Cookie Policy

Overview

This Cookie Policy explains how Bluffand Brisket, a premium Australian restaurant and social venue, uses cookies and similar technologies on bluffandbrisket.com to enhance your website experience and support secure, efficient browsing.

Our website is designed to help guests explore our dining experiences, private events and in-venue poker evenings. Cookies play a limited but important role in keeping these experiences smooth, secure and reliable.

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 make websites function properly, remember user preferences and support essential security and performance features.

When you browse Bluffand Brisket online, cookies help the site recognise returning visitors, keep certain preferences in place and maintain the basic technical operation of our pages. Cookies used on this website do not provide us with direct access to your device or personal files.

Types of Cookies We Use

We utilise only a small, carefully considered set of cookies that are necessary for our restaurant website to function effectively.

We do not set advertising cookies and we do not use third-party marketing or social media tracking cookies. No advertising or third-party profiling cookies are used on this website.

Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies solely to support a smooth, safe and intuitive experience for visitors exploring our restaurant and social venue online. In practice, cookies help us to:

• Enable consistent navigation between key sections such as dining, cocktails, events and contact information
• Remember certain user choices, such as previously closed notices or accessibility-related preferences where applicable
• Support the secure operation of reservation and enquiry forms without collecting payment or wagering information
• Monitor overall site performance so we can continue improving content for guests, students, professionals and the general public

Cookies are never used on this website to facilitate online gambling, betting, remote poker play or financial transactions of any kind.

Your Cookie Choices

You are in control of how cookies are used on your device. Most web browsers allow you to manage cookie settings, including blocking or deleting cookies created by websites you visit.

If you choose to disable or block certain cookies, please be aware that some basic site functionality may be reduced, such as form-filling convenience or the consistency of your browsing session. Essential cookies that support security and core performance are important for a stable experience across our site.

Where our cookie banner or on-site notice is presented, your acknowledgement may itself be stored using a simple cookie so that we can remember your selection on future visits.

Managing Cookies in Your Browser

You can adjust cookie settings directly in your preferred web browser. Instructions for enabling, disabling or deleting cookies are typically available in the browser’s help or support resources.

For guidance, please refer to the official help pages for your browser, such as:

• Chrome
• Safari
• Firefox
• Microsoft Edge
• Other mobile or desktop browsers you may use

Because browser interfaces and privacy controls are updated from time to time, we recommend consulting the latest information provided by your browser developer for the most accurate instructions.

Third-Party Services

We do not use third-party advertising networks, social media tracking pixels or similar technologies to profile visitors or deliver targeted advertising.

Some aggregated technical analytics may be provided by reputable, privacy-focused measurement services operating in Australia or in jurisdictions with comparable data protections. Where used, these services help us understand general patterns such as visit counts and page popularity without identifying individual guests.

Any third-party service providers engaged for analytics are expected to handle data in accordance with applicable Australian privacy laws and strong confidentiality and security standards.

Data Collection and Privacy

Any data derived from cookies on bluffandbrisket.com is collected and processed in an anonymised or aggregated form wherever reasonably possible. We do not use cookies to directly identify you as an individual.

Specifically:

• Cookie-based analytics do not include your name, contact details or reservation content
• Data from cookies is never combined with our in-venue booking records for marketing or profiling purposes
• Cookie information is not used to support gambling, betting, credit decisions or financial profiling

For more information about how we handle personal information collected through forms or direct enquiries, please review our Privacy Policy.

Cookie Duration

Cookies set by Bluffand Brisket are retained only for as long as necessary to achieve their specific purpose.

This generally means:

• Session cookies expire when you close your browser and are used for short-term functions such as keeping forms secure during your visit
• Short-lived cookies may remain on your device for a limited period to remember technical preferences, security settings or acknowledgement of notices

We do not rely on long-term tracking cookies or persistent advertising identifiers on this website.

Contact Us About Cookies

If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy, how we use cookies at Bluffand Brisket, or how your data is handled in connection with our website, we invite you to contact us.

For the most up-to-date contact details, including our restaurant address, phone number and email information, please visit our Reservations & Contact page.

When getting in touch, you are welcome to specify that your enquiry relates to our Cookie Policy or website privacy settings so that we can direct your query appropriately.