Privacy Policy

What Information We Collect

Random Thoughts Whilst Working collects information in a few limited ways:

Contact and lead-magnet forms — if you submit a form on this site (such as the contact form), we collect the name and email address you provide.
Analytics data — we use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site, including pages viewed, time spent, and general location (country/region level, not precise location).
Cookies — this site uses cookies for analytics, advertising, and remembering your cookie consent choice. Full details are available on our Cookie Policy page.
Comments — if you leave a comment, your name, email, and comment content are stored, along with your IP address for spam-prevention purposes.

How We Use This Information

Information collected through forms is used solely to respond to your message and, where you’ve opted in, to send occasional relevant updates. Analytics data is used to understand what content is useful to readers and to improve the site. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

Third-Party Services

This site uses the following third-party services, each with their own privacy practices:

Google Analytics — website usage analytics
Google AdSense — displays advertising on this site
Google Sign-In — an optional sign-in method
Jetpack (Automattic) — site security, forms, and social sharing

Advertising and Cookies

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to this site and other sites on the internet. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings, or opt out of some third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalised advertising at aboutads.info. You can read more about how Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites.

Australian Privacy Law and Overseas Services

We aim to handle personal information consistently with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles. Several of the services listed above are provided by companies based overseas, including in the United States, so analytics and advertising data may be processed outside Australia. If you have a concern about how your information is handled and we have not resolved it, you can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

Your Rights

You can request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal information we hold about you at any time. You can also withdraw consent for non-essential cookies at any time via the cookie preferences link in the site footer.