Cookie policy.
Like many companies, The Wiggles use cookies and other tracking technology. As a respected and internationally recognised children’s entertainment company, your trust is paramount to us. We are dedicated to upholding ethical standards, delivering premium content and being open and transparent about our data practices and compliance with relevant legislation.
This Cookies Policy applies to the online services of The Wiggles Pty Ltd (ABN 47 059 778 004) and its related body corporate (‘we’, ‘our’ or ‘us’, The Wiggles) being the website for ‘The Wiggles’ and any other websites we may establish and control from time to time (‘The Wiggles Websites’) and to any applications operated and controlled by us (‘‘Applications’).
This notice describes the type of information we obtain about visitors, including cookies and similar specialist web and app tracking technologies, how we use the information, who we share it with and your rights and choices regarding that information which is available to you.
What are cookies and how are they and similar technologies used?
Cookies are small data files stored on your browser or device. They may be served by the entity that operates the website you are visiting (these are called “first-party cookies”) or by other companies (which are called “third-party cookies”). They will either be stored for the duration of your visit (a “session cookie”) or they will remain on your device for a fixed period of time (usually many months, or longer) to remember you across multiple browsing experiences (a “persistent cookie”).
First party cookies are used to allow you to use the Websites and Applications and their features and to help with analytics activities. Third party cookies allow certain functionalities and advertising to be given on the Websites and Applications. The information we collect may be used to recognize you when you come to our Websites or Applications, and to collect information including the number of times you have visited, which features or pages are popular, measurements about advertising exhibited, and other information about your browsing experiences. This enables us to confirm our Websites or Applications are working properly, improve the Websites or Applications, give and measure advertisements, and offer personalized content to our users.
The reasons we and our partners use cookies and similar types of tracking technology generally fall into the following areas:
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies: These Cookies are needed for service functionality, to implement or help with the transmission of communications over a network, system administration and those that are necessary to offer an online service (e.g. our website). Users are able to set browsers to block these Cookies, but some parts of the site may not function properly as a result.
2. Measurement and analytics: These cookies collect information about how you interact with our Websites or Applications and personalize content for you, apply market research to generate audiences, measure the delivery and effectiveness of content and advertising and perform analytics for statistical reasons.
3. Functional: These cookies enable us and our partners to store and access information on the device, such as device identifiers, help ensure our Websites and Applications work properly, remember your settings and preferences, such as your language preferences, help identify and prevent security risks, or to assist us understand and advance our Websites and Applications.
4. Targeting: These cookies allow advertising to be more relevant and meaningful to visitors to our Websites or Applications. Data collected here can also be used to select and offer personalized content, including videos. These Cookies are used to collect data about your browsing use, your use of the Websites and Applications, your preferences and interaction with advertisements across platforms and devices to deliver interest-based advertising content on the Websites and Applications and on third-party sites. Third-party sites and services also use interest-based Advertising Cookies to provide content, including advertisements targeted to your interests on the Websites and Applications and third-party services. If you reject these Cookies, you may see contextual advertising that may not be relevant to you. These may also include “social cookies,” which allow you to share content with your friends on social media platforms, such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.
Cookie management, opt-out and your choices
Depending on your location, you may be able to modify your Cookie preferences at any time via the “Cookie Settings” link in the footer of relevant websites.
You can also use the methods described below to manage Cookies.
1. Browser Settings: If you use multiple browsers on the same device, you will need to manage your settings for each browser. Please click on any of the below browser links for help:
If the browser you use is not listed here, please refer to your browser’s help menu for information on how to manage Cookies. Please be aware that disabling cookies does not disable other analytics tools we may use to collect information about you or your use of our Websites and Applications.
Please note you must take these steps on each browser or device that you use. If you change or upgrade your browser or device, or delete your cookies, you may need to use these opt-out tools on another occasion.
2. Flash Local Storage: These cookies are also called local shared objects and may be used to store preferences or show content by us, advertisers and other third-parties. Flash cookies need to be deleted in the storage section of your Flash Player Settings Manager.
Analytics Provider Opt-Outs: We contract with specialist companies to offer services and functionality, including analytics and advertising. The web analytic service providers set a cookie to evaluate the use of those services and compile relevant reporting for us. Our primary contracted providers for this particular service are outlined below, along with links to their privacy notices and cookie opt-out pages (where available). Some of these companies act as a data controller and are responsible for how your data is used and the way they handle your data is subject to the terms of their privacy notice and terms of use. We take steps to ensure that their use of your data is reasonable, for example by vetting their security and data practices.
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Facebook Analytics
Analytics
Google Analytics
Analytics
Install the browser plugin here to opt out
Mailchimp
Storage and Analytics
Active Campaign
Storage and Analytics
Terms of Service (TOS) | ActiveCampaign
Squarespace
Storage and Analytics
Terms of Service – Squarespace
The above are only examples of our analytics providers and this is not an exhaustive list. We are not responsible for the effectiveness of any other providers’ opt-out mechanisms.
3. Advertising technologies opt-outs
You may control the collection of information for interest-based advertising purposes in mobile apps via the device’s settings.
You can use the Advertising Industry tools to opt out from advertising technologies used on this service and across the internet at large. In opting out, a cookie will be set to let advertisers understand not to use your data for targeted advertising purposes. Please note you may still see advertisements, they just won’t be personalised to your interests.
Australian Digital Advertising Alliance
Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA)
Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada
https://youradchoices.ca/en/tools
European Digital Advertising Alliance (EDDA)
Network Advertising Initiative (NAI)
www.networkadvertising.org/choices/
Consequences of Deactivation of Cookies: If you disable or remove Cookies, some parts of the Websites and Applications may not function properly and/or at their best. Information may still be collected and used for other purposes, such as research, online services analytics or internal operations, and to remember your opt-out preferences.
Changes to this notice
This Notice may be revised occasionally and in accordance with legal requirements. Please revisit this Cookie Notice regularly to stay informed about our and our analytic and advertising partners’ use of Cookies.
Contact us
For inquiries about this Cookies Notice, please contact us at requests@thewiggles.com.au
Last updated: 17 June 2021