Interviewer-entered research
A discreet field-interview form is available from the share QR window. Taking part is optional; please do not include names, contact details or identifying descriptions. Answers stay in the open page until saved, then are kept separately from public feedback and can be read only with the private review key. A random response reference prevents duplicate saves; it is not a visitor or session identifier. No browser identity, location or device details are recorded for this form. The form is publicly accessible, not an authenticated staff area.
Near Me
Near Me asks for your location to place you on the map and update nearby distances while the map is open. If your device and browser support a compass, optional motion and orientation access lets the arrow show the direction the top of your phone points. Otherwise, a blue dot shows your location. Location and direction readings stay in page memory; CottBuzz does not save them or send them to its server or usage counters. Live updates pause when the page is hidden and stop when you reset to All of Cott, start the discovery tour or leave the map. Browser, device and map-provider services have their own privacy practices.
Discovery tour
A short discovery sequence can run once on an untouched map visit: button highlights, a direct zoom to Cottesloe Village and an All of Cott return. Any interaction stops it. Reduced-motion settings give static button highlights without camera movement. An existing shown, dismissed or already-interacted preference may remain in this browser from the earlier first-visit design; it no longer limits the sequence to a first visit. It is not a visitor identifier and is not sent to our server or linked to usage totals or feedback. The demonstration adds no usage counts. Clearing browser storage resets the preference. You can replay the tour from the menu.
Home Screen reminder
If you dismiss or open the add-to-phone reminder, we store only a reminder expiry date in your browser for 30 days. This preference is not sent to our server, identifies no visitor and is not linked to analytics or feedback. Clearing browser storage resets it. No offline copy of the map is created.
Help shape CottBuzz — optional research
Participation is optional and does not require an account. Unfinished questionnaire answers stay in this browser until Submit feedback is selected. Submitted research records answers, self-selected audience, assigned task, date, questionnaire and site versions, recruitment source, basic device category and a random participant reference. Later feedback includes the displayed page path and only recognised view/place/guide parameters. This research mode adds no location collection, recordings, full browsing histories or device fingerprinting. Please do not put personal or sensitive details in free-text answers. Private authorised review and exports help us identify problems and improve the site.
Optional research follow-up and retention
After submitting, you may separately consent to leave an email for research follow-up only, not marketing. Email is stored separately and excluded from routine research displays and CSV exports. Optional research emails are kept for 90 days and research responses/comments for 12 months (365 days). Expired records are removed on the next research submission or authorised review. For earlier deletion, contact CottBuzz through hello@cottbuzz.com.au and quote your research reference. Clearing browser storage discards local progress but does not delete submitted server records. The research reference shown under Privacy & saved progress can identify submitted records to the owner.
Daily usage totals
CottBuzz counts page loads, recognised public page views, feature and item opens, category selections, and website, booking, phone and directions clicks. These are counts of actions, not people. Page views count full loads and navigation between a fixed list of public page paths; map entry aliases share one total. Query strings, search terms, hashes and in-map panel changes are not page-view identifiers. Repeated visits count again; no visitor identity is used. We also count anonymous arrivals by date using recognised Facebook, Instagram or Cottesloe Buzz Chat link paths, or recognised Facebook and Instagram source labels. A Meta click marker without a platform label is counted only as Meta unspecified. Other sources are unknown or unattributed; optional placement labels are limited to a fixed list. These are not verified social-platform clicks or unique visitors: repeat loads, forwarded links and automated browsers can add counts, while blocked JavaScript and connection failures can lose counts. Raw source labels, referrers and click identifiers are not sent to the usage counter or stored in its database. Search words and Near Me coordinates are not included. Our usage counters use no analytics cookies, browser or session identifiers, fingerprinting or links to feedback records. We store only daily totals by action and recognised public page, item, category or fixed arrival source/placement, using Australia/Perth dates, with item names for reporting. We do not store individual analytics events, precise event times, IP addresses, full URLs or user-agent strings in the analytics database. Totals are retained for 12 months; older totals are removed on the next collection request or private report. Access to reports and exports is restricted to the owner. Counting failures do not stop the site working.
Search and browsing
Site search works with the content already available on this website. We have not added advertising trackers or a customer account system. Sites hosting separately provides platform traffic statistics and may process technical request information, including IP addresses and browser details, to deliver and secure the website. These are separate from our daily usage counters. We cannot specify or control all hosting-log retention periods. The existing optional feedback and recommendation storage described below is unchanged.
Recommendations, likes and availability updates
We store a random browser identifier in a cookie for up to one year to remember your product likes and Local Finds recommendations. Clearing cookies or using another browser can allow another recommendation; this is not a verified one-person voting system. Shared totals are public; individual identifiers and email addresses are not. If you opt in, we store your email, chosen products and consent date to notify you when those products can be ordered. This does not subscribe you to a general newsletter. The confirmation offers removal of new signups made in that submission. Availability emails have not started; a verified sender and an unsubscribe link will be set up before sending. No orders or payments are collected.
Supporter and seller enquiries
When you send an enquiry, we store your name, business or maker name, email, optional website, selected level or item type, message and submission date. These details are private and used to assess and respond to your enquiry. Submitting does not subscribe you to a newsletter or create a paid listing. Contact CottBuzz to request a correction or deletion.
External links
Social channels and business websites operate independently and have their own privacy policies. Following a link takes you to that service.
Contact CottBuzz
For privacy questions or requests to correct or delete your information, email hello@cottbuzz.com.au. No orders or payments are collected. Email CottBuzz