Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2026

University Cafe (“we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information transparently.

This Privacy Policy explains how information may be collected, used, stored, and shared when you visit https://universitycafe.com.au.

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1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect the following information.

Information You Provide

When you contact us or voluntarily use our services, we may collect:

  • Your name and email address.
  • Information included in messages submitted through our contact forms.
  • Newsletter subscription details, if subscriptions are available.
  • Other information you voluntarily provide.

Information Collected Automatically

When you access our website, technical information may be collected by our hosting provider and enabled website services, including:

  • IP address.
  • Browser and device information.
  • Operating system.
  • Pages visited and referral information.
  • Approximate geographic location derived from technical data.
  • Cookie identifiers and consent preferences.

2. How We Use Information

We may use information for purposes such as:

  • Responding to enquiries.
  • Operating, maintaining, and securing our website.
  • Understanding website usage and improving our content.
  • Managing newsletter subscriptions where offered.
  • Remembering privacy and cookie preferences.
  • Measuring advertising performance when advertising is enabled.
  • Meeting applicable legal obligations.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies for essential functions, preference management, analytics, and advertising.

Some cookies may be set by third-party providers.

Further information is available in our Cookie Policy.

Where required, we seek appropriate consent before activating non-essential technologies.

4. Google Analytics and Other Analytics

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If enabled, we may use Google Analytics or another analytics provider to understand how visitors interact with our content.

Analytics services may collect information such as visited pages, device characteristics, approximate location, and interactions with the website.

Information about Google’s data practices is available at:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

5. Advertising and Google AdSense

University Cafe may display third-party advertising, including advertising delivered through Google AdSense, once advertising services are activated.

When Google advertising is enabled:

  • Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies and similar technologies to serve advertisements based on previous visits to this or other websites.
  • Google’s advertising cookies may enable Google and its partners to deliver personalised advertisements where permitted.
  • Advertising providers may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, and other identifiers to deliver, measure, and manage advertising.
  • Other authorised advertising partners may also use these technologies, depending on our advertising configuration.

Visitors can manage Google personalised advertising preferences through:

https://myadcenter.google.com

Additional industry opt-out information is available at:

https://www.aboutads.info

Learn more about how Google uses information from websites that use its services:

https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

We will update this policy to reflect the advertising services actually operating on the website.

6. Email Communications

If we offer an email newsletter and you choose to subscribe, we may use your email address to send the communications you requested.

You may unsubscribe from marketing emails using the unsubscribe instructions provided in those messages.

We do not require newsletter subscriptions simply to access our general informational articles.

7. Sharing Information

We may share information with service providers where necessary to operate the website, including providers of:

  • Website hosting and security.
  • Contact forms and email delivery.
  • Website analytics.
  • Cookie and consent management.
  • Advertising and measurement services.

We may also disclose information when required by applicable law or in connection with a lawful business transfer.

8. Overseas Processing

Some website service providers may store or process information outside Australia.

Where this occurs, applicable privacy requirements will be considered, and this policy should identify overseas recipient locations where required and reasonably practicable.

9. Data Retention and Security

We aim to retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, subject to applicable legal obligations.

We use reasonable measures intended to protect information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or disclosure.

However, no internet-based system can guarantee absolute security.

10. Access, Correction and Privacy Requests

You may contact us to request access to or correction of personal information we hold about you.

Depending on applicable law, you may also have additional rights concerning deletion, objection, or restriction of certain processing activities.

Requests can be submitted to: contact.

We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

11. Privacy Complaints

If you have concerns about our handling of personal information, please contact us first and provide details of your concern.

We will review the matter and respond in accordance with applicable requirements.

Where applicable, you may also be entitled to contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner:

https://www.oaic.gov.au

12. Links to External Websites

Our articles may contain links to third-party websites.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of independent third-party websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

13. Children’s Privacy

Our website is intended for a general audience and is not specifically directed at children.

We do not intentionally request sensitive personal information from children through our general website content.

14. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy as our website, technologies, or legal obligations change.

The updated version will be published on this page with a revised date.

15. Contact

For privacy-related questions or requests:

University Cafe

Website: https://universitycafe.com.au
Contact: