Privacy policy

This policy describes the information we process to support the Faster Than Normal™ platform, website, newsletter, and personal development, self-improvement and productivity blog, and the other products, features, apps, services, technologies, and software offered by Alex Brogan Pty Ltd (“Products”).

Alex Brogan Pty Ltd aims to collect the minimum amount of information from you to provide our Products to you or alternatively it’s collected with your informed consent voluntarily. If this information is shared with third parties, it is non-identifying form or aggregated unless required to complete a financial transaction or to delivery/return a purchase you have made or to a newsletter platform (for example, beehiiv) where in this case, only your e-mail is shared in order to deliver our newsletter to you.

What kinds of information do we collect?

To provide the Products, we must process information about you. The types of information we collect depend on how you use our Products.

Each time you browse our website (hosted on Webflow) or use our Products, certain information may be collected both when you provide it voluntarily and automatically when you use the Products. In some instances, the collected information may allow us to match activities with users. We may also collect your information from other sources, as described below. Examples of the type of information that may be collected are as follows:

• Your internet service provider's address, your internet protocol or IP address, device ID, the web page from which you accessed our Products, your web browser software, the type of handheld or mobile device used to link to the web page, and the language settings on your web browser;

• Records of products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories, and other information you submit to us, including emails or other communications you provide to us;

• Data about the webpages you visit, including without limitation web browser specifications, websites visited before accessing our Products, and websites visited after leaving our Products;

• A record of your activity and interactions while visiting or using our Products, including the existence or types of data you may upload or the terms you search;

• Data about your device and nearby networks, including internet connection information, computer equipment information, regional and language settings;

• Data about you such as your business or company information, professional or personal reference contact information, social media URLs, and other related data;

• Data related to your educational level or background, including transcripts or other documentation you may choose to upload to the Products or otherwise share with us;

• “Cookies” or other common tracking methods of different types to recognise your computer (please see the Cookies section below for description of what cookies are and how they are used); and

• Web beacons, match scripts, pixel tags, or similar technologies that allow us to know information such as whether a particular web page was visited, an e-mail opened, links in the email accessed, if the advertisements on our Products or other sites were useful or beneficial to the user(s), or other information that may help us improve your experience.

We will also collect personal information if you buy certain Products from offered through our website or provide as input to our Products, such as your name, birth date, e-mail address, mailing address, social media username(s), phone number, organisation name, unique personal identifiers you share with us, or payment processing information (e.g., debit card information or other banking information). This includes information that you may provide us regarding documents or files which you upload to the Products.

If you upload documents containing sensitive data such as documentation revealing your social security number, driver’s license or state identification number, financial account information, login credentials, racial or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, health insurance or medical information, biometric or genetic information, or other similarly sensitive data, in the course of using the Products, we will possess that information for purposes of ensuring the full functionality of the Products for you.

We partner with third parties, for example, Google, who may collect personal information for interest-based advertising purposes when you interact with our Products.

Device Information

We collect information from and about the computers, phones, connected TVs and other web-connected devices you use that integrate with our Products, and we combine this information across different devices you use.

Information we obtain from these devices includes:

Device operations: information about operations and behaviors performed on the device, such as whether a window is foregrounded or backgrounded.

Identifiers: unique identifiers, device IDs, and other identifiers.

Network and connections: information such as the name of your mobile operator or ISP, language, time zone, mobile phone number, IP address, connection speed and, in some cases, information about other devices that are nearby or on your network.

Information from partners.

Partners receive your data when you visit or use their services or through third parties they work with. We require each of these partners to have lawful rights to collect, use and share your data before providing any data to us.

How do we use this information?

We use the information we have (subject to choices you make) as described below and to provide and support the Products and related services described in the Alex Brogan Pty Ltd Terms of Service.

Provide, personalise and improve our Products.

We may use the information we have to deliver our Products, including to personalise features and content and make suggestions for you (such as groups or events you may be interested in or topics you may want to follow) on our Products.

Location-related information: You may mark a location using a location capture feature provided by our Products. We do not track your location or collect location-related information without your informed consent voluntarily.

Product research and development: We use the information we have to develop, test and improve our Products, including by conducting surveys and research, and testing and troubleshooting new products and features.

Provide measurement, analytics, and other business services

We use non-identifying information we have to provide to partners measure the effectiveness and distribution of their services, and understand the types of people who use their services and how people interact with their websites, apps, and services.

Promote safety, integrity and security.

We use the information we have to verify accounts and activity, combat harmful conduct, detect and prevent spam and other bad experiences, maintain the integrity of our Products, and promote safety and security on our Products.

Communicate with you.

We use the information we have to send you marketing communications, communicate with you about our Products, and let you know about our policies and terms. We also use your information to respond to you when you contact us.

How is this information shared?

Your information is shared with others in the following ways:

We may disclose your non-personal information with third parties at our discretion.

There may be times when we need to share, or otherwise disclose, your personal information with third-party service providers. The reasons we may need to share this information with those providers relate to the services they provide to us or that we may provide to them, which may include:

• Authorisation of payment transactions, order fulfillment, service promotions;

• Marketing and advertising services (for example, Google) to communicate with you or to assist us in providing personalised advertising;

• Managing and processing your personal information;

• Developing, hosting, or maintaining our websites;

• Analysing customer information and/or improving customer service. We may then share such information with third parties including prospective marketing partners and advertisers; and

• Other services that you expressly request which require us to share your personal information.

