Vishrant Buddhist Society
Privacy statement (AU).
Last changed 13 November 2025 · Applies to citizens of Australia
This statement explains what we do with the data we obtain about you through www.vishrant.org. Read it carefully. Our processing complies with Australian privacy law, which means, among other things, that:
- we state the purposes for which we process personal data, by means of this statement;
- we limit our collection of personal data to what is required for legitimate purposes;
- we first request your explicit consent to process your personal data in cases that require it;
- we take appropriate security measures to protect your personal data, and require the same from parties that process data on our behalf;
- we respect your right to access your personal data, or have it corrected or deleted, at your request.
If you have any questions, or want to know exactly what data we hold about you, contact us using the details in section 12.
1. Purpose and categories of data
We may collect or receive personal information for a number of purposes connected with our operations. These include the following.
1.1 To sell or share data with a third party
The following categories of data are collected:
- IP address
- Internet activity information, including browsing history, search history, and information about your interaction with a website, application, or advertisement
- Geolocation data
Retention period: on termination of the service we retain this data indefinitely, until deleted, or as set by the software and services we use.
1.2 Contact, through phone, mail, email, or web forms
The following categories of data are collected:
- A first and last name
- Account name or alias
- An email address
- IP address
- Internet activity information, including browsing history, search history, and information about your interaction with a website, application, or advertisement
Retention period: on termination of the service we retain this data indefinitely, until deleted, or as set by the software and services we use.
1.3 Payments
The following categories of data are collected:
- A first and last name
- An email address
- IP address
- Internet activity information, including browsing history, search history, and information about your interaction with a website, application, or advertisement
- Geolocation data
Retention period: on termination of the service we retain this data indefinitely, until deleted, or as set by the software and services we use.
1.4 Registering an account
The following categories of data are collected:
- A first and last name
- Account name or alias
- An email address
- IP address
- Internet activity information, including browsing history, search history, and information about your interaction with a website, application, or advertisement
- Geolocation data
Retention period: on termination of the service we retain this data indefinitely, until deleted, or as set by the software and services we use.
1.5 Newsletters
The following categories of data are collected:
- A first and last name
- Account name or alias
- An email address
- IP address
- Internet activity information, including browsing history, search history, and information about your interaction with a website, application, or advertisement
- Geolocation data
Retention period: on termination of the service we retain this data indefinitely, until deleted, or as set by the software and services we use.
1.6 To support services or products that you want to buy, or have purchased
The following categories of data are collected:
- Account name or alias
- A home or other physical address, including street name and the name of a city or town
- A first and last name
- An email address
- IP address
- Internet activity information, including browsing history, search history, and information about your interaction with a website, application, or advertisement
- Geolocation data
Retention period: on termination of the service we retain this data indefinitely, until deleted, or as set by the software and services we use.
1.7 Compiling and analysing statistics for website improvement
The following categories of data are collected:
- IP address
- Internet activity information, including browsing history, search history, and information about your interaction with a website, application, or advertisement
- Geolocation data
Retention period: on termination of the service we retain this data indefinitely, until deleted, or as set by the software and services we use.
2. Sharing with other parties
We only share or disclose this data to other recipients for the following purposes:
Recipient: Google LLC (reCAPTCHA, Analytics, Ads, YouTube)
Purpose of the data transfer: reCAPTCHA bot and spam protection, analytics, ad targeting and conversion tracking, YouTube video hosting
Country or state in which this processor is located: United States
Recipient: Meta Platforms, Inc. (Facebook Pixel)
Purpose of the data transfer: analytics, ad targeting and conversion tracking
Country or state in which this processor is located: United States
Recipient: Microsoft Corporation (Clarity)
Purpose of the data transfer: analytics, performance monitoring and website optimisation
Country or state in which this processor is located: United States
Recipient: ActiveCampaign, LLC
Purpose of the data transfer: CRM and email marketing platform
Country or state in which this processor is located: United States
Recipient: Zoom Communications, Inc.
Purpose of the data transfer: provision of services via video conferencing
Country or state in which this processor is located: United States
Recipient: Stripe, Inc.
Purpose of the data transfer: payment processing
Country or state in which this processor is located: United States and Ireland
Recipient: Zapier, Inc.
Purpose of the data transfer: internal process automation to assist in provision of services
Country or state in which this processor is located: United States
Recipient: Squarespace, Inc. (Acuity Scheduling)
Purpose of the data transfer: booking system to facilitate provision of services
Country or state in which this processor is located: United States
Recipient: Xero Limited
Purpose of the data transfer: accounting and invoicing system
Country or state in which this processor is located: New Zealand and Australia
Some of these recipients are located outside Australia, in the countries listed above. Where we disclose personal information to an overseas recipient, we take reasonable steps to ensure the recipient handles it in a manner consistent with the Australian Privacy Principles, or that an exception under Australian Privacy Principle 8 applies. By providing your personal information through this website, you acknowledge that it may be disclosed to, and stored by, these recipients overseas.
3. Disclosure practices
We disclose personal information if we are required to by law or by a court order, in response to a law enforcement agency, to the extent permitted under other provisions of law, to provide information, or for an investigation on a matter related to public safety.
If our website or organisation is taken over, sold, or involved in a merger or acquisition, your details may be disclosed to our advisers and any prospective purchasers, and will be passed on to the new owners.
4. What if you don't provide us with your personal information?
If you don't provide us with your personal information, we may not be able to provide you with the information, products, or assistance that you are seeking.
5. How we respond to Do Not Track signals and Global Privacy Control
Our website does not respond to, and does not support, the Do Not Track (DNT) header request field.
6. Cookies
Our website uses cookies. For more information about cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy (AU). We have concluded a data processing agreement with Google.
7. Security
We are committed to the security of personal data. We take appropriate security measures to limit abuse of, and unauthorised access to, personal data. This ensures that only the necessary people have access to your data, that access to the data is protected, and that our security measures are reviewed regularly.
8. Third party websites
This statement does not apply to third party websites connected by links on our website. We cannot guarantee that these third parties handle your personal data in a reliable or secure manner. We recommend you read the privacy statements of these websites before making use of them.
9. Amendments to this privacy statement
We reserve the right to make amendments to this statement. We recommend you consult it regularly so that you are aware of any changes. Where possible, we will also inform you actively.
10. Accessing and modifying your data
If you have any questions, or want to know which personal data we have about you, contact us. Always state clearly who you are, so that we can be certain we do not modify or delete the data of the wrong person. We provide the requested information only on receipt of a verifiable request. You have the following rights with respect to your personal data:
- You may submit a request for access to the data we process about you.
- You may request an overview, in a commonly used format, of the data we process about you.
- You may request correction or deletion of the data if it is incorrect, or no longer relevant for any purpose under the Privacy Act.
11. Children
Our website is not designed to attract children, and it is not our intent to collect personal data from children under the age of consent in their country of residence. We therefore request that children under the age of consent do not submit any personal data to us.
12. Contact details
The Vishrant Buddhist Society Ltd.64 Canns Road
Bedfordale WA 6112
Australia
Website: www.vishrant.org
Email: info@vishrant.org
13. Data requests
For the most frequently submitted requests, we also offer you the option to use the data request form below. Submissions are sent to info@vishrant.org.
We have appointed a contact person for the organisation's policies and practices, to whom complaints or inquiries can be forwarded:
Tosh KhaATTN: TVBS Privacy
64 Canns Road
Bedfordale WA 6112
Australia