Cookies notice

This notice describes the cookies and similar technologies cashtech.com.au uses, why we use them, and how you can control them. It complements our Privacy Policy, which covers personal information more broadly.

What cookies are

A cookie is a small text file that a website saves on your device (computer, phone, tablet) when you visit. The cookie is read back by the website on subsequent visits or page loads. Cookies can persist between visits (until they expire or you delete them) or last only for the current browsing session.

Similar technologies covered by this notice include web beacons, pixels, and localStorage entries — they all do roughly the same job (store information in your browser), just through different mechanisms.

Why we use them

We use cookies for three purposes:

1. Make the site work — for example, remembering your preferences across pages, or keeping you logged in to the admin area if you are a Cashtech staff member.
2. Measure how the site is used — which pages people read, how long they spend, which paths through the site lead to contacting us. This helps us improve the content and structure.
3. Diagnose problems — when something breaks, error-tracking cookies help us find and fix it.

We do not use cookies to track you across other websites for advertising purposes, and we do not sell cookie data to third parties.

Categories of cookies we use

The cookies on cashtech.com.au fall into three categories:

• Strictly necessary — required for the site to work (for example, maintaining your Payload admin session). These cannot be disabled without breaking site functionality.
• Analytics — Google Analytics 4 via Google Tag Manager. These tell us aggregated usage information (pages viewed, time on site, conversion events like form submissions).
• Functional — for example, remembering whether you have dismissed a particular notification or banner.

Specific cookies in use

The main cookies you may encounter on cashtech.com.au:

• _ga, _ga_* — Google Analytics. Used to distinguish unique users and sessions. Set for up to 2 years.
• _gid — Google Analytics. Used to distinguish users for 24 hours.
• payload-token — set only when you log in to the Payload admin area at /admin. Session cookie that expires when you log out or close the browser. Most visitors will never see this cookie.
• _vercel_* — Vercel hosting cookies, used briefly for routing and edge-cache decisions. Set per session.

The exact list can change as we update analytics tools or add features. The categories above describe the kinds of cookies we permit; specific cookies within those categories may evolve.

Third-party cookies

Most cookies on the site are set by third parties we have chosen to use for specific purposes. The significant ones:

• Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics 4— used for site analytics. Data is governed by Google's privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy.
• Google Fonts— we serve the Lexend typeface via Google's font CDN. Google may log basic request metadata (IP address, browser type) for delivery.
• Unsplash — many images on the site are served from images.unsplash.com. Unsplash may set cookies in your browser as part of image delivery, governed by their privacy policy.
• Vercel — our hosting provider. Vercel may set short-lived cookies for routing and performance optimisation; governed by Vercel's privacy policy.

Analytics and measurement

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how the site is used in aggregate — which pages get the most attention, what paths visitors take, and which CTAs convert. We use this to improve content, not to identify individual users.

Google Analytics IP anonymisation is on by default for GA4, meaning the last octet of your IP address is dropped before it reaches Google's servers. We do not enable Google Signals or any cross-device tracking features.

If you would like to opt out of Google Analytics specifically, you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on, which stops the GA script from sending data regardless of which website you visit.

How to control cookies

Every modern browser lets you view, delete, and block cookies. The exact steps depend on your browser and version:

• Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
• Safari (macOS): support.apple.com
• Safari (iOS):Settings → Safari → Privacy & Security
• Firefox: support.mozilla.org
• Edge: support.microsoft.com/help/4027947

Blocking strictly-necessary cookies may stop parts of the site from working — most notably the Payload admin area, which depends on session cookies to keep you logged in. The public-facing site continues to function with cookies blocked, but analytics data about your visit will not be recorded (which is what most people opting out actually want).

Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal. Industry consensus on how to interpret DNT signals has not converged, so cashtech.com.au does not currently change behaviour based on the DNT header. If you want to limit tracking, use the browser cookie controls described above — those are consistently respected by us and by the third-party providers above.

Changes to this notice

We may update this Cookies Notice from time to time, for example when we change analytics tools or add new third-party services. The "Last updated" date at the top of the page reflects the most recent change. We will not change the substance of the notice without updating it here.

Contact us

If you have a question about how we use cookies, or about anything in this notice:

Cashtech (Trimorph Pty Ltd)
Level 1, 6 Hassall Street
Parramatta NSW 2150
Phone: 1800 227 483
Email: [email protected]

This notice is part of how Cashtech complies with Australian privacy law and applicable industry standards. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Terms of use.