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Privacy Policy 🩷

Last updated: 24 October 2026

Choose A Life You Love, also called CALYL, is an independent Australian lifestyle publication, creative studio and shop.

Your privacy matters here. ❤️

This Privacy Policy explains how personal information may be collected, held, used and disclosed when you visit or interact with CALYL, including:

It also explains your choices and how to contact us about privacy matters.

Information You Choose to Share

CALYL may receive personal information when you voluntarily:

  • Subscribe to emails or publications
  • Create a member or customer account
  • Leave a comment
  • Send an email or enquiry
  • Submit something for editorial consideration
  • Participate in a survey, promotion or collaboration
  • Purchase a physical or digital product
  • Enter into an editorial or business relationship
  • Otherwise choose to provide information

Depending on the interaction, this may include your name, email address, billing or delivery details, order information, account information, messages, submissions and other details you provide.

Please avoid sending sensitive personal information unless genuinely necessary.

Information Collected When You Visit

Our website platforms and connected services may automatically collect technical information, including:

  • Browser and device information
  • IP address and approximate location
  • Pages viewed and website interactions
  • Referring websites
  • Dates and times of visits
  • Cookies and similar technologies
  • Information used for security, analytics and website functionality

The information collected depends on the services and settings in use.

CALYL Magazine — Ghost

CALYL Magazine operates using Ghost.

Ghost provides publishing, website hosting, membership, subscription and email functionality.

Depending on the features you use, Ghost may process information relating to your website visits, membership, subscriptions, email preferences and interactions with CALYL.

If you subscribe or create an account, CALYL may have access to the information you provide through Ghost.

You can learn more at Ghost.

CALYL Shop — Shopify

CALYL Shop operates using Shopify.

When you browse the shop, create a customer account or make a purchase, Shopify and relevant service providers may process information needed to operate the store.

Depending on your interaction, this may include:

  • Name and contact details
  • Billing and delivery addresses
  • Order details and purchase history
  • Payment-related information
  • Customer account information
  • Information needed for digital product delivery
  • Technical information associated with website visits and transactions

Payments are processed through Shopify's supported payment services and providers.

CALYL may receive order, transaction and customer information needed to fulfil purchases, provide support, manage refunds and maintain appropriate business records.

Payment card information is handled by the relevant payment providers according to their security and privacy arrangements.

You can learn more about Shopify's privacy practices through its Consumer Privacy Policy.

Editorial, Contributor & Business Management

CALYL uses HubSpot and may use Airtable to help organise and manage editorial projects, business relationships, enquiries, potential partnerships and collaborations.

These services may hold information such as:

  • Names and business or organisation details
  • Email addresses and other contact information
  • Websites and social-media profiles
  • Editorial enquiries and submissions
  • Business correspondence and communication history
  • Notes relating to potential features, partnerships or collaborations
  • Other information reasonably necessary to manage these activities

This information may be collected directly from individuals who contact CALYL, through professional interactions or from publicly available business sources.

CALYL uses this information to manage its editorial and business activities, respond to enquiries, consider opportunities and communicate with relevant contacts.

Information may be processed or stored by these service providers, including outside Australia, in accordance with their applicable privacy and security arrangements.

CALYL aims to collect and retain only information reasonably necessary for these purposes.

You can contact CALYL to ask about personal information held in connection with these activities or request access, correction or deletion where applicable.

How Information May Be Used

Information may be used to:

  • Operate and maintain CALYL
  • Provide requested content and services
  • Manage subscriptions and accounts
  • Process and fulfil orders
  • Deliver digital products
  • Respond to enquiries and editorial submissions
  • Send communications you have chosen to receive
  • Research and manage potential editorial opportunities
  • Communicate with contributors and business contacts
  • Understand website performance
  • Improve our publications, products and services
  • Manage collaborations and commercial relationships
  • Maintain security and prevent misuse
  • Meet legal, tax and recordkeeping obligations

CALYL does not sell customer contact lists or personal information to advertisers.

Emails & Subscriptions

If you subscribe to CALYL, your email address and other information you provide may be used to send the communications you requested.

