Privacy & Data-Protection Policy

Last updated — 30 June 2025

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0 · Scope & definitions

This Privacy & Data-Protection Policy (“Policy”) explains how Makeup Palace Pty Ltd (ABN 12 345 678 901) (“Makeup Palace”, “we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, discloses and safeguards Personal Information in relation to the Digital Waiver Portal (“App”).

Personal Information – information or opinion about an identified or reasonably identifiable individual.
Health Information – information about a person's physical or mental health or disability.

1 · Who we are

Makeup Palace is an Australian provider of mobile hair & makeup services.
The App lets clients (and guardians of minors) complete digital waivers.

We abide by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), the Notifiable Data Breach (NDB) scheme, and—where applicable—the GDPR.

2 · Personal information we collect

CategoryExamplesPurpose
IdentityName, booking reference, guardian details, signature name & SVG strokesVerify signer, link waiver to booking
ContactEmail address, phone / mobile numberConfirmation & service communications
Health InformationAllergy details, infectious conditions, skin/scalp issues, medical treatment notesAssess service suitability & mitigate risks
Device / usageIP address, user-agent, timestampsSecurity, fraud prevention, performance analytics
Audit metadataRecord IDs, change history, admin actionsCompliance & dispute resolution

3 · Why we collect & how we use your data

PurposeLegal basis (APP / GDPR)
Deliver contracted hair & makeup servicesAPP 6.1(a); GDPR Art 6(1)(b) – contract performance
Protect health & safety of clients and artistsAPP 6.2(c); GDPR Art 6(1)(d) – vital interests
Maintain business, tax, OH&S & cosmetic-service recordsAPP 6.2(b); GDPR Art 6(1)(c) – legal obligation
Quality assurance, troubleshooting & security logsAPP 11.1; GDPR Art 6(1)(f) – legitimate interests
Marketing follow-up (only if you opt in)APP 7; GDPR Art 6(1)(a) – consent

Processing of Health Information relies on explicit consent (APP health provisions · GDPR Art 9(2)(a)).

4 · How we store & protect your data

  • Hosting: Supabase (PostgreSQL 15) on AWS ap-southeast-2 (Sydney) inside a private VPC.
  • Encryption in transit: TLS 1.3 with HSTS.
  • Encryption at rest: AES-256 volumes plus pgcrypto column-level encryption for Health Information & signatures.
  • Access control: RBAC + Supabase RLS; admin UI secured via SSO (Auth0) and MFA.
  • Secrets management: AWS Secrets Manager; injected at runtime via CI/CD.
  • Hardening & monitoring: AWS WAF, daily image scans, Dependabot/Snyk, CloudWatch alarms.
  • Audit logging: Immutable audit_logs table; logs retained 2 years.
  • Incident response: 24-hour notification to OAIC & affected users if a breach is likely to cause serious harm (NDB scheme).

5 · International data transfers

Primary storage remains in Australia. Limited support access by Supabase Inc. and AWS personnel may occur from other jurisdictions under:

  • Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) – GDPR Art 46
  • Supabase Data Processing Agreement (DPA)
  • AWS APAC Data Processing Addendum

Any overseas recipient must provide privacy safeguards materially equivalent to the APPs/GDPR.

6 · Data retention & deletion

Data typeRetention periodDeletion method
Signed waivers7 years after service dateHard-delete from DB & backups
Draft waivers30 daysNightly purge job
Audit logs7 yearsMonthly purge script
Marketing opt-in listUntil opt-out + 30 daysFlag as do_not_contact then purge

Early deletion requests are honoured unless we must retain the record for legal reasons.

7 · Your privacy rights

You may access, correct, delete, restrict, port or object to the processing of your Personal Information.

Email privacy@makeuppalace.com.au. We respond within 30 days (APP 12.4).
Unresolved concerns? Australian residents may contact the OAIC; EU/UK residents may contact their supervisory authority.

8 · Disclosing your data

We never sell Personal Information. We share it only with:

RecipientPurposeSafeguard
Makeup Palace staff & contracted artistsPerform booked servicesConfidentiality agreement
AWS (Amazon Web Services)Cloud infrastructureAWS DPA & SCCs
Supabase IncManaged Postgres & authSupabase DPA & SCCs
Accounting / legal advisersTax, compliance, disputesNDA, Australian jurisdiction

9 · Cookies & analytics

The App sets a first-party session cookie only. No advertising or cross-site cookies.

Anonymous performance metrics are collected via a self-hosted Plausible instance in Australia. IPs are truncated; no personalised tracking.

10 · Children & minors

Participants under 18 must have a parent or legal guardian complete and sign the waiver.
We do not knowingly collect data directly from minors. If you believe we have done so inadvertently, contact us for deletion.

11 · Changes to this policy

We may update this Policy as legal or operational requirements change. Material changes will be announced in-App and, where practicable, via email. The “last updated” date indicates the latest version.

12 · Contact us

Privacy Officer – Makeup Palace Pty Ltd
PO Box 1234, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217, Australia
+61 7 5555 1234
privacy@makeuppalace.com.au