Privacy Policy

Last updated: 19 May 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how RapidCheckpoint ("we", "us", or "our"), operated at rapidcheckpoint.pro, collects, uses, and shares information about you when you use our website. We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).

1. Who We Are

RapidCheckpoint is an independent gaming media publication based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Our registered address is Level 12, 1 Market Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia. You can contact our Privacy Officer at [email protected].

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal information:

• Contact information: your name and email address when you subscribe to our newsletter or submit a contact form.
• Usage data: pages visited, time spent on pages, referring URLs, browser type, device type, and IP address, collected automatically via analytics tools.
• Cookies and tracking technologies: as described in our Cookie Policy.
• Communications: the content of messages you send us via the contact form or by email.

We do not collect sensitive information (such as health, financial, or government identifier information) and we do not collect information from children under the age of 13.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your enquiries and provide customer support.
• Send you our newsletter and editorial updates (only if you have subscribed).
• Analyse website usage to improve our content and user experience.
• Comply with our legal obligations under Australian law.
• Detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive activity on our website.

We will not use your personal information for any purpose that is incompatible with the purpose for which it was collected without your consent.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal information on the following grounds:

• Consent: where you have given us clear consent to process your personal information for a specific purpose (e.g., newsletter subscription).
• Legitimate interests: where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests in operating and improving our website, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights.
• Legal obligation: where processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.

5. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with:

• Service providers: third-party companies that help us operate our website (e.g., email delivery services, analytics providers). These providers are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and use it only to provide services to us.
• Legal authorities: where required by law, court order, or governmental authority.

Any third-party service providers we engage are required to handle your data in accordance with applicable Australian privacy law.

6. Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies. For detailed information about the cookies we use and your choices regarding cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe. Contact form submissions are retained for up to 24 months.

8. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, loss, destruction, or alteration. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Your Rights

Under the Australian Privacy Principles, you have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
• Request deletion of your personal information (subject to legal retention obligations).
• Withdraw consent to processing where consent is the legal basis.
• Lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at www.oaic.gov.au.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond to your request within 30 days.

10. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites and encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of rapidcheckpoint.pro after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:

• Email: [email protected]
• Post: Privacy Officer, RapidCheckpoint, Level 12, 1 Market Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia