Privacy Policy

DIGITAL SPARK MARKETING (ABN 34 155 732 635, ACN 130 817 597) ("SparkStart", "we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). This policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and secure your information when you use sparkspart.com (the "Website").

1. Information we collect

• Information you give us: your name, email address, optional phone number and experience level when you request the free eBook or course, plus anything you include when you contact us.
• Technical information: IP address, browser type, device information, pages viewed and referral source, collected through cookies and similar technologies (see our Cookie Policy).

We do not intentionally collect sensitive information (as defined in the Privacy Act).

2. How we use your information

• To deliver your free eBook and course access and respond to your enquiries.
• To send you related educational content, updates and offers, where you have consented or the law otherwise permits.
• To operate, secure and improve the Website and understand how it is used.
• To comply with legal obligations.

3. Marketing and the Spam Act

We send commercial electronic messages only with your consent, in line with the Spam Act 2003 (Cth). Every marketing message identifies us and includes a functional unsubscribe option. You can also opt out at any time by emailing privacy@sparkspart.com.

4. Disclosure of your information

We do not sell your personal information. We may share it with trusted service providers who help us run the Website, host data, deliver email or provide analytics, and who are required to protect it. We may also disclose information where required or authorised by law, or to protect our rights.

5. Overseas disclosure

Some of our service providers (for example email, cloud hosting or analytics providers) may store or process data outside Australia, including in the United States or the European Union. Where we disclose information overseas, we take reasonable steps to ensure the recipient handles it consistently with the APPs (APP 8).

6. Security and data breaches

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access. If an eligible data breach occurs, we will notify affected individuals and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) as required by the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme.

7. Retention

We keep personal information only for as long as needed for the purposes above or as required by law, and then securely delete or de-identify it.

8. Access and correction

You may request access to, or correction of, the personal information we hold about you by contacting us at privacy@sparkspart.com. We will respond within a reasonable time, generally within 30 days.

9. Complaints

If you believe we have breached the APPs, please contact us first and we will investigate. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may complain to the OAIC at www.oaic.gov.au or on 1300 363 992.

10. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The "last updated" date above shows when it was last reviewed.

11. Contact us

DIGITAL SPARK MARKETING
ABN 34 155 732 635 · ACN 130 817 597
57 Shadforth St, Wiley Park NSW 2195, Australia
Phone: +61 2 8005 4172
Email: privacy@sparkspart.com