Read how Melbourne Guide collects, uses, stores, and protects personal data, plus your choices around analytics, newsletters, cookies, and contact forms.
2026/03/06
Privacy Policy
Last updated and effective date: 6 March 2026
PLEASE READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY CAREFULLY. THIS PRIVACY POLICY DESCRIBES HOW WE COLLECT, USE, AND SHARE PERSONAL INFORMATION WHEN YOU ACCESS OR USE MELBOURNE GUIDE (THE “SERVICES”). BY USING THE SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO THIS POLICY.
We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what we collect, why we collect it, and the choices you have.
This Privacy Policy applies to all users of the Services and should be read together with our Terms of Service. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Terms of Service.
We may collect and process the following categories of information, depending on how you interact with the Services.
Information you voluntarily provide to us, such as:
Information about how you use the Services, such as pages viewed, approximate timestamps, referring URLs, and other diagnostic data.
If enabled in our production environment, analytics tools may also collect page and event data.
Information about the device and technology you use to access the Services, such as IP address, browser type, and operating system.
We may use the information we collect for the following purposes:
We process personal information only to the extent necessary and proportionate to achieve the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Our site uses configuration-based scripts. Some scripts run only if specific settings or environment variables are enabled in production.
NEXT_PUBLIC_GOOGLE_ADSENSE_CLIENT is configured.NEXT_PUBLIC_ADSTERRA_NATIVE_BANNER_ENABLE=true in production.Depending on configuration, we may use one or more analytics providers (for example, Google Analytics, PostHog, Umami, Plausible, Clarity, OpenPanel, Ahrefs, DataFast, Seline, and Vercel Analytics/Speed Insights).
These services may process technical and usage data (for example, page views, referrer data, IP-derived information, browser/device data, and interaction events) to help us understand site performance and improve user experience.
If you submit your email through our newsletter form, we process it through our email/newsletter provider (currently Resend-based flow) to send the newsletter and related operational notifications.
If you submit our contact form, we process your name, email, and message to respond to your request.
We implement reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.
You acknowledge and agree that you provide your information at your own risk.
We use third-party service providers to help us operate the Services (for example, hosting, analytics, and email delivery). These providers may process personal information on our behalf to perform their services.
These Third-Party Service Providers may have access to your personal information only to the extent necessary to perform their functions and are contractually obligated to protect such information and use it solely for the purposes disclosed in this Privacy Policy.
You can:
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be effective upon posting the revised Privacy Policy on this page, with the updated effective date indicated at the top.
Your continued use of the Services after the posting of any changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, contact us at:
hello@katyhayek.com