Privacy Policy
Minaret Media
A publication of the Lebanese Muslim Association (LMA)
Last updated: 22 September, 2026
Minaret Media is a publication of the Lebanese Muslim Association (LMA) (“we”, “us”, “our”). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs), and, where applicable, the Spam Act 2003 (Cth).
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, when we may disclose it, and the choices available to you.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:
- Your name, email address, phone number, suburb or other contact details when subscribing to our newsletter or contacting us.
- Information submitted as part of articles, letters to the editor, opinion pieces, community notices, event listings, youth contributions, photographs or community profiles.
- Information you provide when making enquiries, participating in surveys, competitions or events, or otherwise communicating with us.
- Website usage information, including pages visited, time spent on our website and click activity, collected through cookies, analytics services and similar technologies.
- Email engagement information, such as whether our newsletters are opened and which links are clicked, through our email service provider.
We generally do not seek to collect sensitive personal information. Where you voluntarily provide sensitive information (such as religious beliefs or information relating to your background) for the purpose of publication, we will only collect, use and publish that information with your consent or as otherwise permitted by law.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your information to:
- Send newsletters, publications and updates to subscribers.
- Receive, review, edit and manage editorial submissions.
- Publish articles, letters, opinion pieces, photographs and other content where appropriate.
- Respond to enquiries and communicate with contributors.
- Improve our website, publications and digital platforms.
- Measure readership and audience engagement.
- Produce aggregated, anonymous reporting for sponsors and supporters.
- Comply with our legal obligations.
3. Editorial Submissions
If you submit articles, photographs, letters, opinion pieces or other material to Minaret Media, you retain ownership of your work unless otherwise agreed.
By submitting content, you grant Minaret Media a non-exclusive licence to review, edit, publish, reproduce and distribute your submission across our print publications, website, social media channels and other digital platforms.
Publication of any submission is at the sole discretion of the Minaret Media editorial team. Submission of content does not guarantee publication.
4. Disclosure of Personal Information
We respect your privacy and do not sell your personal information.
We may disclose personal information to:
- Trusted service providers who assist us in operating our website, newsletter or digital services.
- Professional advisers where necessary.
- Government authorities or regulators where required or authorised by law.
We may provide sponsors or advertising partners with aggregated, de-identified audience statistics, such as readership numbers or click-through rates. These reports do not identify individual subscribers or disclose personal contact information.
5. Safeguarding Minors and Vulnerable Contributors
Where a story, submission or profile involves a minor or another vulnerable individual, we take additional care before publication.
Where appropriate, we will seek informed consent from a parent or legal guardian before publishing identifying information relating to a minor. We may also offer contributors the option of using a first name only, a pseudonym or withholding identifying details where appropriate.
6. Cookies and Website Analytics
Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve user experience, understand website usage and measure the effectiveness of our content.
We may also use services such as Google Analytics to collect anonymous information about how visitors interact with our website.
You can control or disable cookies through your web browser settings, although some features of the website may not function correctly if cookies are disabled.
7. Access and Correction
You may request access to the personal information we hold about you or request that inaccurate or incomplete information be corrected.
To make such a request, please contact us using the details provided below. We will respond within a reasonable period in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
8. Data Security
We take reasonable administrative, technical and physical measures to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification and disclosure.
Access to subscriber and contributor information is restricted to authorised personnel who require it to perform their responsibilities.
While we take reasonable precautions to safeguard personal information, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
9. External Websites
Our website, newsletters and publications may contain links to third-party websites.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices, policies or content of external websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing personal information.
10. Complaints
If you believe we have not handled your personal information appropriately, please contact us in the first instance.
If we are unable to resolve your complaint, you may lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
11. Contact Us
Minaret Media
A publication of the Lebanese Muslim Association
71–75 Wangee Road
Lakemba NSW 2195
Email: Info@minaretmedia.com.au
ABN: 67 692 870 492
12. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our operations, technology or legal obligations.
The most current version will always be published on our website, together with the “Last updated” date shown at the top of this page.