Privacy Policy
- Last updated: September 9, 2025
At AU Crime Tracker, we value your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your choices regarding your data when you visit our website.
1. Information We Collect
When you use our website, we may collect:- Personal Information (Optional): If you choose to contact us, you may provide your name (or nickname) and email address. For your privacy, we encourage you not to share sensitive personal identification information (such as ID numbers, residential addresses, or official documents). A nickname is sufficient when using our contact form.
- User Submissions: Any information you choose to include in your message when contacting us. Please avoid sharing sensitive or confidential data.
- Non-Personal Information: We may automatically collect information such as your browser type, device, IP address, and usage patterns through cookies, analytics tools, or similar technologies. This data helps us understand how visitors use our site and improve the user experience.
2. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect to:- Improve and personalise the website experience
- Respond to inquiries and feedback
- Monitor site performance and usage patterns
- Display relevant advertising (if ads are enabled)
- Publish aggregated or anonymised user feedback and survey responses on the website
3. Cookies & Third-Party Services
AU Crime Tracker uses cookies and similar technologies to improve user experience, monitor website performance, and deliver relevant content.
- What are cookies? Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser. They help us remember your preferences, understand how visitors use our site, and improve overall functionality.
- Google Analytics We use Google Analytics to collect non-personal information about how visitors interact with our website. This may include pages visited, time spent on the site, and general geographic location. The information is aggregated and does not personally identify you.
- Google AdSense If ads are displayed on our site, Google (and its partners) may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites.
- Google uses the DoubleClick DART cookie to deliver ads tailored to your interests.
- You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings
- Managing Cookies You can disable or delete cookies in your browser settings. However, please note that some parts of the website may not function properly if cookies are disabled.
4. Public User Submissions
Comments, feedback, and survey responses submitted on this site may be published publicly on the same page where they are submitted (for example, suburb safety feedback forms).- We do not require personal identification information. Please do not include sensitive personal data.
- You may use a nickname when submitting feedback.
- By submitting feedback, you consent to its publication in anonymised or attributed form.