Who we are
Our website address is: https://immigrationau.com.au.
Comments & reviews
When users leave reviews on our site, we collect the information submitted in the review form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent. This helps us detect and prevent spam.
If you use Gravatar, an anonymised hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine if you have a profile picture. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your review is approved, your profile image (if available) may be publicly displayed alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to Immigration AU, we recommend avoiding images that include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Other visitors to the website may be able to download and extract location data from uploaded images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on Immigration AU, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.
When visiting our login page, we use a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
Once logged in, we set cookies to store your login information and screen display preferences. Login cookies remain for two days, and display settings for a year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps you logged in for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
If you edit or publish a listing or article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal information and simply records the post ID of the content edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Pages or articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, maps, or articles). Embedded content behaves exactly as if the visitor had accessed the content directly on the external site.
These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, include third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with their content, especially if you are logged in to their platform.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a review or comment, it and its associated metadata are stored indefinitely to allow automated approval of follow-up comments.
For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Site administrators can also access and manage this data.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account with us or have left reviews/comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data. You may also request the deletion of any personal information we hold about you, except for data we must retain for legal, administrative, or security reasons.
Where your data is sent
Visitor reviews or comments may be screened using an automated spam detection service to maintain the integrity and security of our site.
Immigration AU uses the IP2Location LITE database for IP geolocation.