Introduction
GoldSilverPrices.com.au ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit goldsilverprices.com.au, how we use it, and your rights under the Australian Privacy Act 1988.
By using this site, you agree to the terms of this policy. If you do not agree, please discontinue use of the site.
Information We Collect
We do not require registration or account creation. We do not collect your name, email address, or any personally identifiable information unless you voluntarily submit our contact form.
Contact form: if you send us a message via the contact page, we collect your name, email address, and message content solely to respond to your enquiry.
Usage data: we collect anonymous information about how visitors use the site, including pages visited, time on site, device type, browser, and approximate geographic location (country and state level). This data is collected in aggregate and cannot be used to identify you personally.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by websites you visit. We use cookies for two purposes: analytics and advertising.
Analytics cookies: we use Google Analytics to understand site usage. Google Analytics sets cookies to track sessions and page views anonymously. No personally identifiable information is passed to Google Analytics.
Advertising cookies: we use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this site. Google AdSense uses cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie, to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site and other sites on the internet. Google uses these cookies to serve relevant advertisements to you.
You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings at adssettings.google.com, or by visiting aboutads.info. You can also disable cookies entirely in your browser settings, though this may affect site functionality.
Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising
This site participates in the Google AdSense programme. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on this site. Google uses the DoubleClick cookie to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to this site and other sites on the internet.
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to this site. The use of advertising cookies by Google enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to this site and other sites on the internet.
Users may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting adssettings.google.com.
For more information on how Google uses data when you visit sites that use Google services, visit: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services to operate this site. Each has its own privacy policy governing how they handle data.
Google Analytics: anonymous site usage tracking. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
Google AdSense: advertisement serving. Privacy policy: policies.google.com/privacy
Supabase: database service used to store and serve live bullion price data. No personal data from site visitors is stored in Supabase. Privacy policy: supabase.com/privacy
Sanity: content management system used to store articles and site content. No personal data from site visitors is stored in Sanity. Privacy policy: sanity.io/legal/privacy
Web3Forms: processes contact form submissions and forwards them to our email address. Your name, email, and message are transmitted via Web3Forms solely to deliver your message to us. Privacy policy: web3forms.com/privacy
How We Use Your Information
Contact form submissions: we use your name and email address only to respond to your enquiry. We do not add you to any mailing list, share your details with third parties, or use them for any other purpose.
Usage analytics: anonymous usage data is used to understand which pages are most useful, identify technical issues, and improve the site. This data is never used to identify individual visitors.
Advertising: we use Google AdSense to generate revenue that supports the operation of this free site. Google serves relevant advertisements using cookie-based interest data as described in the Cookies section above.
Data Retention
Contact form messages: retained only as long as necessary to resolve your enquiry, then deleted.
Analytics data: retained for 14 months in Google Analytics, then automatically deleted.
Price data: historical bullion price data is retained indefinitely for site functionality. This data contains no personal information.
Your Rights
Under the Australian Privacy Act 1988, you have the right to request access to any personal information we hold about you, request correction of inaccurate information, and make a complaint if you believe your privacy has been breached.
To exercise these rights, contact us at hello@goldsilverprices.com.au. We will respond within 30 days.
If you are unsatisfied with our response, you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at oaic.gov.au.
Children's Privacy
This site is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, please contact us at hello@goldsilverprices.com.au and we will delete it promptly.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page reflects when the policy was last revised. Continued use of the site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact
Privacy questions or requests: hello@goldsilverprices.com.au
GoldSilverPrices.com.au is an Australian business. Our registered contact for privacy matters is the site operator reachable at the email address above.