Privacy policy
Draft for review. This is a plain-English starting policy. Please have it reviewed by a qualified professional before relying on it, especially before adding analytics, advertising, a mailing list or a working contact form.
Who we are
Kernel Economics (kerneleconomics.com) is an Australian economics education blog. This policy explains what personal information we collect and how we handle it. We aim to handle personal information consistently with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles, to the extent they apply to us.
What we collect
- Information you send us. If you email us, we receive your email address, your name if you include it, and your message.
- Forms. Our contact and subscribe forms are not yet connected and do not send or store anything you type into them. We will update this policy before they go live.
- Technical information. Like most websites, our hosting provider may automatically log standard technical details such as IP address, browser type and pages visited, for security and to keep the site running.
How we use it
We use information you send us only to reply to you, act on corrections or suggestions, and run the site. We do not sell personal information.
Cookies and analytics
The site does not currently use advertising or analytics cookies. Pages load fonts from Google Fonts, which means your browser connects to Google's servers; see Google's privacy policy for how it handles that data. If we add analytics or other cookies, we'll update this policy first.
Social media
We link to our profiles on X, TikTok, Facebook and YouTube. Those platforms have their own privacy policies, which apply when you visit them.
Storage and security
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, loss and unauthorised access, and we delete it when we no longer need it.
Access, correction and complaints
You can ask to access or correct personal information we hold about you, or raise a privacy concern, by emailing hello@kerneleconomics.com. If you aren't satisfied with our response, you can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
Changes
We may update this policy from time to time. The "last updated" date above shows when it last changed.