Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 2026
Australia Beach Tennis ("we", "us", or "our") is committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in that Act.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard personal information when you visit our website or interact with our platform.
1. What Personal Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of personal information:
- Name and email address (when you submit a contact form or newsletter sign-up)
- Club name, location, and contact details (when you submit a club listing)
- Event details (when you submit a tournament or event)
- Technical data such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited (collected automatically via analytics tools)
We only collect personal information that is reasonably necessary for our functions and activities.
2. How We Collect Personal Information
We collect personal information in the following ways:
- Directly from you when you fill in forms on our website
- From publicly available sources (e.g., club websites or social media pages)
- Automatically through cookies and analytics tools when you browse our website
Where practicable, we will collect personal information directly from the individual concerned, as required under Australian Privacy Principle 3.
3. Why We Collect and Use Personal Information
We collect and use personal information for the following purposes:
- To display and maintain club and event listings on our platform
- To respond to your enquiries and contact form submissions
- To send newsletter updates, if you have subscribed
- To improve and maintain our website
- To comply with our legal obligations
We will not use your personal information for any purpose that is unrelated to the above without your consent.
4. Disclosure of Personal Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may disclose personal information to:
- Third-party service providers that support our website operations (e.g., hosting, analytics, email delivery) — only to the extent necessary to provide those services
- Regulatory authorities or law enforcement agencies, where required by law
Where we disclose personal information to overseas recipients (e.g., cloud service providers), we take reasonable steps to ensure they handle that information in a manner consistent with the Australian Privacy Principles.
5. Cookies & Analytics
Our website may use cookies and third-party analytics tools (such as Google Analytics) to collect non-personally identifiable information about how visitors use our site. This helps us improve user experience and understand site traffic. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, though some features of the site may not function as intended as a result.
6. Data Security
We take reasonable steps to protect the personal information we hold from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure, in accordance with Australian Privacy Principle 11. However, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed as completely secure.
7. Access & Correction
Under Australian Privacy Principle 12 and 13, you have the right to request access to the personal information we hold about you, and to request that we correct any information that is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, or misleading. To make such a request, please contact us using the details below.
8. Complaints
If you believe we have breached the Australian Privacy Principles or your privacy rights, please contact us first so we can attempt to resolve the matter. We will respond to your complaint within a reasonable timeframe.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at www.oaic.gov.au.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
10. Contact Us
For any privacy-related enquiries, access requests, or complaints, please contact us at:
australiabeachtennis@gmail.com
Or visit our contact page.