Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how American Media Collective ("AMC", "we", "us", "our") collects, uses, discloses and protects your personal information. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring you have a positive experience on our website and services.

1. What Information We Collect

We may collect information about you in various ways, including:

Information You Provide

• Contact information (name, email, phone number, postal address)
• Account information (username, password, profile information)
• Content you create or share
• Membership information and billing details
• Customer support inquiries and feedback
• Information provided through surveys or registration forms

Automatically Collected Information

• Device information (browser type, operating system, device identifiers)
• Usage data (pages visited, time spent, clicks, referring URL)
• IP address and location data
• Cookies and similar tracking technologies
• Performance data and analytics

Third-Party Information

• Data provided by payment processors
• Information from social media platforms (if you connect your account)
• Publicly available information from other sources

2. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information for purposes including:

• Providing and improving our services
• Personalizing your experience
• Processing transactions and payments
• Sending transactional emails and communications
• Responding to your inquiries and requests
• Marketing and promotional purposes (with your consent)
• Conducting analytics and research
• Ensuring website security and preventing fraud
• Compliance with legal and regulatory obligations
• Improving our products and services

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience. This includes:

Types of Cookies

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may limit functionality of our services.

4. Information Sharing

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: Third-party vendors who process information on our behalf (payment processors, hosting providers, analytics services)
• Business Transfers: If AMC is involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale
• Legal Requirements: When required by law or to protect our legal rights
• Your Consent: When you explicitly consent to sharing with third parties
• Aggregated Data: Non-personally identifiable aggregated data may be shared for marketing and analytics

We do not sell your personal information. We do not share your personal information with third parties for their direct marketing purposes without your consent.

5. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

• Access: Right to access your personal information
• Correction: Right to correct inaccurate data
• Deletion: Right to request deletion (subject to legal obligations)
• Portability: Right to receive data in portable format
• Opt-Out: Right to opt-out of marketing communications
• Withdraw Consent: Right to withdraw consent at any time

Exercising Your Rights

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at privacy@americanmediacollective.com.au with specific details of your request. We will respond within 30 days or as required by applicable law.

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. These include:

• SSL/TLS encryption for data in transit
• Secure password requirements for accounts
• Regular security audits and assessments
• Limited access to personal information on need-to-know basis
• Employee training on data protection practices
• Incident response procedures

While we strive to protect your information, no security system is completely impenetrable. If you believe your data has been compromised, please notify us immediately.

7. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as necessary to:

• Fulfill the purposes for which it was collected
• Maintain your account (if applicable)
• Comply with legal and regulatory requirements
• Resolve disputes and enforce agreements

When information is no longer needed, it will be securely deleted or anonymized. You may request deletion of your data at any time, subject to legal obligations to retain.

8. Contact Us

Policy Updates

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. We will notify you of significant changes via email or through a prominent notice on our website. Your continued use of our services following notification constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Last Updated: December 12, 2025
Reviewed by: Dina Torres, Editorial Team