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Privacy Policy

Last updated: [DD Month 2026]

Gary Beadle's International Bartending School ("GB's Bar School", "we", "us", "our") is operated by [LEGAL ENTITY NAME], ABN [ABN]. We respect your privacy and handle personal information in line with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles.

This policy explains what personal information we collect, why we collect it, how we use and protect it, and how you can access or correct it.

Information we collect

We only collect the information we need to run our workshops and reply to you. This may include:

  • Contact details: your name, email address and phone number.
  • Booking details: the workshop and date you book, how many places, and any answers you give on the booking form.
  • Payment information: payments are handled by our booking platform and its payment provider. We see a payment confirmation, but we do not receive or store your card details.
  • Information you choose to share: for example dietary requirements, accessibility needs, or your hospitality experience, if you tell us.
  • Correspondence: emails or messages you send us, including through Instagram.
  • Website usage information: anonymous or pseudonymous data about how visitors use our website, such as pages viewed, approximate location (city or region), device and browser type, and how you arrived at the site. This is collected through cookies (see below).

You don't have to give us your personal information, but we may not be able to take your booking or answer your enquiry without it. You can contact us anonymously or under a pseudonym for general questions.

How we collect it

We collect personal information when you:

  • book a workshop through our online booking page (provided by TidyCal);
  • email us at info@cocktailtraining.com.au or message us on Instagram;
  • attend a workshop;
  • visit our website (through cookies and similar technologies).

Why we use it

We use your personal information to:

  • take and manage your booking, including confirmations, reminders and any changes;
  • process payments and refunds;
  • run the workshop safely, including checking you meet any age requirement;
  • reply to your questions;
  • send you information about future workshops or offers, only if you've agreed to receive it (you can unsubscribe at any time);
  • understand how our website is used so we can improve it;
  • meet our legal and tax obligations.

We won't use your information for any other purpose unless you agree, or the law allows or requires it.

Photos and video

We sometimes take photos or short videos during workshops to use on our website and social media. We'll always tell you beforehand. If you'd rather not appear, just let us know on the day or by email, and we'll make sure you're not included or identifiable.

Who we share it with

We don't sell or rent your personal information. We only share it with service providers who help us run the business, and only as far as needed:

  • TidyCal (booking platform): taking and managing bookings
  • [Stripe / PayPal]: processing payments
  • Google (Google Analytics): website usage statistics
  • [Email provider, e.g. Google Workspace / Microsoft 365]: email communication
  • Meta (Instagram): if you contact us through Instagram
  • Lot Twenty (our workshop venue): may be told attendee first names and numbers for the session

We may also disclose information where required or authorised by law, for example to a government authority.

Overseas disclosure

Some of these providers store data on servers outside Australia, mainly in the United States and Europe. When we use them, we take reasonable steps to make sure they handle your information in a way consistent with the Australian Privacy Principles.

Cookies and analytics

Our website uses cookies, small files stored in your browser, for two purposes:

  • Essential cookies, which make the website work properly.
  • Analytics cookies from Google Analytics 4, which help us understand how many people visit, which pages they view and how they found us. Google Analytics doesn't tell us who you are.

You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. You can also opt out of Google Analytics on all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Our booking page (TidyCal) and links to Instagram are run by those companies under their own privacy policies.

How we protect it

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from misuse, interference, loss, and unauthorised access, change or disclosure. These include using reputable, secure service providers, protecting our accounts with strong passwords and two-factor authentication, and limiting access to the people who need it.

We keep personal information only as long as we need it for the purposes above or as required by law (for example, financial records are kept for 5 years for tax purposes). After that, we securely delete or de-identify it.

Accessing or correcting your information

You can ask to see the personal information we hold about you, or ask us to correct it if it's wrong, out of date or incomplete. Email us at info@cocktailtraining.com.au. We'll respond within 30 days. We may need to confirm your identity first. There's no charge for making a request.

Marketing

If you've agreed to hear from us, we may email you about upcoming workshops or offers. Every marketing email includes an unsubscribe link, or you can email us to be removed. We comply with the Spam Act 2003 (Cth).

Complaints

If you think we've mishandled your personal information, please contact us first at info@cocktailtraining.com.au and we'll try to resolve it within 30 days.

If you're not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC):
Website: www.oaic.gov.au ยท Phone: 1300 363 992

Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be on this page, with the date it was last updated.

Contact us

Gary Beadle's International Bartending School
[LEGAL ENTITY NAME], ABN [ABN]
Lot Twenty, [ADDRESS], Perth WA 6000
Email: info@cocktailtraining.com.au