Privacy Policy

Last updated: 1 January 2024

BarberScissors.com.au respects your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Act 1988.

Information We Collect

Information you provide: When you use our contact form, subscribe to our newsletter, or submit a testimonial, we may collect your name and email address.

Automatically collected information: We use analytics tools to collect anonymous usage data including pages visited, time on site, browser type, and referring URLs. This data helps us improve our content and user experience.

How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

Respond to your enquiries and feedback
Improve our website content and user experience
Send you updates if you have opted in to our communications
Analyse website traffic patterns (anonymised data only)

Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies for:

Analytics: Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. This data is anonymised and aggregated.
Preferences: To remember your settings and preferences across visits.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect your experience on our site.

Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

Google Analytics — website traffic analysis
Netlify — website hosting and form submissions

These services have their own privacy policies governing their use of your data.

Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure.

Your Rights

Under the Australian Privacy Act, you have the right to:

Access the personal information we hold about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Lodge a complaint about our handling of your information

Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date.

Contact

For privacy-related enquiries, contact us at barberscissorsaus@outlook.com.