Privacy Policy

StarkyApp – Privacy Policy

Operated by Starky Digital Pty Ltd (ABN 29 687 389 073)

1. Introduction

This document sets out the privacy policy of Starky Digital Pty Ltd ABN 29 687 389 073 (referred to in this privacy policy as “we”, “us”, or “our”). For the purposes of applicable data protection law, in particular, the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and the UK Data Protection Act 2018, your data will be controlled by us.

This privacy policy applies whenever we collect your personal information and/or personal data (your personal data). This includes between you, the visitor to this website (whether directly as our customer or as personnel of our customer), and us, the owner and provider of this website and also where we are directed by a third party to process your personal data.

This privacy policy applies to our use of any and all data collected by us or provided by you when you:

  • create an account;
  • use our web-based software platform (the Solution);
  • visit our website; or
  • communicate with us.

We operate globally. This policy is designed to comply with:

  • the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth);
  • the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR);
  • the UK Data Protection Act 2018; and
  • other applicable data protection laws.

We take our privacy obligations seriously. Please read this privacy policy carefully as it contains important information on who we are and how and why we collect, store, use and share your personal data in connection with your use of our website. It also explains your rights in relation to your personal data and how to contact us or a relevant regulator in the event you have a complaint.

2. Types of Personal Information We Collect

We collect personal information that is reasonably necessary to provide the Solution.

This may include:

Account Information

  1. full name;
  2. email address;
  3. password (encrypted);
  4. company name;
  5. role/title;
  6. billing details;
  7. payment information (processed via third-party payment processor).

Communications Information

  1. email correspondence;
  2. support enquiries;
  3. feedback or survey responses.

Technical Information

  1. IP address;
  2. browser type;
  3. device type;
  4. operating system;
  5. usage logs;
  6. interaction data within the Solution.

Advertising & Platform Data

Where you connect advertising platforms, we may collect account identifiers and campaign data necessary to provide the Solution.

We do not collect sensitive personal information unless required and explicitly provided.

3. How We Collect Personal Information

We collect personal information:

  1. directly from you when you create an account;
  2. when you subscribe to the Solution;
  3. when you contact us via email;
  4. when you use the Solution;
  5. via cookies and analytics tools; and
  6. from third-party integrations you connect to the Solution.

We may also collect personal data from you when you use or access our website or our social media pages. This may be done through use of web analytics tools, cookies or other similar tracking technologies that allow us to track and analyse your website usage. For more information, please see our Cookie Policy.

4. Why We Collect Your Personal Information

We collect and use personal data to:

  1. create and manage your account;
  2. provide and improve the Solution;
  3. process payments;
  4. provide customer support;
  5. prevent fraud or misuse;
  6. comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes or enforce our agreements with third parties;
  7. where we have your consent, including to send you marketing and promotional messages and other information that may be of interest to you. In this regard, we may use email, SMS, social media or mail to send you direct marketing communications. You can opt-out of receiving marketing materials from us by using the opt-out facility provided (for example, an unsubscribe link); and
  8. fulfil our legitimate interests including:
    1. to develop and carry out marketing activities and to conduct market research and analysis and develop statistics;
    2. to improve and optimise our service offering and customer experience;
    3. to send you administrative messages, reminders, notices, updates and other information requested by you;
    4. to consider an application of employment from you; and
    5. the delivery of our services.

5. Direct Communications

We use your email address to send:

  1. account-related communications;
  2. service updates;
  3. security notifications;
  4. administrative notices; and
  5. billing communications.

These communications are necessary for the provision of the Solution.

6. Legal Basis for Processing (Where GDPR Applies)

Where GDPR applies, we process personal data on the basis of:

  1. performance of a contract;
  2. compliance with legal obligations;
  3. legitimate interests (service improvement, security, fraud prevention); and
  4. consent (for marketing communications).

