Privacy policy
SideHustle.com.au is a small independent site run by Adam in regional Victoria. We collect as little as we need to run the site, and we handle it in line with the Australian Privacy Principles.
What we collect
- Website analytics. We use Google Analytics 4 to see which pages are read, how people find the site, and which links and tools get used (including clicks on links to other websites). Google Analytics sets cookies and collects technical data such as your approximate location, device and browser. We don't use it to identify you, and we don't use advertising features.
- Newsletter signups. If you sign up, your email address (and, if you used one of our tools, a short summary of your result) is stored by our email provider, MailerLite. We send a confirmation email first and only add you once you confirm. MailerLite records whether emails are opened and links clicked.
- Contact form. Your name, email, topic and message are stored on Cloudflare and emailed to us so we can reply.
How we use it
To run and improve the site, to send the newsletter you asked for, and to reply to your messages. We don't sell or rent personal information, and we don't share it with anyone except the service providers below.
Who processes it for us
- Cloudflare — hosting, contact form storage and email delivery.
- Google — Google Analytics.
- MailerLite — newsletter.
These providers may store data outside Australia (for example in the US or the EU), under their own privacy policies.
Links to other websites
Our guides link to official sources and to other sites, which have their own privacy policies. If we ever earn a commission from a link, we'll say so next to it.
Your choices
- Unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time with the link in every email.
- Block or delete cookies in your browser, or use Google's Analytics opt-out add-on.
- Ask us what we hold about you, or to correct or delete it, through the contact page.
If you're not happy with how we've handled a privacy request, you can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
Changes
If we change how we handle personal information, we'll update this page and the date above.