Privacy Policy

D HANSFORD PERSONAL TRAINING PTY LTD
Trading as Coach Dale Hansford
ABN: 69 651 782 419
Email: info@coachdalehansford.com.au
Website: https://www.coachdalehansford.com.au
Effective date: 18 August 2026

This policy applies to personal information handled through our website and in connection with our coaching, personal training, consultation, treatment, education and related services.

1. About This Privacy Policy

D HANSFORD PERSONAL TRAINING PTY LTD, trading as Coach Dale Hansford, respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect, how and why we collect it, how we use and disclose it, how we protect it, and how you can request access, correction or make a privacy complaint.

Where applicable, we handle personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Australian Privacy Principles, the Health Records Act 2001 (Vic), and other applicable privacy and health-records laws.

2. Personal Information We May Collect

The types of personal information we collect depend on how you interact with us and the services you use.

  • Identity and contact information, such as your name, email address, telephone number, date of birth and billing details.
  • Account, enquiry and application information.
  • Training history, training goals, performance data, exercise records and coaching check-in information.
  • Health and sensitive information relevant to coaching or treatment, including injuries, medical history, physical limitations, symptoms, medications and other information you choose to provide.
  • Nutrition, dietary, lifestyle, sleep and recovery information where relevant to the service.
  • Photographs, training videos, movement videos and other media you provide for coaching or assessment.
  • Communications with us, including email, forms, messages, call notes and feedback.
  • Website and technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited and cookie or analytics information.
  • Payment and transaction information. Full card or bank-account details are generally processed by our payment provider rather than stored directly by us.

3. How We Collect Personal Information

We generally collect personal information directly from you.

  • When you complete an enquiry, application, intake, assessment, booking, registration or check-in form.
  • When you purchase or subscribe to a service.
  • When you communicate with us by email, phone, messaging service, video call or coaching platform.
  • When you provide training records, photographs, videos, nutrition records or other coaching information.
  • When you attend an in-person coaching, consultation, treatment, seminar or education service.
  • Through our website, cookies, analytics tools and similar technologies.
  • From another person or service provider where you have authorised the disclosure or where collection is otherwise permitted by law.

4. Why We Collect, Use and Hold Personal Information

We collect, use and hold personal information where reasonably necessary for our business functions and services.

  • To respond to enquiries and assess whether a service is suitable for you.
  • To provide online coaching, personal training, consultations, treatment, education and related services.
  • To individualise training, programming, exercise selection, load management, nutrition guidance and coaching decisions.
  • To monitor training performance, recovery, adherence and progress.
  • To identify relevant health, injury or safety considerations.
  • To process payments, administer subscriptions and maintain transaction records.
  • To communicate with you about appointments, coaching, purchases, service updates and administrative matters.
  • To maintain business, client and health records where required.
  • To improve our services, systems, website and client experience.
  • To comply with legal, regulatory, insurance, accounting and record-keeping obligations.
  • To send marketing communications where you have consented or where otherwise permitted by law.

5. Health and Sensitive Information

Some of the information required to provide coaching, training or treatment may be health information or other sensitive information.

We will only collect sensitive information where it is reasonably necessary for our functions or activities and where we have your consent, or where another legal basis permits the collection.

Health information may be used to assess training suitability, modify exercises, manage injury-related considerations, provide treatment or manual-therapy services, and support safe service delivery.

You should only provide information that is accurate and relevant to the service. If important health information changes, you should tell us as soon as reasonably practicable.

6. Payment Information

Payments and recurring subscriptions may be processed through third-party payment providers such as Stripe or another provider shown at checkout.

Those providers may collect and process payment-card or bank-account information under their own privacy and security practices.

We may receive transaction information such as your name, email address, customer identifier, subscription status, payment status, amount paid, billing dates and limited payment-method information.

7. Disclosure of Personal Information

We may disclose personal information where reasonably necessary to operate the business or provide the service.

  • Payment processors and subscription-management providers.
  • Website hosting, cloud storage, email, form, CRM, analytics and information-technology providers.
  • Coaching, programming, communication or client-management platforms used to deliver your service.
  • Contractors or service providers assisting with business operations where access is reasonably necessary.
  • Professional advisers such as accountants, insurers, lawyers or other advisers.
  • Healthcare or other professionals where you have authorised the disclosure or where disclosure is otherwise permitted by law.
  • Government, regulatory, law-enforcement or dispute-resolution bodies where required or authorised by law.
  • Other persons or organisations where you have given consent.

