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Cookies

With this Cookie Policy, we would like to inform the user of our website https://thehawksgroup.com.au about the use of cookies or similar storage technologies (hereinafter “cookies”) on our website.

Who we are and how to contact us

We are Hawks Group of 149 Ohern’s Road Epping Vic 3076, Australia with ABN 18 642 329 431 (“we”, “us”, “our”) and in the case of your direct use of our website and services, we act as the APP Entity in accordance with Australia`s Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles.
If you have any questions about the use of Cookies or about data protection in general, you can reach us at info@thehawksgroup.com.au.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored by your web browser on your device to save certain information. The next time you visit our website with the same device, the information stored in cookies is sent back to our website (“first party cookie”) or another website to which the cookie belongs (“third party cookie”).
Through the information stored in the cookie and sent back, our website recognises that you visited before. We use this information to optimally display our website in accordance with your preferences. However, only the cookie itself is identified on your device. Any further storage of Personal Information only takes place if you give us your consent or if the storage is absolutely necessary in order to be able to use our website.

How do we use them?

We use cookies to:

obtain information about your browser settings, domain name, Internet service provider, operating system, date and time of access, location, and type of device you use to access our website and to perform system administration.
obtain information about other websites you have visited or the types of searches you have performed in order to improve your experience.
prevent fraudulent activity and improve security.
identify and analyse your browsing preferences and the products you are interested in.
associate your past website behaviour after you have registered with your information on our website for business and technical purposes.

Some of the cookies used on our websites are set by us, others are set by third parties on our behalf. The use of third-party cookies enables tailored advertising, meaning you may see ads for Hawks Group

What types of cookies do we use?

  • Essential cookies: these cookies are necessary for us to provide you with the basic functionality of our website and cannot be turned off in our systems.
  • Performance and analytics cookies: these cookies allow us to track visits and traffic sources to measure and improve the performance of our website.
  • Functional cookies: these cookies are used to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation during your visit.
  • Targeting or advertising cookies: these cookies may be set through our website by our advertising partners to profile your interests and suggest relevant advertising to you. In the following we describe the optional cookies used on this website in detail. Please keep in mind that this list may be updated from time to time.
  • resolution
  • This is a functionality cookie used to collect the horizontal value of the visitor screen resolution. It helps in optimizing the website view to the user.

  • o session
    o Functional
    · _ga
    o The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors.
    o 2 years
    o Analytics
    · _gid
    o Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website’s performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.
    o 1 day
    o Analytics
    · _gat_gtag_UA_235645680_1
    o Set by Google to distinguish users.
    o 1 minute
    o Analytics

    Subject to your consent

    We only use optional cookies (Targeting or advertising cookies, Functional cookies, and Performance and analytics cookies) with your prior consent. If you are visiting our website for the first time, a banner will appear on our website asking for your consent to use optional cookies. If you consent to this, we will store a cookie on your computer and the banner will not be displayed again for the lifetime of the cookie. Thereafter, or if you actively delete this cookie beforehand, the banner will be displayed again the next time you visit our website in order to obtain your consent again.

    Contacting us

    If you contact us, we process the following data from you for the purpose of processing and handling your request: first name, last name, e-mail address, and, if applicable, other information if you have provided it, and your message. The legal basis for the data processing is our obligation to fulfil the contract and/or to fulfil our pre-contractual obligations and/or our legitimate interest in processing your request.

    How to prevent the use of cookies

    Of course, you can also use our website entirely without cookies. You can configure the use of cookies in your browser settings by following the for you relevant link Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Flash cookies, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge, Opera, Safari at any time or deactivate them completely. However, this may lead to restrictions in the functions or user-friendliness of our offer.

    Does this policy change?

    We may update our Cookie Policy from time to time. This might be for a number of reasons, such as to reflect a change in the law or to accommodate a change in our business practices and the way we use cookies. We recommend that you check here periodically for any changes to our Cookie Policy.

    Who should I contact for more information?

    If you have any questions or comments about our Cookie Policy or wish to exercise your rights under applicable laws, please contact us.

    Effective Date

    Thursday, 19 January 2023.