Effective Date: 11/01/2025
Who we are
Our website address is: https://veteransmc-au.com.
Policy
The Veterans MC – 22 Platoon Chapter (VMC-22) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit the 22 Platoon website (the “Site”). By accessing and using this Site, you consent to the terms of this Privacy Policy.
1. Information We Collect
We collect personal information when you use our Site, which may include:
- Personal Identifiable Information (PII): When you subscribe to our newsletter, register for events, or contact us, we may collect your name, email address, phone number, and other relevant details.
- Non-Personal Information: We may also collect non-personal information such as your IP address, browser type, and operating system to enhance your experience on the Site.
2. How We Use Your Information
The information we collect is used for the following purposes:
- To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
- To process your registrations, donations, or event bookings.
- To send you communications regarding our events, updates, and news.
- To improve the content and functionality of the Site based on usage patterns.
3. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. While we strive to protect your data, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
4. Third-Party Services
We may share your information with trusted third-party service providers who assist us with services such as email communications, event management, and payment processing. These third parties are obligated to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which it was shared.
5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our Site may use cookies to improve user experience, analyse trends, track users’ movements on the Site, and gather demographic information. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. You may set your browser to refuse cookies, but this may affect some features of the Site.
6. Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access and correct your personal information.
- Request the deletion of your personal information, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
- Opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at info@veteransmc-au.com.
7. Links to Other Websites
Our Site may contain links to third-party websites. These websites have their own privacy policies, and we are not responsible for their content or practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time. When we do, we will post the updated version on this page and update the “Effective Date” at the top. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
Veterans MC – 22 Platoon Chapter Inc.
Email: info@veteransmc-au.com
Phone: 0429 430 999
Website: veteransmc-au.com
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.