Who we are
Our website address is: https://busseltonchamber.com.au.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor?s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Verified Local: Busselton app
This section explains how Busselton Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Incorporated) (ABN 31 149 768 845) (“BCCI”, “we”, “us”) handles information when you use the Verified Local: Busselton mobile app (“the app”).
No account needed
You can use the app without creating an account. We do not ask for your name, email address or phone number to use the app.
Information the app collects
- Device identifiers. The app platform uses a technical identifier for your device so the app can work properly. This does not identify you by name.
- Search queries. When you use the app’s search assistant, the words you type are sent from your device so the app can find relevant local businesses, jobs and offers.
We do not use this information for advertising, and we do not sell it.
Why we collect it
We use this information only to run the app and provide search results. We do not use it to build profiles about you.
Who handles it
The app is built and hosted using third-party service providers who process this information on our behalf to run the app, including Base44. They are not permitted to use it for their own purposes. We do not share app data with other organisations.
Where it is stored
Information may be stored or processed on servers located outside Australia.
Security
Information sent between the app and our service providers is encrypted in transit.
How long we keep it
We keep app information only as long as needed to run the app.
Your choices and requests
You can stop the app collecting information at any time by uninstalling it. To ask a question about your privacy or request that information be deleted, contact us at ceo@busseltonchamber.com.au or (08) 9754 2694. We will respond within 5 days.
Changes
We may update this section if the app changes. The current version will always be on this page.
Last updated: October 2026