Privacy Policy

Digging for Legacy
diggingforlegacy.com
Last updated: May 2026

Who We Are

This website is operated by Robert Shorter, based in Perth, Western Australia. The website address is diggingforlegacy.com.

Digging for Legacy is a personal blog documenting one person’s journey into gold prospecting in Western Australia. It is not a commercial enterprise collecting data at scale.

What Information We Collect

Information you give us voluntarily

If you contact us via the contact form or email, we collect your name and email address. This information is used only to respond to your message. It is not stored in any database, sold, or shared with third parties.

Information collected automatically

Like most websites, this site may collect basic technical information when you visit, including your IP address, browser type and version, pages you visit and time spent on them, and the website that referred you here. This information is collected by Google Analytics (if enabled) and is used only to understand which content is useful to readers. It is not used to identify you personally.

Cookies

This website may use cookies to remember your preferences and to support analytics. You can disable cookies in your browser settings at any time. Disabling cookies will not affect your ability to read any content on this site.

If Google AdSense advertising is displayed on this site, Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ad Settings.

Affiliate Links

This site participates in affiliate programmes including the Amazon Associates Programme and the Minelab affiliate programme. This means that some links on this site are affiliate links — if you click one and make a purchase, I may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Full details are in the Affiliate Disclosure page.

Third-Party Services

This site may use Google Analytics, Google AdSense, and Amazon Associates, each with their own privacy policies.

Your Rights Under Australian Privacy Law

This site complies with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). You have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal information this site holds about you. Requests will be responded to within 30 days. Contact us via the Contact page.

Children’s Privacy

This site is not directed at children under the age of 13 and does not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to This Policy

This privacy policy may be updated from time to time. The date at the top of this page will reflect the most recent revision.

Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy, contact us at info@diggingforlegacy.com.