Privacy Policy
Last updated: 5 September 2026
Social Justice Australia respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly and transparently.
This Privacy Policy explains what personal information Social Justice Australia may collect, why we collect it, how we use and protect it, and your rights regarding that information.
1. Who we are
Social Justice Australia is an independently operated Australian publication providing analysis and information about social justice, public policy, economic justice, democracy and related issues.
For privacy enquiries, please contact:
Email: editor@socialjusticeaustralia.com.au
2. Personal information we collect
Depending on how you use our website, we may collect:
- your name;
- email address;
- subject and message when you contact us;
- information contained in comments or material you submit;
- information you provide through reader feedback or other submissions;
- information necessary to administer donations; and
- technical information associated with your visit to the website, such as IP address, browser and device information, pages visited and date and time of access.
We do not deliberately seek sensitive personal information through the website.
3. How we collect personal information
We may collect personal information when you:
- contact us through our contact form;
- submit a comment;
- submit reader feedback or other material;
- communicate with us by email;
- make a donation; or
- otherwise voluntarily provide information to us.
Our contact form is operated using Contact Form 7. It collects your name, email address, subject and message. Akismet and Cloudflare Turnstile may process information associated with submissions for spam and security protection.
Some technical information may also be collected automatically when you visit the website.
4. How we use personal information
We use personal information for purposes reasonably connected with operating Social Justice Australia, including:
- responding to enquiries;
- managing comments and reader contributions;
- considering material submitted for publication;
- communicating with readers where appropriate;
- administering donations;
- maintaining website security;
- improving website performance and content;
- preventing spam, abuse and other misuse; and
- meeting legal obligations where applicable.
We do not sell or rent personal information.
5. Comments and reader submissions
If you submit a comment, reader contribution, testimonial, article or other material for possible publication, you should avoid including personal information that you do not want made public.
If submitted material is published, information contained in that material may become publicly available.
We may retain unpublished submissions and related correspondence for legitimate editorial and record-keeping purposes.
6. Donations
Donations are processed using the Stripe Payment Element.
Information required to process and administer a donation may be collected and processed by Stripe.
Social Justice Australia does not request or store your payment-card security credentials.
Stripe’s own privacy policy also applies to personal information that Stripe collects and processes in connection with a donation.
7. Website analytics and technical information
The website uses Google Tag Manager for managing website tags and related technologies.
Google Tag Manager itself does not establish that Google Analytics or advertising services are being used. We will only describe specific analytics or advertising services in this policy if they are actually enabled on the website.
Technical information may include IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring website, date and time of access and other information necessary for website operation, security and performance.
8. Cookies
The website may use cookies and similar technologies required for website functionality, security and the operation of third-party services.
Some cookies may be used to help understand how the website is used or to maintain website functionality.
You can control or disable cookies through your web browser. Disabling some cookies may affect certain website functions.
9. Third-party services
Social Justice Australia uses third-party services to help operate and protect the website, including:
- Stripe, for processing donations;
- Contact Form 7, for website contact forms;
- Akismet, for spam protection;
- Cloudflare Turnstile, for spam and automated-abuse protection; and
- Google Tag Manager, for managing website tags.
These providers may process personal or technical information as necessary to provide their services.
Their own privacy policies may also apply.
10. Disclosure of personal information
We may disclose personal information where reasonably necessary to:
- service providers that help operate the website;
- payment providers where necessary to process donations;
- security and anti-spam providers;
- technical service providers;
- professional advisers where reasonably necessary;
- government agencies or law-enforcement authorities where required or authorised by law; or
- other parties where you have given consent or disclosure is otherwise permitted by law.
We do not sell personal information.
11. Overseas disclosure
Some third-party service providers used by Social Justice Australia may store or process information outside Australia.
Where this occurs, personal information may be handled by those providers in countries where they operate.
Because the location of data processing can change according to the services and infrastructure used by those providers, you should also refer to their current privacy policies for information about overseas processing.
12. Security
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
These measures may include website security, access controls, secure connections, software updates and other appropriate technical and organisational safeguards.
No internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
13. Retention of personal information
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, to maintain appropriate records, or where retention is required by law.
When information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to delete or securely dispose of it, subject to technical, legal or other legitimate requirements.
14. Access and correction
You may contact us to request access to personal information we hold about you or to ask us to correct information that is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date.
Requests should be sent to:
editor@socialjusticeaustralia.com.au
We will respond to reasonable requests in accordance with applicable privacy requirements.
15. Privacy complaints
If you believe that Social Justice Australia has mishandled your personal information or breached applicable privacy requirements, please contact us first.
Privacy complaints should be sent to:
editor@socialjusticeaustralia.com.au
Please provide enough information for us to investigate the matter and explain the outcome you are seeking.
We will investigate complaints and respond within a reasonable period.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may be able to complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
16. Anonymity and pseudonymity
Where it is reasonably practicable, you may contact Social Justice Australia without identifying yourself or by using a pseudonym.
However, some services, such as donations or particular enquiries, may require identification or contact information.
17. External websites
Our website contains links to external websites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of external websites. When you follow an external link, you should review that website’s privacy policy.
18. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when our information-handling practices change or when necessary to reflect changes in privacy requirements.
The date at the beginning of this policy will be updated when material changes are made.
19. Contact
For privacy questions, requests or complaints, please contact:
Social Justice Australia
Email: editor@socialjusticeaustralia.com.au
Privacy Policy last updated: 5 September 2026