Cookie Policy

Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used by website owners to make their sites work more efficiently and to provide reporting information. Cookies can be persistent — remaining on your device for a set period — or session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser.

When you visit sydnaylive.com to browse upcoming crypto conferences, community meetups, or workshop schedules, cookies allow your browser to hold onto certain preferences so you do not need to re-enter them on every page load. They do not damage your device and do not contain software programs or viruses.

We use several categories of cookies on our website. Each serves a different purpose in keeping the directory functional and useful for Sydney's blockchain community.

• Essential

  Necessary for the website to function properly. These cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually set in response to actions like setting privacy preferences or filling in form fields.

• Performance & Analytics

  Allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. This helps us understand which event pages are most visited and where our visitors come from.

• Functional

  Enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering your language or region settings.

• Targeting & Advertising

  May be set through our site by advertising partners to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads on other websites.

We use cookies to understand how you interact with our website, to remember your preferences — such as your language or region — and to provide a more personalised experience. We also use cookies to analyse traffic patterns and to help us improve the overall design and functionality of our site.

This information is used in an aggregated and anonymous form whenever possible. For example, we may look at which conference listing pages receive the most traffic so we can prioritise similar events in our editorial coverage. We do not use cookies to identify you personally unless you have an account and are signed in.

You have the right to choose whether or not to accept cookies. Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default, but you can usually modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. Please note that if you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to use the full functionality of our website — for example, staying signed in or having your recently viewed events remembered.

You can also delete cookies that have already been set. The exact method varies by browser; the links below point to official help guides for the most common browsers:

• Google Chrome — Manage cookies
• Mozilla Firefox — Cookie settings
• Safari — Manage cookies
• Microsoft Edge — Delete cookies

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-party cookies to report usage statistics of the website and to deliver advertisements on and through the website. These third parties — such as Google Analytics — may use cookies, web beacons, and other tracking technologies to collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites.

Third-party vendors have their own privacy policies governing how they use the information they collect. We encourage you to review those policies on the relevant provider's website. We do not control how third parties use the data they collect through their own cookies.

We may also use web beacons — also known as clear gifs or pixel tags — in our emails to let us know which messages have been opened by recipients. This allows us to gauge the effectiveness of our communications and marketing campaigns. These technologies work in conjunction with cookies to help us understand how you interact with our content.

Pixel tags are tiny graphic images embedded in email HTML that load from our servers when the message is opened. They do not store information on your device the way cookies do, but they do allow us to log an open event tied to a specific email campaign.

To make this concrete, here are examples of how cookies are used in practice on sydnaylive.com:

We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the technologies we use or in the law. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "last updated" date. We encourage you to check this page regularly to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

If we introduce a new category of cookie or significantly change how an existing one is used, we will draw attention to the change on this page so you can review it before the next time you use our site.

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please get in touch using the details below. For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.

For a broader overview of how we operate, you may also wish to read our Terms of Service or visit our Contact page.