Privacy Policy

Last updated: 20 May 2025  |  Effective date: 20 May 2025

IronCheckpoint ("we", "us", or "our") operates the website ironcheckpoint.info (the "Site"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our Site or interact with our services, including game reviews, esports tournament coverage, and community features.

We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). Please read this policy carefully. If you do not agree with its terms, please discontinue use of the Site.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following categories of personal information:

• Contact information: name, email address, and any other details you provide via our contact or subscription forms.
• Tournament registration data: name, email address, gamertag/in-game name, state of residence, and team name when you register for a tournament through the Site.
• Usage data: IP address, browser type, operating system, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs, collected automatically via server logs and analytics tools.
• Cookie data: information stored in cookies and similar technologies as described in our Cookie Policy.

We do not collect sensitive information (such as health, financial, or government identifier information) unless strictly necessary and with your explicit consent.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To respond to your enquiries and provide customer support.
• To process and confirm tournament registrations.
• To send you our newsletter and editorial updates, where you have subscribed.
• To improve the content, functionality, and user experience of the Site.
• To analyse Site traffic and usage patterns using aggregated, anonymised data.
• To comply with our legal obligations under Australian law.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal information on the following grounds:

• Consent: where you have given clear consent (e.g., newsletter subscription, cookie acceptance).
• Contractual necessity: where processing is necessary to fulfil a request you have made (e.g., tournament registration).
• Legitimate interests: where processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights.
• Legal obligation: where we are required to process data to comply with Australian law.

4. Disclosure of Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with:

• Service providers: trusted third-party companies that assist us in operating the Site (e.g., email delivery, analytics), subject to confidentiality obligations.
• Tournament co-organisers: where you register for an event co-hosted with another organisation, we may share your registration details with that co-organiser solely for event management purposes.
• Law enforcement or regulatory authorities: where required by law or to protect our legal rights.

All third-party service providers we engage are required to handle your data in accordance with Australian privacy law.

5. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Newsletter subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe. Tournament registration data is retained for up to 12 months following the event.

6. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no internet transmission is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Your Rights

Under the Australian Privacy Principles, you have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Request deletion of your personal information, subject to legal retention requirements.
• Withdraw consent to marketing communications at any time by clicking "unsubscribe" in any email or contacting us directly.
• Lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at www.oaic.gov.au if you believe we have breached the APPs.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

8. Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies on the Site. For full details on the types of cookies we use and how to manage your preferences, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

9. Third-Party Links

The Site may contain links to third-party websites (e.g., game developer sites, esports platforms). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies independently.

10. Children's Privacy

The Site is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post the revised policy on this page with an updated "Last updated" date. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• Email: [email protected]
• Post: Privacy Officer, IronCheckpoint, Level 12, 1 Market Street, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia