1. Who we are and what we do
Cyclekarts.com.au is a private online community who's sole aim is to connect Australian Cyclekart owners, builders and followers.
We are not a business, or a club and do not have any affiliation with any business or club.
Our service is non-commercial in nature and is run by volunteers
The service is free to use and is provided on an as-is basis.
2. What personal data we collect and why
2.1 User registration
Registration is required to access our online services. The data required for user registration includes email address, username and password. This data is stored for the purpose of accessing our online services
2.2 Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
2.3 Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
2.4 Cookies
A cookie is a small text file that a website saves via the browser on your computer or mobile device when you visit the site.
They enable the website to remember your actions and preferences (such as login details, local language and/or other display preferences) over a period of time, so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to the site or browse from one page to another. Additionally, it allows the Site or a third-party to recognize you, while making your next visit easier and the Site more useful to you. Cookies allow us to serve you better and more efficiently, and to personalize your experience on our Site.
We do not require that you accept non-essential cookies. If you do accept our use of non-essential cookies, you can withdraw your consent or adjust your browser’s privacy settings at any time. Please note that blocking of essential cookies may cause some of the Sites’ functionality to not be available.
2.5 Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
2.6 Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors engage with our sites or apps . If you don’t want Google Analytics to be used in your browser, you can install the ‘Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-On’, provided by Google.
3. Who we share your data with
We do not share your data with any third parties except where required by law.
4. How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
5. What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
6. Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
7. Contact information
All enquiries should be sent via email to
8. Additional information
8.1 How we protect your data
- All data is stored on secure servers which are maintained with up to date security patches.
- All software used to serve and access data is maintained with up to date security patches
- Access to our online service is protected by a SSL service.
- The validity of our SSL certificate can be checked at any time by clicking the padlock icon in your browsers address bar
- Accounts created require the use of a username and password to protect access to data stored on our servers.
- User password data is encrypted
8.2 What data breach procedures we have in place
- In the event of a data breach we will lock down server access until the source of the breach can be identified and rectified.
- All users will be notified of the breach
- In the case of password breaches user account passwords will be reset and users asked to enter new password information
8.3 What third parties we receive data from
We receive data from interactions with the following third party APIs
- Google maps
Document History
| Version | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Initial Version | 19.09.2020 |
| 2 | Updated Contact Email | 14.12.2023 |