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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 6 May 2026

Australian Privacy Act 1988. SiteComply is committed to handling personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). All data is stored in Australia.

1. About us

SiteComply (“we”, “us”, “our”) operates the SiteComply platform at sitecomply.au. We provide WHS document compilation tools for the Australian construction industry. For privacy enquiries contact privacy@sitecomply.au.

2. What information we collect

We collect personal information that is reasonably necessary to provide the service:

Account information

Name, email address, and authentication credentials collected at sign-up via our identity provider (Clerk). For team/organisation accounts: organisation name and role.

Document and sign-off data

WHS documents you compile on the platform, including job descriptions, site addresses, hazard and control information, and competent-person sign-off records (name, role, optional licence number, IP address, timestamp).

Worker and subcontractor records

Names, contact details, trade licence numbers, and insurance expiry dates for subcontractors and workers you add to the platform.

Usage and technical data

IP addresses, browser type, access times, and pages visited — collected automatically for security, fraud prevention, and service improvement.

3. How we use your information

We use personal information to:

  • Provide, operate, and improve the platform
  • Compile and store WHS documents on your behalf
  • Send transactional emails (document sign-off requests, account notifications)
  • Maintain audit logs required by WHS legislation
  • Respond to enquiries and provide customer support
  • Detect, investigate, and prevent fraud or misuse
  • Comply with applicable laws and regulations

We do not use your information for direct marketing without your explicit consent. We do not sell personal information to third parties.

4. Data residency — Australian hosting

All personal data and document data collected by SiteComply is stored in Australia. Our infrastructure uses AWS Sydney region (ap-southeast-2) via Supabase, ensuring your data does not leave Australia in ordinary operation.

Transactional emails are sent via Resend, which may process email metadata on servers outside Australia solely for the purpose of email delivery. No document content is transmitted to Resend.

Authentication is provided by Clerk, which may store authentication tokens on infrastructure outside Australia. Authentication data is limited to login credentials and session tokens — no WHS document content is held by Clerk.

5. Disclosure to third parties

We disclose personal information to third parties only as necessary to provide the service or as required by law:

  • Clerk — authentication and identity management
  • Supabase / AWS (ap-southeast-2) — database and file storage (Australia)
  • Resend — transactional email delivery
  • Anthropic — AI narrative generation for document contextualisation (site-specific text only; no worker personal details are sent to the AI model)
  • Vercel — application hosting and deployment infrastructure

We do not disclose personal information to government agencies except where required by law (e.g., a valid legal request or court order).

6. Data retention

WHS compliance documents, audit logs, and sign-off records are retained for 7 years from the date of creation, in line with Australian WHS records retention requirements and the model WHS Regulations. This retention period is set per document and cannot be shortened by account deletion during the retention window.

Account information and subcontractor/worker records are retained for the life of the account plus 12 months after account closure, after which they are permanently deleted unless a longer retention period is required by law.

You may request a full export of your data at any time. Contact privacy@sitecomply.au.

7. Team and organisation accounts

When you use SiteComply under an organisation account, your documents, sign-off records, and activity data are accessible to administrators of that organisation. If you are an individual user invited into an organisation by a principal contractor or employer, that organisation's administrator can view documents you compile and sign while operating under their account.

Organisation data is logically separated per organisation. One organisation cannot access another organisation's data.

8. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational security measures including encrypted data storage (AES-256 at rest), TLS in transit, role-based access control, and audit logging of all document operations. Despite these measures, no system can guarantee absolute security. In the event of a data breach affecting your personal information, we will notify you and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) as required by the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme.

9. Cookies and tracking

The platform uses session cookies required for authentication. We do not use advertising cookies or third-party tracking pixels. Anonymous analytics may be collected to measure feature usage — this data is aggregated and does not identify individual users.

10. Your rights

Under the Australian Privacy Act 1988 you have the right to:

  • Access the personal information we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Request deletion of information where no legal retention obligation applies
  • Complain about a breach of the APPs

To exercise any of these rights, contact privacy@sitecomply.au. We will respond within 30 days. If you are unsatisfied with our response, you may lodge a complaint with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).

11. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Material changes will be notified by email to registered account holders at least 14 days before taking effect. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.

12. Contact

Privacy Officer, SiteComply — privacy@sitecomply.au