Privacy Policy

Welcome to SMIRC (“we,” “us,” “our”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information we collect from you through our website, SMIRC.com.au (the “Site”).

1. What Information We Collect

We may collect personal information from you in a few different ways:

• Information you provide directly — when you sign up for our newsletter, contact us, submit a guest post, or otherwise interact with forms on our site. This may include:
  • Name
  • Email address
  • Other contact details (e.g., organisation, role)
  • Any other optional information you choose to share
• Automatically collected information — when you visit our Site, we may automatically collect technical data such as:
  • Your IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type
  • Pages you visit and how long you stay
  • Referring URLs
• Cookies and tracking technologies — we use cookies (and similar technologies) to improve your experience, analyse site usage, and personalise content.

2. How and Why We Use Your Information

We use the personal information we collect for purposes including:

• To send you our newsletter or updates (if you’ve subscribed)
• To respond to your inquiries or feedback
• To manage submissions (e.g., guest blog posts)
• To improve, maintain, and operate the Site
• To analyse how our audience uses the Site, so we can make content more relevant and engaging
• For marketing or promotional purposes (only if you’ve consented)

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We will not sell your personal information. However, we may share it in the following ways:

• Service Providers: We may share data with trusted third-party providers who help us run the Site (e.g., email delivery services, analytics providers).
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose information if required by law, or to protect our rights, or in response to lawful requests by public authorities.

4. Data Storage and Security

• We store your personal information on secure servers.
• We implement reasonable technical and organisational security measures to protect your data.
• Despite these efforts, no data transmission over the internet or method of storage is 100% secure.

5. Your Rights

Under applicable Australian privacy laws (including the Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles), you have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of your personal information if it’s inaccurate or incomplete
• Ask us to delete your personal information (subject to legal obligations)
• Opt out of receiving marketing communications from us

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us (see Section 9 below).

6. Retention of Personal Information

We will keep your personal information for as long as:

• It is needed to fulfil the purposes described above, or
• You continue to subscribe or interact with us, or
• We are otherwise required to retain it by law

7. International Transfers

At present, we do not typically transfer personal information outside Australia. If we ever do, we will ensure it is protected in line with legal requirements.

8. Third‑Party Links and Embedded Content

Our Site may contain links to external websites or embedded content (e.g., social media posts). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites — please review their privacy policies before providing personal information.

9. How to Contact Us / Complaints

If you have any questions, complaints, or want to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at:

Email: info@smirc.com.au

We will respond to your request promptly. If you believe we have mishandled your personal information, you may also raise a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. When we make changes, we will:

• Post the new policy on this page
• Update the “Last Updated” date at the top
• Encourage you to review the policy periodically