Privacy Policy

Mankind Project Australia Ltd

Effective Date: Sept 2025

Website: https://mankindproject.org.au

1. Who We Are

Mankind Project Australia Ltd (MKP Australia) is a not-for-profit organisation committed to supporting men through peer-facilitated groups, training, and community activities.

Our website address is: https://mankindproject.org.au.

We are bound by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), which set out how we collect, use, disclose, and store personal information.

2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why

We may collect personal information directly from you, through our website, or from other trusted sources where relevant to our mission. This may include:

  • Contact information: your name, email address, phone number, postal address.
  • Membership or registration details: if you join an i-Group, attend an event, or subscribe to our newsletter.
  • Comments and contributions: if you leave comments on our site or social media channel.
  • Technical data: including your IP address, browser type, and analytics cookies to improve website performance.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymised string created from your email address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: 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). Visitors to the website can download and extract location data from uploaded images.

Contact Forms

When you use our online forms, we collect the personal information you provide to respond to your enquiry or register you for an event.

Cookies

  • If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience.
  • Login and session cookies may be set if you have an account.
  • Cookies may also be used for analytics and to improve site functionality.

Embedded Content

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those sites directly, which may collect data, use cookies, or track interactions.

Analytics

We use website analytics tools (e.g. Google Analytics) to understand site usage and improve content. These services may collect data such as your IP address and browser type.

3. How We Use and Share Your Data

We use personal information to:

  • Provide services, information, and support to members and visitors.
  • Process registrations and donations.
  • Communicate with you about MKP Australia activities, events, and initiatives.
  • Improve our website and services.

We will never sell your personal information. We may disclose information to trusted third parties where required for:

  • IT hosting, support, and analytics services.
  • Payment processing (e.g. secure third-party gateways).
  • Compliance with legal obligations.

4. How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to allow recognition of follow-up comments.
  • User accounts (if created) store the personal information provided in profiles. Users can see, edit, or delete their information at any time (except usernames).
  • Data is retained only as long as necessary for our operations or as required by law.

5. Your Rights

Under Australian privacy law, you have the right to:

  • Request access to the personal information we hold about you.
  • Request correction of inaccurate or outdated information.
  • Request deletion of your personal information (subject to legal or contractual obligations).
  • Opt-out of direct marketing communications at any time.

Requests can be made in writing to the contact details below.

6. Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from misuse, loss, and unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure. This includes secure servers, password protection, and restricted staff access.

7. Data Breach Procedures

If a data breach occurs that is likely to result in serious harm, we will notify affected individuals and comply with the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme under the Privacy Act.

8. Third-Party Data

We may receive personal information about you from third parties (e.g. event partners, payment processors) where you have given consent or where permitted by law.

9. Automated Decision-Making

We do not use automated decision-making or profiling that has a legal or significant effect on you.

10. Regulatory Disclosure

As a not-for-profit organisation, we may be required to disclose information to regulators, auditors, or funding bodies where legally required.

11. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, or wish to make a privacy request or complaint, please contact us:
Mankind Project Australia Ltd

Email: info@mankindproject.org.au
Address: 51-53 Capella Cres
Moorabbin
VIC, 3189, Australia

We will respond to all enquiries in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles and aim to resolve complaints promptly.