Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

The Australian Islamic Centre (“AIC”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website at australianislamiccentre.org.

2. Information We Collect

Personal Information

We may collect personal information you voluntarily provide when you:

• Submit a contact or enquiry form
• Subscribe to our newsletter
• Register for an event or program
• Make a donation through our platform

This information may include your name, email address, phone number, and any message content you choose to provide.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing behaviour, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, and pages viewed. This data is collected through cookies and similar technologies.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Respond to your enquiries and requests
• Send newsletter communications you have subscribed to
• Process event registrations and donations
• Improve our website and services
• Analyse website usage patterns and trends
• Comply with legal obligations

4. Third-Party Services

Our website uses the following third-party services:

• FundraiseUp — processes donations on our behalf. When you make a donation, your payment information is handled directly by FundraiseUp in accordance with their privacy policy. We do not store your credit card or banking details.
• Google Analytics — helps us understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect anonymised usage data.
• Sanity CMS — manages our website content. No personal visitor data is shared with Sanity.
• Vercel — hosts our website. Vercel may collect standard server logs including IP addresses.

5. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance your browsing experience and to analyse site traffic. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. You can control cookie preferences through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some website functionality.

6. Data Security

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

7. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Newsletter subscribers can unsubscribe at any time, after which their data will be removed from our mailing list.

8. Your Rights

Under the Australian Privacy Act 1988, you have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Opt out of marketing communications

9. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us so we can promptly remove it.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

11. Contact Us

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