7. Disclosing Your Personal Information

We may disclose your personal data in certain circumstances, as follows:

  1. payment processors, such as Stripe;
  2. cloud hosting providers (hosted in Australia);
  3. IT service providers;
  4. professional advisers;
  5. regulatory authorities where required by law;
  6. where there is a change of control in our business or a sale or transfer of business assets, we reserve the right to transfer to the extent permissible at law our user databases, together with any personal data and non-personal data contained in those databases. This information may be disclosed to a potential purchaser under an agreement to maintain confidentiality. We would seek to only disclose information in good faith and where required by any of the above circumstances; and
  7. service providers and other affiliated third parties to enable us to provide our services to you including other professional advisers such as accountants, disaster recovery service providers, auditors and/or overseas counsel.

We do not sell personal information.

We do not disclose personal information to third parties for marketing without consent.

8. International Access

Although the Solution is available worldwide, our primary hosting infrastructure is located in Australia and your personal information is stored on servers located in Australia.

To provide our services, we may occasionally transfer the personal data we collect to countries outside of Australia, the UK or the EEA which do not provide the same level of data protection as the country in which you reside.

When we do this, we will make sure that it is protected to the same extent as in Australia, the EEA and the UK as we will put in place appropriate safeguards to protect your personal data, which may include standard contractual clauses.

For more information, please contact us at our email address provided below.

9. Data Security

We take reasonable steps to ensure your personal data is secure and protected from misuse or unauthorised access. Our information technology systems are password protected, and we use a range of administrative and technical measures to protect these systems. However, we cannot guarantee the security of your personal data.

10. Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to other websites. Those links are provided for convenience and may not remain current or be maintained. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those linked websites and we suggest you review the privacy policies of those websites before using them.

11. Minors

The Solution is not intended for individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

12. Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as necessary.

If your Subscription is terminated:

  1. your account data will be retained for 14 days after termination takes effect; and
  2. after 14 days, personal information associated with the account will be securely deleted or de-identified unless required to be retained by law.

We may retain limited billing or transactional records where legally required. We will securely destroy your personal data in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

If you would like further information about our specific retention periods for your personal data, please contact us using our email address provided below.

13. Your Rights

You have various rights with respect to our use of your personal data:

  1. Access: You have the right to obtain access to your information (if we’re processing it) and certain other information (similar to that provided in this privacy notice). This is so that you’re aware and can check that we’re using your information in accordance with data protection law.
  2. Be informed: You have the right to be provided with clear, transparent and easily understandable information about how we use your information and your rights. This is why we’re providing you with the information in this privacy policy.
  3. Rectification: We aim to keep your personal data accurate, current, and complete. We encourage you to contact us using our contact form to let us know if any of your personal data is not accurate or changes, so that we can keep your personal data up to date.
  4. Objecting: You also have the right to object to processing of your personal data in certain circumstances, including processing for direct marketing.
  5. Restricting: You have the right to “block” or suppress further use of your information. When processing is restricted, we can still store your information, but may not use it further.
  6. Erasure: You have the right to ask us to erase your personal data when the personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or when, among other things, your personal data have been unlawfully processed.
  7. Portability: You have the right to request that some of your personal data is provided to you, or to another data controller, in a commonly used, machine-readable format.
  8. Complaints: If you believe that your data protection rights may have been breached, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the applicable supervisory authority. In the UK, the supervisory authority is the Information Commissioner’s Office.
  9. Withdraw consent: If you have given your consent to anything we do with your personal data, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. This includes your right to withdraw consent to us using your personal data for marketing purposes.

You may, at any time, exercise any of the above rights, by contacting our email address provided below.

14. Contact Us

For further information about our privacy policy or practices, or to access or correct your personal data, or make a complaint, please contact us using the details set out below:

Email: info@starkyapp.com

We may change this privacy policy from time to time by posting an updated copy on our website and we encourage you to check our website regularly to ensure that you are aware of our most current privacy policy. Where we make any significant changes, we will endeavour to notify you by email.

 

Last updated: 02.03.2026