Privacy Policy
Gladiator Kabaddi Club Perth — Last updated: July 2026
Gladiator Kabaddi Club (ABN pending) (“GKC”, “we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). This policy explains what data we collect, how we use it, and your rights.
1. What Information We Collect
We collect personal information when you register as a member, make a purchase, or contact us. This includes:
- Identity data: full name, date of birth (if provided)
- Contact data: email address, phone number, postal address
- Financial data: payment method details — processed and tokenised by Stripe (WooPayments) and GoCardless. We never store your full card number or bank account details on our servers.
- Membership data: membership type, purchase date, renewal history, order history
- Technical data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone, pages visited, referring URLs (collected automatically via WooCommerce and WordPress)
- Communications data: emails, enquiries, and feedback you send us
2. How We Collect Your Information
We collect information:
- Directly from you when you register, purchase a membership, or contact us
- Automatically through cookies and standard web server logs when you browse our website
- From payment processors (Stripe, GoCardless) when transactions are completed
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your personal information to:
- Process and manage your club membership
- Process payments and handle billing queries
- Communicate club news, events, and important updates
- Comply with legal and financial record-keeping obligations (7-year retention for financial records)
- Improve our website and services
- Respond to enquiries and support requests
We do not use your information for unsolicited marketing from third parties, and we will never sell your data.
4. Data Storage & Security
Your data is stored on secure servers hosted by Hostinger. We implement industry-standard security measures including SSL encryption (HTTPS), access controls, and regular security updates. Payment data is handled by PCI-DSS compliant processors (Stripe and GoCardless) and never stored on our own servers.
Despite our precautions, no internet transmission is 100% secure. If you have concerns about a specific transmission, please contact us.
5. Data Retention
- Active members: data retained for the duration of membership
- Former members: membership and financial records retained for 7 years as required by Australian tax law
- Website/technical data: standard server logs retained for up to 90 days
6. Sharing Your Information
We only share your personal information with:
- Stripe (WooPayments): to process card payments — Stripe Privacy Policy
- GoCardless: to process Direct Debit payments — GoCardless Privacy Policy
- Government/regulatory bodies: if required by law
We do not share your data with any other third parties without your explicit consent.
7. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to:
- Keep you logged in during your session
- Remember items in your cart
- Analyse website traffic (anonymised)
You can control or disable cookies in your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the checkout process.
8. Your Rights
Under the Australian Privacy Act and APPs, you have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate or out-of-date information
- Request deletion of your data (subject to legal retention requirements)
- Opt out of marketing communications at any time
- Complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at oaic.gov.au if you believe your privacy rights have been breached
9. Contact Us
For any privacy-related queries, to access or correct your data, or to make a complaint:
Gladiator Kabaddi Club Perth
Email: admin@gladiatorkabaddiclub.com.au
Phone: 0477 032 032
We will respond to all privacy enquiries within 30 days.