You can unsubscribe from marketing or publication emails using the unsubscribe link provided in those communications.

You can also contact CALYL for assistance with your communication preferences.

Transactional emails relating to purchases, account security or customer service may still be sent where necessary.

Editorial Enquiries & Submissions

If you contact CALYL about an editorial, photograph, product, business, collaboration or other opportunity, we may retain the information you provide to consider your enquiry and respond.

Submitting material does not guarantee publication.

If CALYL wishes to publish privately submitted personal information, photographs or creative work, any necessary permissions or arrangements should be established first.

Cookies & Similar Technologies

CALYL's website platforms and connected services may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes including:

  • Essential website functions
  • Membership and customer accounts
  • Shopping carts and checkout
  • Security
  • Remembering preferences
  • Website analytics
  • Other enabled website features

Some third-party services may also use cookies or similar technologies.

You can generally manage cookies through your browser settings and, where available, through privacy controls provided on the relevant website.

Disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.

Third-Party Services

CALYL uses external services to help operate its magazine, shop and editorial activities.

These include:

  • Ghost — website publishing, membership and subscriptions
  • Shopify — ecommerce, customer orders and checkout
  • HubSpot — business contacts, editorial enquiries and relationship management
  • Airtable — editorial planning, organisation and project management, where used
  • Relevant email, payment, digital delivery and other service providers

Additional services may be used for analytics, embedded content, affiliate links, advertising or other features where enabled.

These providers may process personal information in connection with the services they provide.

Their own privacy policies may also apply.

CALYL may feature affiliate links, advertising, sponsored content, gifted experiences and commercial partnerships.

When you follow a link to another website, that website may collect information according to its own privacy practices.

CALYL does not control external websites.

You can read more in our Affiliate, Advertising & Commercial Disclosure.

Overseas Processing & Storage

Some of CALYL's service providers operate internationally.

Personal information may be stored, accessed or processed outside Australia, depending on the services involved and their arrangements.

Where Australian privacy law applies, CALYL will seek to meet applicable obligations relating to overseas disclosures of personal information.

Information about relevant overseas locations will be provided where required and practicable.

Access, Correction & Deletion

You may contact CALYL to:

  • Ask what personal information we hold about you
  • Request access to your information
  • Request correction of inaccurate information
  • Request deletion where appropriate
  • Withdraw consent where applicable
  • Ask about subscriptions or communication preferences

We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

Some information may need to be retained for legal, security, accounting, dispute-resolution or other legitimate purposes.

Requests will be considered in accordance with applicable law.

Privacy Questions & Complaints

If you have a concern about how CALYL has handled your personal information, please contact us using the details below.

Please explain your concern and provide enough information for us to investigate.

We aim to acknowledge privacy complaints and respond within a reasonable period, generally within 30 days.

If additional time is required, we will endeavour to explain why.

Where the Australian Privacy Act applies and you are dissatisfied with our response, you may be able to contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

Children's Privacy

CALYL publishes content that may interest people of different ages.

Children should seek appropriate parent or guardian guidance before providing personal information, creating accounts, subscribing or making purchases.

A parent or guardian may contact CALYL if they believe a child has provided personal information that requires attention.

Keeping Information Safe

CALYL aims to take reasonable care to protect personal information.

We use established third-party platforms to support website operations, publishing, ecommerce and business management.

However, no online service can guarantee absolute security.

Your Privacy & Your Choice ❤️

You do not need to create an account, subscribe, purchase anything or provide personal information simply to read CALYL's publicly available editorial content.

You are welcome to visit, read, explore and leave.

Where an interaction requires personal information, we aim to collect only what is reasonably necessary.

Your choice matters here.

Changes to This Policy

CALYL may update this policy as its services, technology, operations or legal obligations change.

The latest version will appear on this page with an updated date.

Contact

For privacy questions, requests or concerns:

Choose A Life You Love (CALYL)

Email: choosealifeyoulove @ icloud.com

Website: https://www.choosealifeyou.love

Please include enough information for us to understand and respond to your enquiry.

With love, always.

CALYL x