We do not sell personal information to third parties.

8. Overseas Disclosure and Cloud Services

Some technology, payment, CRM, email, analytics, hosting, cloud-storage or coaching service providers may process or store personal information outside Australia.

Overseas recipients may include service providers located in the United States and other jurisdictions used by those providers.

Where it is practicable to identify additional countries in which information is likely to be disclosed or stored, we will take reasonable steps to keep this policy updated.

Where Australian privacy law applies to an overseas disclosure, we will take reasonable steps required by law in relation to that disclosure.

9. Direct Marketing

We may use your contact information to send information about coaching, education, seminars, consultations, products, resources or other services where you have consented or where the communication is otherwise permitted by law.

You can opt out of marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link in the communication or by contacting us.

Opting out of marketing does not prevent us from sending service, billing, appointment, subscription or other administrative communications that are necessary to provide a service you use.

10. Cookies, Analytics and Website Data

Our website may use cookies, analytics tools, pixels and similar technologies to operate the website, understand website usage, improve performance and measure marketing activity.

These technologies may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, referring website, pages viewed and interaction data.

You can control or disable many cookies through your browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect website functionality.

11. Security of Personal Information

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss, and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

Security measures may include appropriate account-access controls, password and authentication practices, restricted access to client information, reputable service providers, device security, backups and secure disposal practices.

No internet transmission, cloud platform or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should also take reasonable steps to protect passwords and accounts you use to access our services.

12. Retention and Destruction of Information

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and to satisfy applicable legal, insurance, accounting and record-keeping requirements.

Where health-record retention requirements apply to us as a health service provider in Victoria, health information may be required to be retained for at least seven years after the last occasion on which the relevant health service was provided. Records relating to a person who was under 18 when the information was collected may need to be retained until the person reaches at least 25 years of age, subject to the applicable law.

When information is no longer required to be retained, we will take reasonable steps to destroy it or permanently de-identify it, unless retention is required or permitted by law.

13. Access to Your Personal Information

You may request access to personal information we hold about you.

Requests should be sent to info@coachdalehansford.com.au. We may need to verify your identity before providing access.

Access may be refused or limited where permitted by law. Where permitted, reasonable administrative or statutory fees may apply to some requests for access to health records.

14. Correction of Personal Information

If you believe personal information we hold about you is inaccurate, incomplete, out of date, misleading or not relevant to the purpose for which it is held, you may request correction.

Correction requests should be sent to info@coachdalehansford.com.au.

Where we are not required to make a requested correction, we will deal with the request in accordance with applicable privacy and health-records laws.

15. Privacy Complaints

If you have a concern or complaint about how we have handled your personal information, contact our Privacy Contact at info@coachdalehansford.com.au.

Please provide enough information for us to understand and investigate the issue. We will review the complaint and respond within a reasonable period.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may be entitled to raise the matter with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. Complaints relating to Victorian health information may also fall within the jurisdiction of the Health Complaints Commissioner.

16. Data Breaches

If a data breach involving personal information occurs, we will assess and respond to the incident in accordance with applicable law.

Where the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme applies and a breach is likely to result in serious harm, we will take the notification steps required by law.

17. Photographs, Videos, Testimonials and Results

Photographs, videos and training information you provide may be used internally where reasonably necessary to deliver your coaching, training, assessment or treatment service.

We will not use your identifiable image, video, testimonial, case study or results for public marketing or promotional purposes without appropriate permission.

18. Children and Young People

Where services are provided to a person under 18, we may require consent or involvement from a parent or legal guardian depending on the nature of the service and the individual's capacity to consent.

We will handle information relating to children and young people with particular care and in accordance with applicable privacy and health-record requirements.

19. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website and communications may contain links to third-party websites, platforms or services.

Those third parties operate under their own privacy policies and practices. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites or services that we do not control.

20. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, systems, providers, business practices or legal obligations.

The current version will be published on our website with an updated effective date.

21. Contact Us

Privacy Contact: D HANSFORD PERSONAL TRAINING PTY LTD

Trading as: Coach Dale Hansford

ABN: 69 651 782 419

Email: info@coachdalehansford.com.au

Website: https://www.coachdalehansford.com.au

Location: Victoria, Australia