Cookies
This is what you need to know about the information we collect while you use this website.
We use ‘cookies’ to improve your experience on our site. Cookies are an industry standard and most major websites use them.
A cookie is a small text file that our site may place on your computer as a tool to remember your preferences.
You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website.
Our cookies aren’t used to identify you personally and they do not associate your IP address with any other data held by Comcare for other purposes.
Cookies we use on this site
Universal analytics
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
_ga | This helps us count how many people visit comcare.gov.au by tracking if you’ve visited before. | 2 years |
_gid | This helps us count how many people visit comcare.gov.au by tracking if you’ve visited before. | 24 hours |
_gat | Used to manage the rate at which page view requests are made. | 10 minutes |
Website analytics
We use reports provided by Google to help us understand website traffic and web page usage.
By using the Comcare website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner described in Google's Privacy Policy.
You can opt out of Google Analytics if you disable or refuse the cookie, disable JavaScript, or use the opt out service provided by Google.
| Name | Purpose | Expires |
|---|---|---|
_utma | Like _ga, this lets us know if you’ve visited before, so we can count how many of our visitors are new to comcare.gov.au or to a certain page. | 2 years |
_utmb | This works with _utmc to calculate the average length of time you spend on comcare.gov.au. | 30 minutes |
_utmc | This works with _utmb to calculate when you close your browser. | When you close your browser. |
_utmz | This tells us how you reached comcare.gov.au (for example from another website or a search engine). | 6 months |
YouTube videos
We use YouTube to provide videos on some pages of the site. YouTube sets cookies when you visit one of these pages.
Comcare site
We use a personalisation feature that tailors pieces of content on the Comcare website to your interest based on the pages you have viewed on the website.
