Privacy policy

Who is responsible for your data

RapidSlate is an independent editorial project based in Queensland, Australia. We decide what personal information this site collects and why, which makes us the entity accountable under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).

Questions, corrections and access requests all go to one address: desk@rapidslate.com. A person reads that inbox and answers within a reasonable period, normally inside 30 days.

What we actually collect

We keep the list short on purpose. There is no account system, no shopping basket and no analytics suite running on this site.

• Update requests. The name you type (optional) and the email address you type (required), plus the fact that you ticked the consent box and when.
• Push subscription data. If you allow browser alerts, our messaging processor creates an anonymous subscription identifier and stores technical details such as browser family, operating system and approximate region derived from your IP address.
• Server records. Our hosting provider logs the IP address, request time, requested address and user agent of visits, as any web server does, for security and troubleshooting.
• Your consent choice. A single value in your browser's local storage recording whether you accepted or declined the cookie bar.

We do not ask for a telephone number, a postal address, a date of birth or payment details, because nothing on this site needs them.

Why we hold it, and on what basis

Email addresses and push subscriptions exist for one purpose: sending you the short editorial note you asked for. Under the Spam Act 2003 (Cth) we send commercial electronic messages only with your consent, we identify RapidSlate clearly as the sender, and every message carries an unsubscribe link that works.

Server records exist to keep the site available and to investigate abuse. Your consent choice exists so the cookie bar does not ask the same question on every visit.

We never sell personal information, and we do not build advertising profiles, because there is no advertising on this site to profile for.

Push alerts and our processor

Browser alerts are delivered through OneSignal, which acts as our processor. Its software is not loaded at all until you press Accept on the cookie bar or submit the update form with the consent box ticked. Before that moment no push identifier exists and nothing is sent to it.

When the software does load, it may store keys in local storage and a database named ONE_SIGNAL_SDK_DB inside your browser. Pressing Decline removes those keys and deletes that database.

OneSignal processes data on infrastructure located outside Australia, principally in the United States. By accepting alerts you consent to that overseas disclosure for the purpose of delivering the messages, in line with APP 8.

Cookies and local storage

This site sets no tracking cookies. The full breakdown of what is written to your browser, and how to clear it, sits in our cookie notice.

Who else sees it

• Our hosting provider, which operates the servers and their logs.
• OneSignal, as the processor for email addresses submitted through the form and for push subscriptions.
• An Australian regulator, court or law enforcement body, where a valid legal requirement applies.

That is the complete list. No data broker, advertising network or studio featured on the slate receives anything about you.

How long we keep it

Email addresses stay on the update list until you unsubscribe or ask us to remove them, after which they are deleted within 30 days. Push subscriptions end as soon as you revoke the browser permission. Server records are rotated by our host, typically within 90 days. Your consent choice stays in your browser until you clear it.

Your rights

Under APP 12 and APP 13 you may ask what personal information we hold about you, receive a copy of it, and have anything inaccurate corrected. You may also revoke your consent at any time: use the unsubscribe link in any email, revoke notification permission in your browser settings, or write to us.

If you are not satisfied with how we handled a privacy matter, write to us first so we can fix it. You may then complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au, which oversees the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

Younger readers

RapidSlate is written for an adult audience and is not directed at people under 15 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone in that group; if we learn that we have, the record is deleted.

Security and changes

The site is served over an encrypted connection, the update list is held in our processor's account with restricted access, and only the editorial team can reach it. No system is perfect, so we keep the amount of data we hold as small as possible.

If this policy changes we update the date at the top of the page. Material changes to how we use your data will also be announced in the monthly note. This version takes effect on 18 August 2026.