Overview
Sandgate Bottle & Can Exchange is a family-owned Containers for Change refund point based at 81 Kempster Street, Sandgate QLD 4017.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling personal information responsibly, in line with Australian privacy expectations.
This Privacy Policy applies to personal information collected through this website, including information you choose to submit through our enquiry forms or when you contact us using the details on the website.
Information We Collect
We only ask for information that helps us understand and respond to your enquiry.
- name
- email address
- phone number
- suburb
- organisation
- enquiry type
- preferred contact method
- message and enquiry details
- service-specific details you voluntarily provide through conditional form fields
- privacy consent confirmation
How We Collect Information
We may collect personal information when you:
- submit the website contact form
- submit a commercial collection enquiry
- submit a fundraising or school enquiry
- contact us directly by phone, SMS or email
- communicate with us about an existing enquiry or service request
How We Use Information
We use personal information for practical customer service and operational purposes.
- responding to enquiries
- providing customer support
- responding to commercial collection enquiries
- responding to fundraising, school or community enquiries
- following up on Bag Drop, feedback or existing partner support enquiries
- improving customer service
- improving the website
- meeting legal obligations where required
Submitting an enquiry does not subscribe you to marketing.
Contact Forms
The website uses Web3Forms to securely deliver enquiry information to Sandgate Bottle & Can Exchange.
Form submissions are transmitted securely to Web3Forms so they can be delivered to us. The website itself does not permanently store submitted enquiries.
The form includes spam-protection measures such as validation, a hidden bot-check field and duplicate-submit prevention.
Marketing
Website enquiries are not automatically added to mailing lists.
Marketing communications are only sent where consent has been provided separately.
Cookies
This website uses Google Analytics 4 to help us understand general website usage and improve the website.
Google Analytics may use cookies or similar technologies to collect usage information. We do not use website analytics to collect contact-form messages or service-specific enquiry details.
Third-party Services
This website links to or uses selected third-party services. These services may handle information under their own privacy policies.
- Web3Forms, for delivering website enquiry form submissions
- Google Analytics 4, for website usage measurement
- Google Maps, for directions and map-related links
- Containers for Change Queensland, for official scheme information links
- social media platforms, where you choose to follow or contact us through those services
How Information Is Protected
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
No website, email system or online service can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Please avoid sending sensitive information through the website form unless it is necessary for your enquiry.
Access and Correction
You may contact us to request access to personal information we hold about you or to ask us to correct information that is inaccurate, incomplete or out of date.
We may need to confirm your identity before providing access or making a correction.
External Links
This website includes links to third-party websites and services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites.
When you leave our website, the privacy policy of the third-party website or service applies.
Changes to this Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, forms, services or legal obligations.
The current version will be published on this page.
Contact Us
If you have a privacy question or want to request access to or correction of your personal information, contact Sandgate Bottle & Can Exchange.
You can also use the Contact page to send us an enquiry.