These third-party service providers are only granted access to your personal information, as we deem necessary, and they are contractually restricted in the ways they may use your information. The providers may also use cookies (as defined within this Policy), or other automatic collection technology on behalf of Alex Brogan Pty Ltd.

In addition, we may share your personal information with your family members or other individuals to whom you designate your personal information may be shared with within the websites, for example, beneficiaries of your insurance policies, spouses, family members, lawyers, accountants and other persons. The list of persons who may view your account and information may be updated by you through the websites at any time. You acknowledge that your account and personal information may be shared with such persons posthumously in connection with the viewing of relevant policies, benefits, and other information or data contained in your account.

If a division, or part or all of Alex Brogan Pty Ltd, is purchased, sold or otherwise transferred to/by another company, or is in the process of a potential transaction with another company, customer information will likely be shared for evaluation purposes and included among the transferred business assets. Such acquiring company’s right to use your personal information shall be limited to the terms of this Policy unless additional notice is provided to you.

Alex Brogan Pty Ltd may also be required to disclose specific information to comply with the law, a subpoena, or other litigation process. We may also disclose your information to protect the interests or safety of its visitors and customers, employees, or others, which includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction. We work with third-party partners who help us and improve our Products. We don't sell any of your information to anyone, and we never will. We also impose strict restrictions on how our partners can use and disclose the data we provide. Here are the types of third parties we share information with:

Cookies

A cookie is a file containing an identifier (a string of letters and numbers) that is sent by a web server to a web browser and is stored by the browser. The identifier is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. Cookies may be either "persistent" cookies or "session" cookies: a persistent cookie will be stored by a web browser and will remain valid until its set expiry date, unless deleted by the user before the expiry date; a session cookie, on the other hand, will expire at the end of the user session, when the web browser is closed. Cookies do not typically contain any information that personally identifies a user, but personal information that we store about you may be linked to the information stored in and obtained from cookies.

We use cookies for the following purposes:

(a) authentication - we use cookies to identify you when you visit our website and as you navigate our website;

(b) status - we use cookies to help us to determine if you are logged into our website;

(d) security - we use cookies as an element of the security measures used to protect user accounts, including preventing fraudulent use of login credentials, and to protect our website and services generally;

(e) advertising - we use cookies to help us to display advertisements that will be relevant to you; and

(f) analysis - we use cookies to help us to analyse the use and performance of our website and services.

We use Google Analytics and/or Usermaven to analyse the use of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google's privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies and to delete cookies. The methods for doing so vary from browser to browser, and from version to version. Please note that blocking cookies may have a negative impact on the functions of many websites, including our website. Some features of our website may cease to be available to you.

By using our website, you consent to the use of such cookies and the sharing of data captured by such cookies with Google, and our other third-party partners. You can view, delete, or add interest categories associated with your browser by visiting: https://adssettings.google.com

However, these opt-out mechanisms themselves use cookies, and if you clear the cookies from your browser your opt-out will not be maintained.

How can I manage or delete information about me?

We provide you with the ability to access, rectify and erase your data.

We store data until it is no longer necessary to provide our services and Products, or until your account is deleted - whichever comes first. This is a case-by-case determination that depends on things like the nature of the data, why it is collected and processed, and relevant legal or operational retention needs.

When you delete your account, we delete things you have provided, and you won't be able to recover that information later.

How we respond to legal requests or prevent harm?

We access, preserve and share your information with regulators, law enforcement or others:

In response to a legal request (like a search warrant, court order or subpoena) if we have a good faith belief that the law requires us to do so. This may include responding to legal requests from jurisdictions outside Australia when we have a good-faith belief that the response is required by law in that jurisdiction, affects users in that jurisdiction, and is consistent with internationally recognised standards.

When we have a good-faith belief it is necessary to: detect, prevent and address fraud, unauthorised use of the Products, violations of our terms or policies, or other harmful or illegal activity; to protect ourselves (including our rights, property or Products), you or others, including as part of investigations or regulatory inquiries; or to prevent death or imminent bodily harm.

Information we receive about you (including financial transaction data related to purchases made on our Products) can be accessed and preserved for an extended period when it is the subject of a legal request or obligation, governmental investigation, or investigations of possible violations of our terms or policies, or otherwise to prevent harm. We also retain information from accounts disabled for terms violations for at least a year to prevent repeat abuse or other term violations.

How we notify you of changes to this policy?

We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon its posting on the website.

If we are acquired or merged with another company, your information may be transferred to the new owner so that Products may be continued to be sold to you.

How to contact us with questions

If you have questions about this policy, you can contact us as described below.

You can contact us online or by mail at:

Alex Brogan Pty Ltd

ATTN: Privacy Operations

alex@alexbrogan.com 

Alex Brogan Pty Ltd

7C Centro Avenue, Subaico, Western Australia, Australia

Date of Last Revision: 18 April 2023