Cookie Policy Overview
This Cookie Policy explains how theblazingshowdown.com uses cookies and similar technologies to support a smooth browsing, enquiry, and dining preparation journey for our guests. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which describes how we handle personal information more broadly.
By using our website, you agree that we may place cookies on your device as described below, unless you have adjusted your browser settings to refuse some or all cookies.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your computer, tablet, or mobile device when you visit. They are widely used to make websites function efficiently, enhance security, and provide information to site operators.
On theblazingshowdown.com, cookies help us:
- Recognise your device between page loads or visits
- Support secure and consistent browsing across our pages
- Understand how guests move through booking and enquiry forms
- Remember certain choices you make about your visit
Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies to deliver a calm, uninterrupted digital experience that reflects the level of care you can expect in our dining room. In particular, cookies allow us to:
- Provide seamless navigation between pages and sections of the site
- Remember details you enter into booking or enquiry forms during your session
- Support the secure transmission of information for table bookings and event enquiries
- Monitor site performance and resolve technical issues
- Optimise our content and layout based on how guests use the site
These uses help ensure a more personalised and efficient journey every time you interact with theblazingshowdown.com.
Types of Cookies We Set
We use a limited range of cookie types, each serving a specific purpose in relation to our hospitality services.
Essential cookies
Essential cookies are necessary for the basic functioning of our website. Without them, some features may not work properly. These cookies:
- Enable core navigation between pages
- Support secure use of booking and enquiry forms
- Help maintain the technical stability and security of the site
- Are generally set in response to actions you take, such as submitting a form
Because they are required for our services to function, essential cookies cannot usually be disabled through our systems. You can still block them via your browser, but doing so may impact the usability of key features.
Functional cookies
Functional cookies enhance your experience by remembering your preferences and helping us tailor the site to your needs. These cookies may:
- Remember your preferred contact or enquiry details during a session
- Save your preferences for certain site features where available
- Assist with pre-filling booking or event enquiry fields on return visits, where supported
- Help us understand general usage trends to refine our hospitality offering
Functional cookies are not strictly necessary for the site to work, but they contribute to a smoother and more personalised visit.
Third-Party Cookies
At this time, theblazingshowdown.com does not allow third-party advertising cookies or tracking cookies used for targeted marketing campaigns.
However, certain trusted integrated services that support our operations may set limited cookies. These may include, for example:
- Online booking or reservation platforms that assist with secure table bookings
- Embedded map or location services that help you find our venue
- Performance or analytics tools used to monitor site reliability and usage patterns
Any third-party cookies in use are intended solely to provide or improve specific functionalities such as booking or map display, and not for external marketing or unrelated profiling. We work only with reputable providers that align with our privacy commitments.
Managing Cookies
You have control over how cookies are used on your device. Most web browsers allow you to manage cookie settings, including choosing to block or delete cookies.
To adjust how cookies are handled, please refer to the help or support section of your browser. Options commonly include:
- Blocking all cookies
- Blocking cookies from specific sites
- Deleting existing cookies on your device
- Setting notifications before a cookie is stored
Please note that if you choose to block certain cookies, especially essential cookies, some parts of theblazingshowdown.com may not function correctly, and you may not be able to complete table bookings or send certain enquiries online.
Cookies and Your Privacy
We treat cookie-related information with the same care and respect as any other information we handle. All data collected through cookies is managed in accordance with applicable Australian privacy laws and our Privacy Policy.
In particular:
- We do not use cookies to collect sensitive personal information such as financial details or identification documents.
- We do not sell cookie-derived data or pass it to unauthorised third parties.
- Any data we collect via cookies is used to operate, secure, and improve our website and services.
Where cookie data can be linked to an individual, we treat it as personal information and apply the protections outlined in our Privacy Policy.
Changing or Withdrawing Consent
If you wish to change or withdraw your consent to our use of cookies, you can do so at any time by updating your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Instructions for managing cookies are usually found in the Settings, Privacy, or Security sections of your browser.
If you require additional guidance on how to adjust your cookie preferences in relation to theblazingshowdown.com, you are welcome to contact us using our Contact Us page. We will do our best to provide clear information to help you make informed choices.
How Long We Store Cookies
Cookies remain on your device for varying lengths of time, depending on whether they are session cookies or persistent cookies.
- Session cookies are temporary and expire once you close your browser. They help us maintain continuity during a single visit, such as keeping track of progress in a booking or enquiry form.
- Persistent cookies stay on your device for a longer period or until you delete them. These may be used to remember your preferences, enhance returning visits, or support analytics that help us refine our hospitality services.
The exact duration depends on the cookie and its purpose. We aim to keep cookie lifetimes reasonable and proportionate to the function they serve.