Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy describes how Canepol Pty Ltd uses cookies and similar technologies on the bike hire website connected with our Port Melbourne shop.

Canepol Pty Ltd is operated by Helena Marwick and registered under ACN 847 293 651 in Australia.

Our physical address is 404 Graham Street, Port Melbourne, and privacy questions can be sent to canepol@hotmail.com.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit many websites, including hire and service sites like ours.

Similar technologies can include local storage entries used to remember interface states such as an open mobile menu preference in some browsers.

We use cookies primarily to keep the site reliable, understand basic traffic patterns, and improve page performance over time.

Strictly necessary cookies support core functions such as loading styles, scripts, and form validation behaviour.

Without those essential pieces, booking and contact forms may not display or submit correctly on some devices.

Preference cookies, if enabled, can remember simple choices such as dismissed notices so you are not asked the same prompt repeatedly.

Analytics cookies, when used, help us see which service pages are visited most often so we can keep content useful for riders in 2026.

Analytics data is reviewed in aggregate and is not used to sell personal profiles to third-party advertisers.

We do not operate gambling, crypto, or adult content features, and cookies on this site are limited to ordinary website operations.

Third-party embeds such as map links or messaging deep links may set their own cookies when you follow those destinations.

Google Maps, WhatsApp, and Viber are separate services with their own cookie and privacy disclosures.

Font providers that deliver display typefaces may process technical requests when pages load artistic heading fonts.

You can control cookies through your browser settings by blocking or deleting stored files for canepol.com.

Blocking all cookies may affect layout consistency or form convenience, though basic pages should still remain readable.

Mobile browsers sometimes place cookie controls under privacy or site settings menus that differ by operating system.

If you use shared devices at hotels or hostels near Port Melbourne, consider clearing site data after you finish a booking request.

We do not use cookies to run fake countdown timers or misleading scarcity claims about hire stock.

Stock availability is confirmed by staff after a form is reviewed, not by an automated cookie-driven pressure tool.

Session information related to forms is handled to show success or error messages on the page without browser alert boxes.

That messaging behaviour relies on scripts shipped with the site rather than long-lived advertising cookies.

We may update cookie tools as we refine the website, and this policy will be revised when those changes are material.

The date context for this published version is 2026, aligning with our current hire operations and site structure.

Where Australian privacy law applies to personal information collected alongside cookies, our Privacy Policy explains broader handling rules.

Cookie data that cannot identify you is treated as technical information used for maintenance and improvement.

If cookie data is combined with a booking message you send, we treat the combined record as personal information.

Children using devices to view the site should do so with an adult when a hire is being arranged for a family pack.

We encourage parents to supervise form submissions that include phone numbers or travel dates.

Marketing cookies that track users across unrelated websites are not part of our intended hire desk toolkit.

If a future campaign requires additional cookies, we will describe the purpose here before relying on them.

You may contact us at +61411714827 if you need help understanding how a particular browser setting affects booking forms.

Email remains the preferred channel for written cookie or privacy requests that need a documented reply.

We keep this Cookie Policy in the site footer beside the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use for easy reference.

Reading all three documents together gives a clearer picture of how Canepol Pty Ltd runs its online hire desk.

Nothing in this policy forces you to accept non-essential cookies where your browser provides a refusal option.

Continued browsing with cookies enabled means you accept the use described for essential and disclosed categories.

If you refuse non-essential cookies, you can still call the shop or visit 404 Graham Street to arrange a hire in person.

Our goal is transparency rather than hidden tracking that would surprise riders who simply want a reliable bike.

Please revisit this page occasionally, especially before peak summer weekends when site features may be refreshed.

Questions about cookies at Canepol can be included in the same message as other privacy questions to keep your request simple.

Thank you for taking a moment to understand how a small Port Melbourne hire business uses website technologies carefully.