Cookies Policy.

This Cookies Policy explains the cookies, scripts, and similar technologies we use on www.ironsights.com.au, what they collect, why we use them, and how you can control them.

A cookie is a small text file that a website stores in your browser. Cookies are used to remember preferences, keep you signed in, measure how a site is used, and detect abuse.

When this policy refers to "cookies", we also mean closely related technologies: scripts that record analytics events, the browser's local storage (used by the Essential Eight self-assessment to save your progress on your device), and information about your request that any website naturally sees (such as your IP address and user agent string).

Most cookies are either strictly necessary for the website to function, or used to help us understand how the site is performing in aggregate. We do not use cookies to build advertising profiles, and we do not allow third parties to do so on our website.

Our website uses the following third-party tools. Each is loaded only where it is required, and most are loaded only on the production site (not on staging or local development).

We review the tools we use periodically and update this list when they change.

When you submit a form on our website, we record the IP address and user agent string from the request headers. This is not a cookie, but it is request-time data worth being transparent about.

These signals are used solely to detect and respond to abuse: applying per-IP rate limits, identifying patterns of automated submission, and following up on attempted attacks against the website. They are never used for marketing, and they are not shared with third parties except as required by law.

Local-storage entries used by the assessment are namespaced under "ironsights.e8.v1" and can be removed at any time by clearing your browser's storage for our site.

If you choose to submit the optional "email me the report" form at the end of the assessment, that submission and the resulting email dispatch are governed by the Privacy Policy.

Many websites in our industry rely on advertising and social-media tracking pixels by default. We do not.

Specifically, our website does not load or use:

If we add any tracker that materially changes this position, we will update this policy first, surface a notice on the website, and provide a way to opt out before the tracker becomes active.

You have several layers of control over cookies and trackers on our website:

Blocking cookies may affect some site features, but it will not prevent you from reading our content, contacting us, or completing the Essential Eight self-assessment.

We may update this policy when we change the tools we use, or in response to legal or regulatory changes. The "Last updated" date below indicates when the most recent change took effect. Material changes will be highlighted on the website. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.