Privacy Policy
Escaped Australia (ABN 25 612 103 108) | escaped.au | Last updated: 24 May 2026
1. Who We Are
Escaped Australia is operated by Dave Edwards, a sole trader based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. We run an online platform at escaped.au that curates and refers bookings to independent Australian experience operators.
Questions about this policy? Contact us at .
2. What Information We Collect
We may collect the following personal information:
- Name and email address when you sign up to our newsletter
- Name, contact details and booking information when you enquire about or make a booking
- Usage data collected automatically via Google Analytics 4 (GA4), including pages visited, time on site and general location (city/region level)
- Cookies and similar tracking technologies — see Section 6
3. How We Use Your Information
We use your personal information to:
- Send you our newsletter and updates about new experiences (only if you've opted in)
- Respond to your enquiries
- Refer your booking to the relevant experience operator
- Improve our website and understand how visitors use it
- Comply with our legal obligations
4. How We Share Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share it with:
- Experience operators — when you make or enquire about a booking, relevant details are passed to the operator to fulfil your experience
- Booking platforms — including Rezdy and Viator, who process bookings on behalf of operators and have their own privacy policies
- Google — GA4 analytics data is processed by Google. See Google's privacy policy at google.com/privacy
- Service providers — hosting and email providers who process data on our behalf under confidentiality obligations
We may also disclose information where required by law or to protect the rights and safety of any person.
5. International Data Transfers
Some of our service providers (including Google and Viator) are based overseas, including in the United States. By using our site, you consent to your information being transferred to and processed in countries outside Australia. We take reasonable steps to ensure these providers handle your data in accordance with Australian privacy law.
6. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to improve your experience and to help us understand how visitors use the site. Cookies we use include:
- Essential cookies — required for the site to function
- Analytics cookies — GA4 collects anonymised usage data
- Third-party cookies — Rezdy and Viator booking widgets may set their own cookies
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some features of the site.
7. Your Rights
Under the Australian Privacy Act 1988, you have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Ask us to correct inaccurate or outdated information
- Ask us to delete your information (subject to legal obligations)
- Unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time using the link in any email
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at . We will respond within 30 days.
8. Data Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your personal information from misuse, interference, loss, and unauthorised access. Our website uses SSL encryption. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.
9. Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe.
10. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The current version will always be available at escaped.au/privacy-policy. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last updated.
11. Complaints
If you have a complaint about how we've handled your personal information, please contact us first at . If you're not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) at oaic.gov.au.
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