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How About Your Clothes collects, uses, and protects your information.

Last updated: September 2026

1. About Us

About Your Clothes ("AYC", "we", "us", or "our") is an independent sustainable fashion education platform founded by Rachel Gallagher and based in Sydney, Australia. We operate the website aboutyourclothes.com.

We respect your privacy and are committed to handling your personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and applicable international privacy regulations.

2. Information We Collect

We only collect personal information that is reasonably necessary to provide our educational content, courses, and communications:

  • Email newsletter and course subscriptions: When you subscribe to our newsletter or sign up for the free 5-Day Self-Styled course, we collect your email address (and optionally your name).
  • Direct correspondence: If you contact us via email, social media, or our contact channels, we may keep records of your enquiry to respond to you.
  • Website analytics (anonymous): We use privacy-conscious analytics tools (such as Google Analytics 4) to understand general site traffic, page views, and geographic trends. These tools use cookies or standard device identifiers, but do not personally identify you.

3. How We Use Your Information

We use your information exclusively to:

  • Deliver the free 5-day email course lessons you requested.
  • Send you our regular editorial newsletter, essays, and educational updates.
  • Respond to your questions, media enquiries, or collaboration requests.
  • Improve our website content, usability, and technical performance.

We will never sell, rent, trade, or monetize your personal information to third parties or advertisers.

4. Email Marketing and Unsubscribing

Our email communications are managed through MailerLite, a reputable third-party email service provider that securely processes and stores our subscriber lists in compliance with global data protection laws (including GDPR).

You can unsubscribe from our emails at any time. Every email we send includes a clear, one-click Unsubscribe link at the footer. You can also update your email preferences or contact us directly to be removed from our database.

5. Cookies and Third-Party Services

Our website may utilize standard cookies or embedded third-party tools to enhance your browsing experience:

  • Google Analytics: For aggregate visitor and performance metrics.
  • MailerLite: For embedded newsletter subscription forms.
  • Spotify: For embedded podcast audio players or podcast links.

You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings at any time without affecting your ability to read our content.

6. Data Security and Storage

We take reasonable technical and administrative precautions to safeguard your personal information against loss, unauthorized access, misuse, or disclosure. Personal information collected through forms is transmitted via secure encrypted protocols (HTTPS/SSL) and stored securely with our service providers.

7. Your Rights and Access

You have the right to request access to any personal information we hold about you, to ask us to correct inaccuracies, or to ask us to permanently delete your information.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, our data handling practices, or would like to make a request regarding your data, please contact us: