Privacy Policy 🔒
Last updated: August 29, 2025
Pre-Kindy Perth ("we," "us," or "our") is committed to protecting your privacy and personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website and use our services.
Our Privacy Commitment
We adhere to the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and are committed to ensuring that your personal information is handled in accordance with Australian privacy laws.
Information We Collect
📝 Information You Provide
- •Contact information when you reach out to us (name, email address)
- •Program information if you're a pre-kindy provider seeking to be listed
- •Feedback, inquiries, or correspondence you send to us
📊 Information Collected Automatically
- •Usage data (pages visited, search terms, time spent on site)
- •Technical information (IP address, browser type, device information)
- •Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see our Cookie Policy)
- •Advertising data and preferences for personalized advertising (via Google AdSense)
How We Use Your Information
🎯 Primary Purposes
- •Provide our directory services
- •Process program listings and updates
- •Respond to inquiries and provide support
- •Improve website functionality and user experience
📈 Analytics & Improvement
- •Analyze website usage patterns
- •Identify popular searches and content
- •Enhance search functionality and filtering
- •Optimize website performance and accessibility
- •Display personalized advertisements relevant to your interests
Information Sharing and Disclosure
🚫 We Do Not Sell Your Information
We never sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for commercial purposes.
We may share information in the following limited circumstances:
Service Providers
With trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website and services (hosting, analytics, email services, advertising). These providers include Google AdSense for advertising services and are bound by confidentiality agreements.
Legal Requirements
When required by law, regulation, legal process, or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
Program Information
Pre-kindergarten program information provided for listing purposes is displayed publicly on our website as part of our directory service.
Google AdSense and Advertising
🎯 Personalized Advertising
Pre-Kindy Perth uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. These ads help us maintain our free directory service for families and pre-kindergarten programs.
How Google AdSense Works
Required AdSense Disclosure:
- • Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to your website or other websites.
- • Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
- • Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings.
- • You can also learn more about interest-based advertising and opt-out options at www.aboutads.info.
- •Google uses cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other sites
- •Google's advertising partners may use this information to show you personalized ads across the web
- •No personally identifiable information is shared with advertisers without your explicit consent
Your Advertising Choices
- •You can opt out of personalized ads by visiting Google's Ads Settings
- •You can disable cookies in your browser, though this may affect website functionality
- •Visit aboutads.info to learn more about online advertising and your choices
Data Sharing with Google
When you visit our website, Google AdSense may collect and use information as described in Google's Privacy Policy. This may include your IP address, browser information, and browsing behavior on our site to serve relevant advertisements.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
🔐 Technical Measures
- • SSL/TLS encryption for data transmission
- • Secure hosting infrastructure
- • Regular security updates and monitoring
- • Access controls and authentication
👥 Organizational Measures
- • Staff training on privacy practices
- • Limited access to personal information
- • Regular privacy impact assessments
- • Incident response procedures
Your Privacy Rights
Under Australian privacy law, you have the following rights regarding your personal information:
👁️ Access Rights
- •Request access to your personal information
- •Ask for correction of inaccurate information
- •Request deletion of your information (subject to legal requirements)
⚙️ Control Rights
- •Opt out of non-essential communications
- •Manage cookie preferences
- •Lodge complaints about privacy practices
📧 Exercising Your Rights
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at:
- • Email: admin@prekindyperth.com.au
- • Subject Line: "Privacy Rights Request"
- • Include: Your name, contact details, and specific request
We will respond to your request within 30 days and may require verification of your identity.
Data Retention
We retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected:
- •Contact inquiries: Retained for 2 years after resolution for reference purposes
- •Website usage data: Anonymized after 26 months for analytics purposes
- •Program listings: Retained while the program remains listed or until deletion requested
Children's Privacy
Our website is intended for use by adults seeking pre-kindergarten information. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.
International Data Transfers
Your personal information is primarily stored and processed in Australia. If we need to transfer information overseas (such as to cloud service providers), we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your privacy in accordance with Australian privacy laws.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or other factors. We will post the updated policy on this page with a new "last updated" date. For material changes, we may provide additional notice.
Complaints and Contact Information
📞 Contact Our Privacy Officer
Email: admin@prekindyperth.com.au
Subject: Privacy Policy Inquiry
External Complaints
If you're not satisfied with our response to your privacy concern, you can lodge a complaint with the Australian Information Commissioner:
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC)
Website: www.oaic.gov.au
Phone: 1300 363 992
This Privacy Policy forms part of our commitment to protecting your privacy and personal information. By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the practices described in this policy.