Privacy Policy

Who we are
Our website address is: https://www.austekplayandfitness.com.au

Comments and Forms

When visitors leave comments or submit forms on our site, we collect the data shown in the form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.

An anonymised string (also called a hash) may be generated from your email address and submitted to the Gravatar service to check if you’re using it. You can view the Gravatar privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes visible to the public alongside your comment.

Cookies

If you leave a comment or submit a form, you may choose to save your name, email address and website in cookies. These cookies are provided for your convenience so that you don’t have to re-enter details on future visits. These cookies will last for one year.

When you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is created to check whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

If you log in, we’ll also set up cookies to remember your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies last two days, and screen option cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. Logging out will remove the login cookies.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data—only the ID of the article you edited—and expires after one day.

Embedded Content

Some pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited that external site directly.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content—especially if you’re logged into an account on that external site.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the reset email for verification purposes.

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are stored indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognise and approve follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation.

For registered users (if applicable), we store the personal information provided in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except the username). Site administrators can also access and edit this information.

Your Data Rights

If you have an account on this site or have submitted comments, you can request a copy of your personal data, including any information you’ve provided to us. You can also request the erasure of your personal data. This does not include data we are required to keep for legal, administrative, or security reasons.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services to ensure site security and integrity.