Your data, in plain English.
I run this site on my own. There is no marketing stack behind it, no data broker, and nothing gets sold. This page says exactly what is collected, why, and how to switch it off. If something here is unclear, email me and I will fix the wording.
Three things worth knowing.
- Analytics are off until you say yes. No measurement cookie is written on your first visit. If you decline, the cookies are cleared.
- The contact form goes to my inbox. Straight to email. No CRM, no database, no mailing list, no automated follow-up.
- Nothing is sold or shared for advertising, profiling or any other commercial purpose.
Zac Websites.
Zac Websites is a sole-trader web design studio based in Sydney, New South Wales, working with clients Australia-wide. ABN 45 790 986 109. This policy covers the public website at zacwebsites.com.au. It does not cover the separate client login area, which is governed by your own client agreement.
Questions, corrections or complaints: zac@zacwebsites.com.au or 0461 519 696.
Four things, and that is the lot.
1. The contact and quote forms
When you send an enquiry I receive your name, email address and message. If you ran the free website audit first, the report it produced is attached so I can see what you are asking about without making you repeat yourself.
That enquiry is delivered as an email to my inbox. Your IP address is included in the email and a scrambled version of it is kept for a short period so a bot cannot flood the form. Nothing is written to a database, and your address is never added to a mailing list. I keep enquiry emails as long as they are useful for the job, then delete them.
2. Google Analytics, but only with your consent
If you press Accept on the cookie banner, Google Analytics 4 (property G-7ZL5C4026Q) records which pages you viewed, roughly where you were (country and city level, never a street address), what device and browser you used, and how you arrived. I use it to work out which pages actually help people and which ones are wasting everyone's time.
Until you accept, Google Consent Mode holds every storage permission at denied, so no analytics cookie is written at all. Advertising features are switched off permanently, not just until consent: this site does not run ads and does not build advertising audiences. Google acts as my data processor here, and its own handling is covered by the Google Privacy Policy.
3. The free website audit tool
When you enter a web address into the free audit tool, that address is sent to Google's PageSpeed Insights API to generate the performance report. The URL you type is the only thing sent. The result is shown in your browser and stored there so it can be attached if you then contact me.
4. Standard web server logs
My hosting provider keeps ordinary server logs (IP address, the page requested, the time, and your browser's user agent). These exist for security and fault-finding, they are not linked to analytics, and I do not use them to build any profile of you.
What actually gets stored on your device.
- zw_consent (local storage, kept until you clear it). Remembers whether you accepted or declined analytics. This one is strictly necessary: without it the banner could not remember your answer, so it is not itself optional.
- theme (local storage, kept until you clear it). Remembers whether you chose light or dark mode.
- _ga and _ga_7ZL5C4026Q (cookies, up to 13 months). Google Analytics. Only written after you press Accept, and deleted if you later decline.
The main site loads its fonts from its own server, so no third party sees your visit just because a font loaded. The one exception is the Business OS page, which loads its fonts from Google's font CDN.
Changing your mind is one click.
Withdrawing consent should be exactly as easy as giving it, so it is the same button in the same place:
You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings, or install Google's Analytics opt-out add-on to switch analytics off everywhere at once.
Access, correction and complaints
Under the Australian Privacy Principles you can ask what personal information I hold about you, ask me to correct it, or ask me to delete it. Email zac@zacwebsites.com.au and I will respond within 30 days. There is no charge.
If you are not happy with how I handled it, you can complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au.
If this changes, the date changes.
If I add a tool that collects something new, this page gets updated and the "last updated" date at the top moves. If the change is significant, the consent banner will ask you again rather than assuming your old answer still stands.
This page was last updated on 12 August 2026.