Cookie Policy
Last updated: January 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Avneli Hospitality Pty Ltd (ABN 47 829 316 504), operator of Avneli Hotel at 9 Lower Fort Street, Sydney NSW 2000, uses cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our website at avneli.com. It should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use to provide a complete understanding of our data practices.
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 enable website functionality, improve user experience, remember preferences, and collect analytical information about how visitors interact with site content. Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting, known as first-party cookies, or by third-party services integrated into the website, known as third-party cookies. Similar technologies including local storage, session storage, and pixel tags may serve comparable functions and are referenced collectively as cookies in this policy unless otherwise specified.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
Avneli Hotel website employs several categories of cookies to support operational and analytical objectives. Strictly necessary cookies are essential for basic website functions including page navigation, form submission security, and load balancing; these cookies cannot be disabled without impairing site functionality. Performance and analytics cookies collect aggregated information about page visits, traffic sources, session duration, and error occurrences to help us understand usage patterns and improve content structure. Functionality cookies remember choices you make such as language preferences or form field entries during a session to provide a more personalised experience. We do not currently use advertising or targeting cookies that track browsing behaviour across unrelated websites for commercial marketing purposes.
3. Specific Cookies
The following describes cookies that may be present during your visit to our website. Session identifier cookies maintain your browsing session while navigating between pages and expire when you close your browser. Form persistence cookies temporarily store form input values to prevent data loss if a page is accidentally refreshed during completion; these are deleted after successful submission or session termination. Analytics cookies, if enabled, may include identifiers from privacy-conscious analytics providers that process data in aggregated form without creating individual user profiles for cross-site advertising. Content delivery cookies may be set by our hosting infrastructure to optimise page load speed by caching static assets geographically closer to your location.
4. Third-Party Cookies
Some embedded content or integrated services on our website may set cookies from third-party domains. Mapping links to Google Maps, messaging links to WhatsApp and Viber, and font delivery through Google Fonts may involve third-party data processing governed by respective provider policies. We do not control cookies set by external platforms accessed through outbound links from our website. When you click links leaving avneli.com, you become subject to the cookie and privacy policies of the destination website. We recommend reviewing third-party policies before interacting with embedded or linked services if cookie usage is a concern.
5. Legal Basis for Cookie Use
Our use of strictly necessary cookies is based on legitimate interest in providing a functional and secure website experience required to deliver information and process booking enquiries submitted by prospective guests. Analytics cookies, where deployed, rely on consent or legitimate interest balanced against user privacy expectations in accordance with applicable Australian privacy guidance and international best practices for hospitality websites. We assess cookie necessity regularly and remove or replace technologies that no longer serve a clear operational purpose. Consent mechanisms may be presented on initial website visit where required by evolving regulatory standards affecting Australian businesses serving international visitors.
6. Managing Cookie Preferences
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through settings that block all cookies, block third-party cookies only, or delete existing cookies upon browser closure. Browser-specific instructions are available through your browser help documentation for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and other common platforms. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may prevent proper functioning of booking forms and navigation elements on our website. You can also configure mobile device settings to limit tracking through advertising identifiers on iOS and Android operating systems. If we implement a cookie consent banner in future updates, preference selections recorded through that interface will override default cookie behaviour for non-essential categories.
7. Data Collected Through Cookies
Information collected via cookies may include IP address, browser version, operating system, device type, referring URL, pages visited, time spent on pages, and interaction events such as form focus and submission. This data is generally processed in aggregated or pseudonymised form for statistical analysis rather than direct personal identification. Where cookie data could be linked to personal information you provide through booking forms, it is handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy retention and security requirements. We do not use cookie-derived data to make automated decisions producing legal or similarly significant effects on individuals.
8. Retention Periods
Session cookies expire automatically when you close your browser and are not retained beyond the active visit. Persistent cookies, if used for analytics or preference storage, typically expire between thirty days and twelve months depending on their specific purpose. We review cookie lifetimes periodically to ensure retention periods remain proportionate to operational needs and do not exceed what is necessary for the function each cookie performs. Expired cookies are overwritten on subsequent visits or removed through browser cleaning actions initiated by the user.
9. Updates to This Policy
Avneli Hospitality Pty Ltd may update this Cookie Policy to reflect changes in technology, regulatory requirements, or website functionality. Revised versions will be published on this page with an updated effective date. Significant changes affecting how cookies are used will be communicated through a notice on the website homepage where practicable. We encourage periodic review of this policy to stay informed about our cookie practices during your ongoing relationship with Avneli Hotel digital services in 2026 and beyond.
10. Contact Information
If you have questions about this Cookie Policy or wish to exercise privacy rights related to data collected through cookies, contact our Privacy Officer Marcus Chen at Avneli Hospitality Pty Ltd, 9 Lower Fort Street, Sydney NSW 2000, email avneli@hotmail.com, telephone +61292401138. We will respond to cookie-related enquiries within a reasonable timeframe and provide guidance on managing preferences through browser settings or any consent tools available on our website at the time of your enquiry.