Privacy Policy
Effective date: 23 October 2026
Australian Mysteries & Legends respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.
This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit this website, how it may be used and the choices available to you.
Information We May Collect
We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you:
- Contact us by email or through a contact form
- Subscribe to a newsletter
- Leave a comment
- Enter a promotion or survey
- Send information, corrections or story suggestions
This information may include your name, email address and any details included in your message.
Please do not send sensitive personal information through the website.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the website, certain technical information may be collected automatically. This may include:
- Your internet protocol address
- Browser and device type
- General geographic location
- Pages visited
- Referring website
- Date and time of your visit
- Time spent on the website
- Links or advertisements selected
This information is generally used in an aggregated form to understand how visitors use the website and to improve its content, performance and usability.
Cookies
This website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Cookies are small files stored on your device that help websites operate, remember preferences, measure visitor activity and display relevant advertising.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect how some parts of the website function.
Where required, visitors will be given options to manage their cookie preferences.
Analytics
We may use third-party analytics services, including Google Analytics, to understand how visitors find and use the website.
These services may collect information through cookies and similar technologies. The information helps us measure website traffic, identify popular content and improve the visitor experience.
Google’s handling of information is governed by its own privacy policies and terms.
Advertising
This website may display advertising provided by third-party advertising services, including Google AdSense.
Advertising providers may use cookies or similar technologies to:
- Display advertisements
- Measure advertising performance
- Limit how often an advertisement appears
- Personalise advertisements where permitted
- Detect invalid or fraudulent activity
Third-party advertising providers may collect information about visits to this and other websites in accordance with their own privacy policies.
Visitors may be able to manage personalised advertising through their Google advertising settings or other industry opt-out services.
Affiliate Links
Some articles may contain affiliate links. If you follow one of these links and make a purchase, Australian Mysteries & Legends may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.
Affiliate providers may use cookies to record that a visitor was referred from this website.
The inclusion of an affiliate link does not influence our commitment to providing accurate and useful information.
Comments
If comments are enabled, information entered into the comment form may be collected along with technical information used to assist with spam detection.
Comments may be visible publicly. Do not include private or sensitive information in a comment.
We reserve the right to moderate or remove comments that are abusive, unlawful, misleading, promotional or unrelated to the discussion.
Contact Forms and Email
Information submitted through a contact form or email will be used to respond to your enquiry and manage any necessary follow-up communication.
Messages may be retained for administrative, security or record-keeping purposes. We will not add you to a marketing mailing list without your consent.
Embedded Content
Articles may include embedded content from other websites, such as videos, maps, images or social media posts.
Embedded content may behave as though you visited the external website directly. Those websites may collect information, use cookies or track your interaction with the embedded material.
Their collection and use of information are governed by their own privacy policies.
External Links
This website may contain links to third-party websites.
Australian Mysteries & Legends is not responsible for the content, security or privacy practices of external websites. You should review the privacy policy of any external website before providing personal information.
How Information May Be Shared
We do not sell or rent personal information.
Information may be shared with trusted service providers where reasonably necessary to operate the website. These may include website hosting, security, analytics, email, advertising and spam-prevention providers.
Information may also be disclosed where required by law, to protect the security of the website or to investigate suspected misuse or unlawful activity.
Data Security
Reasonable steps are taken to protect personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, alteration or disclosure.
However, no website, online service or method of electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Data Retention
Personal information will generally be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including administrative, legal, security and record-keeping requirements.
Non-identifying analytics information may be retained for longer periods.
Accessing or Correcting Your Information
You may contact us to request access to personal information we hold about you or to ask that inaccurate information be corrected or deleted.
Some information may need to be retained where required for legal, security or administrative purposes.
Children’s Privacy
This website is intended for a general audience and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
If you believe a child has provided personal information through the website, please contact us so the information can be reviewed and removed where appropriate.
Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated occasionally to reflect changes to the website, its services or applicable requirements.
The effective date at the top of the page will be updated whenever material changes are made.