to accept or reject certain categories of cookies. You can also manage cookies using your browser or device settings. If you block or delete cookies, some features of the Site may not function as intended, and your preferences may be lost.

Adjust your browser or device settings to block or limit cookies, or to notify you before a cookie is set. You can also clear cookies and site data at any time.
Disable or limit third-party cookies if your browser or device offers that option.
Use private browsing modes to reduce persistence of cookies between sessions.
Manage local storage and similar technologies through your browser or device controls.
Opt out of interest-based advertising through your device-level advertising preferences where available.
Revisit our on-site cookie preferences tool (if provided) to update your choices at any time.

Please note that strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled as they are essential for the Site to operate. Some browsers and devices offer “Do Not Track” or similar signals; while standards are evolving, we will honor applicable choices provided by our on-site consent tools and your device settings to the extent technically feasible. If you have questions about cookie choices, contact us at [email protected].

Your Privacy, Data Retention, and Australian Rights

Some cookie-collected data may constitute personal information under Australian law. We handle such information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles, including by taking reasonable steps to keep information secure, and allowing you to request access to or correction of your personal information. Depending on the services you use, we may store cookie-related data in or outside Australia. Where we disclose information overseas, we take reasonable steps to ensure that recipients handle it in a manner consistent with Australian privacy requirements. To exercise access or correction rights or raise a concern, please email [email protected]. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may have the right to raise the matter with the relevant Australian privacy regulator.

We retain cookie data for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including to meet legal, accounting, or reporting obligations, and then take reasonable steps to de-identify or delete it. We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in law, technology, or our practices. Changes take effect when posted on this page, and a revised “effective” date may be indicated. Your continued use of the Site after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised policy. To the extent this Cookie Policy forms part of our terms governing your use of the Site, it includes limitations of liability and disclaimers to the maximum extent permitted by Australian law, and is governed by the laws of Australia (and, where relevant, the laws of the state or territory in which we principally operate). If any provision is found unenforceable, the remainder remains in effect. For any questions, please contact [email protected].