At Search Studios, your privacy is important to us. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit our website (https://www.searchstudios.com.au) or use our digital marketing services.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://www.searchstudios.com.au. We are a digital marketing and SEO agency based in Adelaide, Australia, providing services across local, national, and international markets.
Information We Collect
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS) in the images. Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we set up several cookies to save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login persists for two weeks. If you log out, login cookies are removed.
If you edit or publish an article, a cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you edited. It expires after one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Such content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor visited those websites directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including if you have an account and are logged into that website.
How We Use Your Data
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To deliver and personalise digital marketing and SEO services tailored to your needs
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To communicate with you about our services, respond to inquiries, and send relevant updates
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To improve our website content, usability, and marketing strategies
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For analytics, research, and internal reporting
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To detect and prevent spam, abuse, and security incidents
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
We may share data with trusted service providers who help operate our website, process payments, deliver services, or analyze web traffic, but only as necessary and under strict confidentiality undertakings.
Data Retention
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically recognize and approve any follow-up comments instead of holding them for moderation.
For users who register on our website (if any), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
Your Rights
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You can request an exported file of your personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us.
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You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, services, or the law. Updates will be posted on this page, and the effective date will be noted at the top.
Contact Us
If you have questions or requests regarding this privacy policy or your personal data, please contact us at https://www.searchstudios.com.au or call +61 450 891 9137.
Your trust is important to us, and we are committed to protecting your privacy every step of the way.
