Privacy policy

Overview

This policy explains what information is handled when you use catalogues.com.au (the "site"), which is operated by Year Group Pty Ltd ("we", "us"). We handle personal information in line with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).

The short version:

• There are no accounts, logins, sign-up forms or newsletters on the site, and we don't ask for your name or email.
• The site is funded by advertising from Google AdSense. Google and its partners may use cookies to show ads — you choose whether those ads can be personalised.
• Our own visitor statistics are cookieless and anonymous.
• The postcode you set to see local catalogues is stored in your browser, not on our servers.
• We don't sell personal information.

Advertising and cookies (Google AdSense)

We use Google AdSense to display advertising. Google is a third-party vendor, and it uses cookies to serve ads on this site. Google's use of advertising cookies — including the DoubleClick cookie — enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visits to this site and/or other sites on the internet. Third-party vendors and ad networks may also place and read cookies, web beacons and similar technologies in your browser, and may receive your IP address, as part of serving and measuring ads.

Personalised and non-personalised ads

When you first visit, a banner asks whether you accept cookies for advertising. Until you choose, and if you choose Reject, we tell Google (using Google Consent Mode) that consent for advertising cookies and personalisation has not been given. Google may then show non-personalised ads, which are based on general context such as the page you're viewing and your approximate location rather than your browsing history; Google may still use cookies or similar technologies for limited purposes such as frequency capping, fraud and abuse prevention and aggregated ad reporting. If you choose Accept all, Google and its partners may use cookies to show personalised ads.

Your choice is remembered in your browser (as cookie_consent in local storage). You can change it at any time with the Cookie settings link in the footer of every page.

Opting out

• Manage or turn off personalised advertising from Google at Google Ads Settings.
• Opt out of personalised advertising from many third-party vendors at www.aboutads.info/choices.
• Learn how Google uses information from sites that use its services at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
• You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. The site works without them.

Visitor statistics (Plausible)

We measure how the site is used — for example which catalogues and pages are viewed — with Plausible Analytics. Plausible does not use cookies, does not collect personal information and does not track you across other websites. It records aggregate figures such as page views, referring sites, browser type and country. The script is served from our own domain.

Your location and postcode

Catalogues often differ by state or region, so the site can show the edition for your area.

• Postcode you enter. If you set a postcode, it's saved in your browser's local storage (as cat_loc) together with the matching state, so the site remembers your area next time. It stays on your device; we don't receive or keep it. You can clear it at any time by clearing this site's data in your browser.
• Approximate first-visit guess. If you haven't set a postcode, the site asks our server for a best guess of your area. That guess comes from the approximate location our hosting provider, Cloudflare, derives from your IP address (country, state, and where available city and postcode). The answer is sent straight back to your browser and saved there in the same way; our code doesn't record or store it on our servers.

Hosting and server logs

The site is hosted on Cloudflare. Like any web host, Cloudflare processes technical information such as IP addresses and request details to deliver pages, keep the service secure and protect against abuse. Cloudflare handles that information under its own privacy policy.

Links to other websites

The site links to retailers and other websites, and ads may take you to advertisers' sites. Those sites have their own privacy practices, which we don't control.

Children

The site is a general shopping resource and isn't directed at children under 13. We don't knowingly collect personal information from children.

Overseas disclosure

Our service providers (Google, Cloudflare and Plausible) may process information outside Australia, including in the United States and the European Union.

Access, correction and complaints

Because we don't keep accounts or contact records for visitors, we usually hold no personal information about you. If you contact us by email we keep your message only as long as needed to respond. You can ask what information we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or make a privacy complaint by emailing [email protected]. We'll respond within 30 days. If you're not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au.

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy as the site changes. The date at the top shows when it was last revised.

Contact

Year Group Pty Ltd — [email protected]