Privacy Policy
Last updated: 13 July 2026
Press Start Collective Pty Ltd (“Press Start”, “we”, “us” or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose and protect your personal information when you visit press-start.com.au, purchase a membership, subscribe to our newsletters, enter competitions, contact us or otherwise interact with Press Start.
1. What information we collect
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect:
- Your name.
- Your email address.
- Your postal address and phone number (where required).
- Membership and subscription details.
- Competition and giveaway entry information.
- Payment and transaction information.
- Information you provide through contact forms or email.
- IP address, browser type, device information and approximate location.
- Website usage information.
- Any other information you choose to provide.
We generally do not collect sensitive personal information unless it is reasonably necessary and you consent.
2. How we collect information
We collect personal information when you:
- Visit our website.
- Subscribe to our newsletter.
- Purchase a membership.
- Enter a competition or giveaway.
- Contact us.
- Leave comments or submit forms.
- Interact with our social media channels.
We also collect information automatically through cookies, Google Analytics 4 and similar technologies.
3. Why we collect your information
We use your information to:
- Operate and improve Press Start.
- Manage memberships and subscriptions.
- Process payments.
- Send newsletters and important service updates.
- Respond to enquiries.
- Administer competitions and giveaways.
- Deliver prizes.
- Improve our website and content.
- Measure website traffic and audience engagement.
- Display and measure advertising.
- Comply with legal obligations.
4. Memberships and payments
Memberships are managed through Memberful.
Payments are securely processed through Stripe or other authorised payment providers. Press Start does not store your full credit card details.
Your use of Memberful and Stripe is also governed by their own privacy policies.
5. Email communications
If you subscribe to our newsletter or become a member, we may send you:
- News and updates.
- Membership information.
- Promotional emails.
- Important service announcements.
You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in every email.
6. Cookies
We use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Keep the website functioning.
- Remember your preferences.
- Measure website traffic.
- Improve user experience.
- Support memberships and logins.
- Measure advertising performance.
- Track affiliate referrals.
You can disable cookies through your browser settings, although some parts of the website may no longer function correctly.
7. Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to better understand how visitors use Press Start.
Google Analytics may collect information including:
- Pages visited.
- Time spent on the website.
- Browser and device information.
- Referring websites.
- IP address (where applicable).
- Approximate location.
This information helps us improve our website, content and user experience.
8. Advertising
Press Start displays advertising from third-party advertising partners, including Google AdSense and other advertising providers.
Advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Deliver advertisements.
- Measure advertising performance.
- Limit the number of times you see an advertisement.
- Personalise advertising where permitted.
Their use of your information is governed by their own privacy policies.
9. Affiliate links
Some articles contain affiliate links.
If you purchase a product through one of these links, Press Start may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.
Affiliate providers may use cookies to track referrals.
10. Competitions and giveaways
When you enter a competition or giveaway we may collect information necessary to:
- Verify your eligibility.
- Contact winners.
- Deliver prizes.
- Comply with legal requirements.
Competitions may also have separate Terms & Conditions.
11. Embedded content
Our articles may contain embedded content from services such as:
- YouTube
- TikTok
- X (Twitter)
- Twitch
Embedded content behaves the same way as if you visited those websites directly and may collect information in accordance with their own privacy policies.
12. Who we share your information with
We may share personal information with:
- Memberful.
- Stripe.
- Google Analytics.
- Google AdSense.
- Email service providers.
- Website hosting providers.
- Competition fulfilment partners.
- Professional advisers.
- Government agencies where required by law.
We do not sell your personal information.
13. Overseas disclosure
Some of our service providers store or process information outside Australia, including in the United States and other countries.
Where required, we take reasonable steps to ensure overseas providers appropriately protect your personal information.
14. Security
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from:
- Unauthorised access.
- Loss.
- Misuse.
- Modification.
- Disclosure.
However, no method of transmitting or storing information online is completely secure.
15. Access and correction
You may request access to the personal information we hold about you or ask us to correct inaccurate information.
Please contact us using the details below.
16. Privacy complaints
If you believe we have breached your privacy, please contact us.
We will investigate your complaint and respond within a reasonable time.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
17. Children’s privacy
Our website may be accessed by people under 18 years of age.
We do not knowingly collect unnecessary personal information from children. Parents and guardians should supervise a child’s use of memberships, purchases and competitions.
18. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
The latest version will always be available on this page and will include the updated revision date.
19. Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact:
Privacy Officer
Press Start Collective Pty Ltd
Email: hello@press-start.com.au
Website: https://press-start.com.au
