Privacy
Policy

🏢 1. Who We Are

www.brisinst.org.au is an independent Australian media website that publishes reviews, guides, and comparisons of online casino platforms and payment methods, with a focus on the Australian market. We are not a licensed gambling operator and do not offer gambling services directly.

Our editorial content is produced independently. For questions about this policy, contact us at the details provided in Section 11.

📋 2. Information We Collect

Information you provide directly

We may collect personal information when you:

• Submit a contact form or send us an email
• Subscribe to our newsletter
• Leave a comment or feedback on a page

This may include your name, email address, and the content of your message.

Information collected automatically

When you visit www.brisinst.org.au, our servers and third-party analytics tools may automatically collect:

• IP address and approximate geographic location
• Browser type, version, and operating system
• Pages visited, time on page, and referring URL
• Device type and screen resolution
• Clicks on outbound links, including affiliate links

This data is collected in aggregate and is not used to personally identify individual visitors unless required by law.

⚙️ 3. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To respond to enquiries and provide support
• To improve website content, structure, and user experience
• To send newsletters or updates (only with your consent)
• To analyse site traffic and measure content performance
• To comply with legal obligations
• To detect and prevent fraud or abuse

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

🍪 4. Cookies & Tracking

www.brisinst.org.au uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to improve your browsing experience and to help us understand how visitors use our site.

Types of cookies we use

• Essential cookies — required for the site to function correctly
• Analytics cookies — e.g. Google Analytics, to measure site traffic anonymously
• Affiliate cookies — set when you click on an outbound affiliate link, to attribute referrals to our site

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings at any time. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some features on this site.

💸 5. Affiliate Disclosure

www.brisinst.org.au participates in affiliate marketing programmes. This means that some links on our site — including links to online casino operators — are affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and subsequently register or deposit at the linked site, we may receive a commission from the operator.

Affiliate relationships do not influence our editorial ratings, rankings, or review content. All scores are based on independent testing with real AUD deposits. We only recommend sites that meet our minimum standards for licensing, payment speed, and player protection.

Where applicable, affiliate links are marked with rel="nofollow" attributes in accordance with search engine guidelines.

🔗 6. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect data independently under their own privacy policies:

• Google Analytics — website traffic analysis (Google Privacy Policy)
• Google Fonts — font delivery via CDN
• Affiliate networks — tracking clicks and conversions on outbound casino links

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites or services. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third party you visit through our site.

🔒 7. Data Storage & Security

Personal information you provide (e.g. via contact forms) is stored on secured servers. We take reasonable steps to protect this information from misuse, interference, loss, and unauthorised access, in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles.

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Analytics data is retained in anonymised or aggregated form.

While we implement appropriate security measures, no data transmission over the internet is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or from our site.

✅ 8. Your Rights

Under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles, you have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
• Request deletion of your personal information (where legally permissible)
• Withdraw consent for email communications at any time
• Lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at oaic.gov.au

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 11. We will respond within 30 days.

🚫 9. Children's Privacy

This website contains content related to online gambling and is intended solely for adults aged 18 years and over. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18.

If you believe we have inadvertently collected information from a minor, please contact us immediately so we can delete it.

📝 10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, or site functionality. When we make significant changes, the "Last updated" date at the top of this page will be revised.

We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of www.brisinst.org.au after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

📬 11. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or the way we handle your personal information, please contact us:

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC):
www.oaic.gov.au · Phone: 1300 363 992