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Cookie Policy

Last updated: 14 July 2026

This Cookie Policy explains how TECNICOS S.R.L, operating Tecnicos Australia at tecnicossrl.com, uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which describes how we handle personal information more broadly.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work efficiently, remember preferences and provide information to site owners. Similar technologies — including pixels, web beacons, local storage and session storage — perform comparable functions and are referred to collectively as "cookies" in this policy.

Cookies may be "first-party" (set by tecnicossrl.com) or "third-party" (set by another domain, such as an analytics or advertising provider). They may also be "session" cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent" cookies (remaining until they expire or you delete them).

2. Why we use cookies

We use cookies to:

  • Enable essential website functionality and security.
  • Remember your cookie consent choices.
  • Understand how visitors use our comparison tables, guides and blog articles.
  • Measure the effectiveness of our content and marketing campaigns.
  • Attribute referrals to affiliate partners when you click outbound application links.
  • Improve page load performance and user experience.

We do not use cookies to collect sensitive financial information such as bank account numbers or credit card details. Any application data you provide to a financial institution is submitted directly on that institution's website under its own privacy and cookie policies.

3. Types of cookies we use

3.1 Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are essential for the Website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions you take, such as setting privacy preferences, submitting a form or using navigation features. Without these cookies, services you request — such as remembering your cookie banner choice — cannot be provided.

Examples:

  • cookie_consent — stores whether you accepted or dismissed the cookie banner. Duration: 12 months. Provider: Tecnicos Australia (first-party).
  • session_id — maintains your browsing session for security and form handling. Duration: session. Provider: Tecnicos Australia (first-party).

3.2 Performance and analytics cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Website by collecting anonymous or pseudonymous information about page views, traffic sources, time on page and navigation paths. This data helps us improve content relevance for Australian readers and identify technical issues.

Examples:

  • _ga, _ga_* — Google Analytics identifiers used to distinguish users and sessions. Duration: up to 24 months. Provider: Google LLC (third-party).
  • _gid — Google Analytics identifier used to distinguish users. Duration: 24 hours. Provider: Google LLC (third-party).

Analytics cookies are only activated where permitted by applicable law — for example, after you accept cookies via our banner if you are in a jurisdiction requiring consent.

3.3 Functional cookies

Functional cookies enable enhanced features and personalisation, such as remembering display preferences or quiz progress. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we embed.

Examples:

  • quiz_progress — stores answers for our Kiwi personality quiz during your session. Duration: session to 7 days. Provider: Tecnicos Australia (first-party).
  • newsletter_dismissed — remembers if you closed a newsletter prompt. Duration: 30 days. Provider: Tecnicos Australia (first-party).

3.4 Marketing and affiliate cookies

These cookies track outbound clicks to financial product providers and may be used to measure campaign performance. They help us understand which comparisons are most useful and allow affiliate partners to attribute referrals. They do not store your name or email address unless you separately provide that information to the partner.

Examples:

  • aff_click_id — records a referral identifier when you click an outbound application link. Duration: 30 to 90 days. Provider: Tecnicos Australia and affiliate networks (first- and third-party).
  • utm_* — campaign tracking parameters stored to analyse marketing effectiveness. Duration: session to 6 months. Provider: various (first- and third-party).

4. Third-party cookies

Some cookies are placed by third-party services that appear on our pages. We do not control how these third parties use cookies, and their practices are governed by their own policies. Third parties that may set cookies when you use our Website include:

  • Google Analytics — website usage analytics. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
  • Affiliate networks and financial partners — referral tracking when you follow outbound links to banks and lenders.
  • Email service providers — tracking pixels in newsletters, where you have subscribed and where permitted by law.

We review third-party partners periodically and seek to work only with providers that maintain appropriate data protection standards.

Under the GDPR and similar laws, we rely on the following bases for cookie use:

  • Strictly necessary cookies: legitimate interests in operating a secure, functional website, or consent where required.
  • Analytics, functional and marketing cookies: your consent, obtained via our cookie banner where required, or legitimate interests where consent is not mandated by local law.

Australian visitors are also covered by our obligations under the Privacy Act 1988. For more information, see our Privacy Policy.

6. How to manage cookies

You have several options to control or limit cookies:

When you first visit tecnicossrl.com, a cookie banner allows you to accept or close the notice. Your choice is stored so the banner is not shown repeatedly. Closing the banner without accepting may limit non-essential cookies depending on your jurisdiction and browser settings.

6.2 Browser settings

Most browsers allow you to refuse, delete or block cookies. Consult your browser's help documentation for instructions:

Blocking all cookies may affect Website functionality, including the ability to remember your preferences.

6.3 Analytics opt-out

You can opt out of Google Analytics across websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

6.4 Do Not Track

Some browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) signal. There is no universal standard for how websites respond to DNT. We currently do not alter our practices solely in response to DNT signals, but you may use the controls described above to manage cookies.

Cookie lifetimes vary by purpose. Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain for the duration specified when they are set — typically between 24 hours and 24 months — unless you delete them earlier. We periodically review cookie durations and minimise retention where possible.

8. Updates to this policy

We may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technology, regulation or our practices. The "Last updated" date at the top indicates when the policy was last revised. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Material changes may be communicated via a notice on the Website.

9. Contact us

If you have questions about our use of cookies or wish to exercise privacy rights related to data collected via cookies, contact us:

This site uses cookies to ensure proper functionality and improve your experience. By continuing to use the site, you agree to our Privacy Policy.