Privacy Policy

Welcome to The East Coast Social Club ("we", "us", "our"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information in an open and transparent way. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, theeastcoastsocialclub.com.au (the "Site"), and become a member of our club.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data: When you register for a membership, we collect personally identifiable information, such as your name, email address, and payment information. You voluntarily give this to us when choosing to participate in activities on the Site, like creating a membership account.

Derivative Data: Our servers automatically collect information when you access the Site, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.

Financial Data: We collect financial information, such as data related to your payment method (e.g., valid credit card number, card brand, expiration date) when you purchase an annual membership. We store very little, if any, financial information that we collect. Instead, all financial information is stored by our payment processor (e.g., Stripe, PayPal, or Wix Payments), and you are encouraged to review their privacy policy.

2. How We Use Your Information

Having accurate information about you permits us to provide you with a smooth, efficient, and customized experience.

Specifically, we may use information collected about you via the Site to:

• Create and manage your account.

• Process your membership payments and renewals.

• Email you regarding your account or membership status.

• Provide you with access to member-only content and benefits.

• Send you a periodic newsletter with new articles and partner offers, from which you can opt-out at any time.

• Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience with the Site.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows:

By Law or to Protect Rights: If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others.

Third-Party Service Providers: We may share your information with third parties that perform services for us or on our behalf, including payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, and hosting services.

Partner Businesses: To facilitate your use of membership benefits, we may need to verify your membership status with our partner businesses. This will be limited to the minimum information necessary for verification (e.g., your name and membership status).

Promotions and Competitions: When you voluntarily enter a competition, sweepstakes, or other promotion on our Site, we may share the personal information you provide at the time of entry (such as your full name and email address) with the official third-party prize partners for that specific promotion. This is a condition of entry. This information is shared for the purpose of allowing our partners to send you their own marketing communications. We will always clearly identify our prize partners in the promotion's official Terms and Conditions. You may unsubscribe from any or all of our partners' mailing lists at any time by using the "unsubscribe" link provided in their respective emails.

4. Security of Your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.

5. Your Rights Regarding Your Information

You have the right to:

• Review the information we hold about you.

• Request we correct any inaccurate information.

• Request we delete your personal data.

• Opt-out of marketing communications.

• To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

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6. Contact Us

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