Privacy Policy

Last updated: August 2026

Vithyaa Thavapalan respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly and transparently.

This Privacy Policy explains how personal information may be collected, used, stored and disclosed when you visit vithyaa.com.au, contact me, subscribe to communications, enquire about mentoring, speaking or collaborations, or otherwise interact with this website.

Where applicable, I aim to manage personal information consistently with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles.

Information I May Collect

The types of personal information collected will depend on how you interact with this website.

This may include your name, email address, telephone number, business or organisation name, job title and any information you choose to provide through a contact form, enquiry, mentoring request, speaking enquiry or other communication.

If you subscribe to a newsletter or mailing list, I may also collect your email address and information relating to your subscription preferences.

When you visit the website, certain technical information may also be collected automatically through website hosting, analytics or cookie technologies. This may include your IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referring website and general information about how you interact with the website.

Please avoid providing sensitive personal information through this website unless it is reasonably necessary for your enquiry.

How Information Is Collected

Personal information may be collected when you:

submit a contact or enquiry form
subscribe to a newsletter or mailing list
contact me directly by email or another communication channel
enquire about mentoring, speaking, media, partnerships or collaborations
register for an event, program or service where applicable
interact with this website and its associated analytics or cookie technologies.

In most cases, information is collected directly from you.

How Your Information May Be Used

Personal information may be used to respond to enquiries, communicate with you, provide information or services you have requested, manage speaking or mentoring enquiries, facilitate partnerships and collaborations, administer newsletter subscriptions and improve the content and functionality of this website.

Information may also be used for website administration, security, analytics, record keeping and to comply with applicable legal or regulatory requirements.

I will not sell your personal information.

Newsletter and Marketing Communications

If you choose to subscribe to my newsletter or other communications, your contact information may be used to send you articles, updates, opportunities, event information or other content relating to my work.

You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in relevant email communications or by contacting me directly.

Receiving a response to an enquiry does not automatically mean you have subscribed to marketing communications.

Cookies and Website Analytics

This website may use cookies and similar technologies to help the website function, understand how visitors use the site and improve the overall user experience.

Cookies are small data files stored on your device when you visit certain websites. Depending on the services used by this website, cookies may collect information such as pages viewed, session duration, browser information and general website activity.

You can usually manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect certain website functionality.

Third-Party Service Providers

I may use trusted third-party service providers to operate this website and manage communications. These may include website hosting providers, email and newsletter platforms, website analytics services, customer relationship management tools and other technology providers.

These providers may have access to personal information only to the extent reasonably necessary to provide their services.

Third-party providers operate under their own privacy policies and information-handling practices.

Overseas Storage and Processing

Some third-party technology, hosting, email, analytics or cloud service providers may store or process information outside Australia.

The countries in which information may be processed will depend on the service providers used from time to time.

Where reasonably practicable, I seek to use reputable service providers that maintain appropriate privacy and security practices.

Data Security

Reasonable steps are taken to protect personal information against misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information online is completely secure. While reasonable measures are taken to protect information, absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

How Long Information Is Kept

Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, to maintain appropriate business records, or to meet applicable legal, accounting or regulatory requirements.

Information that is no longer reasonably required may be deleted, destroyed or de-identified where appropriate.

Accessing or Correcting Your Information

You may contact me if you would like to request access to personal information held about you or ask for information to be corrected or updated.

I may need to verify your identity before providing access to personal information.

If a request cannot reasonably be fulfilled, I will explain why where appropriate.

Privacy Enquiries and Complaints

If you have a question, concern or complaint about the way your personal information has been handled, please contact me through the Contact page of this website.

Please provide enough information for me to understand the issue. I will review your enquiry and aim to respond within a reasonable period.

Where the Privacy Act applies to the relevant circumstances, you may also have the right to make a complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).

External Websites

This website may contain links to external websites, businesses, organisations or platforms.

I am not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of external websites. You should review the privacy policies of those websites before providing personal information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website, services, technology, legal requirements or information-handling practices.

The most current version will be published on this page with the date it was last updated.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, please get in touch through the Contact page at vithyaa.com.au.