Privacy and Cookie Policy
Effective Date: 27 Jun, 2026
Welcome to Gold Coast Events & Portraits (www.goldcoastpics.com). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy and Cookie Policy explains how we collect, use, and share information about you when you visit our website.
1. Information We Collect
When you visit www.goldcoastpics.com, we may collect the following types of information:
- Information You Provide to Us: This includes any personal information you directly provide, such as your name, email address, phone number, or other details when filling out forms on our site (collectively, "User-Provided Data").
- Automatically Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about your device and how you interact with our website through cookies and third-party tracking technologies.
2. How We Use Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors engage with our website. To provide a better user experience and to deliver relevant advertising, we have enabled several advanced Google Analytics features:
A. Ads Personalization
We use Google Analytics Ads Personalization. This means that based on your interactions with our website, we may collect data to tailor the advertising you see on other websites or platforms. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your past visits to our website.
B. Google Ads Cookies
If you are signed into your Google account and have turned on "Ads Personalization" in your Google account settings, Google will associate your visitation information on our site with your Google account. This allows us to understand how you interact with our site across different devices (e.g., viewing our site on a phone and later returning on a desktop). This data is aggregated and anonymized by Google; we do not see your individual Google account data.
C. User-Provided Data
We utilize the User-Provided Data feature in Google Analytics. If you provide us with personal information (such as your email address), we may securely hash this data (a process that anonymizes the text) and share it with Google. Google uses this hashed data to enhance the accuracy of our analytics measurements and to help us reach the right audiences with our advertising.
3. Cookie Policy
Cookies are small data files placed on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies (and similar technologies like web beacons and pixels) for the following purposes:
- Essential Cookies: Required for the operation of our website.
- Analytics Cookies: To track website traffic and user behavior via Google Analytics.
- Advertising Cookies: To track browsing habits and enable Ads Personalization.
How Google Uses Data
For more information on how Google collects and processes data, please visit Google’s site: How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps.
4. Your Choices and Opt-Out Rights
You have the right to control how your data is tracked and used:
- Google Analytics Opt-Out: You can prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. You can also deny analytics cookies.
- Ads Personalization Opt-Out: You can opt out of personalized ads from Google by visiting Google’s Ad Settings. You can also deny advertising cookies.
- Browser Settings: You can set your browser to refuse all or some browser cookies, or to alert you when websites set or access cookies. If you disable or refuse cookies, please note that some parts of this website may become inaccessible or not function properly.
5. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those third-party sites.
6. Changes to This Policy
We may update our Privacy and Cookie Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy and Cookie Policy, please contact us at goldcoastpics@gmail.com