Privacy Policy

Last updated: 25 May 2026

Trending Now respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you share with us.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect your information when you visit our website, contact us, subscribe to our newsletter, interact with our content, or use any related services.

By using this website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. Who we are

This website is operated by Trending Now.

You can contact us about this Privacy Policy or your personal information at:

Email: contact@socialtrendingnow.com

Trending Now is based in Australia and operates internationally.

2. The information we collect

We only collect personal information where it is reasonably necessary for our website, content, communications, analytics, marketing, or related services.

The types of information we may collect include:

  • Your name

  • Your email address

  • Any message or enquiry you submit through our contact forms

  • Newsletter subscription information

  • Website usage information

  • Device, browser and IP address information

  • Analytics and tracking data

  • Payment or subscription information, if you choose to purchase a paid product or subscription in the future

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information, such as health information, political opinions, religious beliefs, or government identification details. Please do not include sensitive information in any contact form or message unless it is necessary.

3. How we collect information

We may collect information when you:

  • Visit our website

  • Fill out a contact form

  • Email us

  • Subscribe to our newsletter

  • Click links in our emails or website

  • Interact with our content

  • Purchase a paid subscription, digital product, template, course, download, or similar offer, if available in the future

  • Use our website while cookies, analytics, pixels, or similar tools are active

Some information is provided directly by you. Other information may be collected automatically through website analytics, cookies, pixels, and similar technologies.

4. Newsletter subscriptions

Our newsletter is currently hosted through Substack.

When you subscribe to Trending Now through Substack, your information may be collected, stored and processed by Substack in accordance with Substack’s own privacy policy and terms.

In the future, we may also collect newsletter sign-ups directly through this website or through another email marketing platform. If we do, we will only collect information that you choose to provide, such as your name and email address.

You can unsubscribe from our emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails, or by contacting us at contact@socialtrendingnow.com.

5. How we use your information

We may use your information to:

  • Respond to your enquiries

  • Send you newsletters, updates, resources, or marketing emails you have subscribed to

  • Improve our website, content, user experience and services

  • Understand how people find and use our website

  • Measure the performance of our content, campaigns and marketing activity

  • Personalise or improve the content you see

  • Manage paid subscriptions, products, downloads, or services, if offered in the future

  • Comply with legal obligations

  • Protect our website, business, users and community

We do not sell your personal information.

6. Cookies, analytics & tracking

Our website may use cookies, analytics tools, pixels and similar technologies to understand website performance, improve user experience and measure marketing activity.

These tools may include, but are not limited to:

  • Squarespace analytics

  • Google Analytics

  • Meta Pixel

  • Advertising or retargeting pixels

  • Email tracking tools

  • Other analytics or marketing platforms

These tools may collect information such as your IP address, device type, browser type, pages visited, links clicked, location data, referral source and general website activity.

Where required, we may ask for your consent before using certain cookies or tracking technologies.

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect how some parts of the website function.

7. Third-party services

We may use trusted third-party platforms to operate our website, manage our newsletter, understand analytics, process payments, improve our marketing, or provide related services.

These may include:

  • Squarespace

  • Substack

  • Google Analytics

  • Meta

  • Payment processors, if paid products or subscriptions are offered in the future

  • Email marketing platforms, if used in the future

  • Other website, analytics, advertising, or business tools

These third parties may collect, store or process your information according to their own privacy policies.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party platforms you interact with.

8. International users

Trending Now is based in Australia, but our website and content may be accessed internationally.

If you access our website from outside Australia, your information may be transferred to, stored in, or processed in Australia or other countries where our service providers operate.

Some countries may have different privacy laws from your location. Where applicable, we will take reasonable steps to handle your personal information in accordance with relevant privacy requirements.

9. Paid products, subscriptions & payments

At this stage, Trending Now does not directly sell products through this website.

In the future, we may offer paid subscriptions, templates, courses, downloads, digital products, or other paid services. Paid newsletter subscriptions may also be available through Substack.

If you make a payment, your payment information will usually be handled by a third-party payment processor or platform. We do not intend to store full credit card details on our own systems.

Any payment provider or platform you use may collect and process your information under its own privacy policy.

10. How we store and protect your information

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure.

This may include using secure website platforms, password-protected accounts, access controls and trusted third-party providers.

No method of online transmission or storage is completely secure. While we take reasonable steps to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. How long we keep your information

We keep personal information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose it was collected, including to respond to enquiries, manage subscriptions, maintain business records, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, or improve our services.

If we no longer need your personal information, we will take reasonable steps to delete it or de-identify it.

12. Accessing or correcting your information

You may contact us to request access to the personal information we hold about you, or to ask us to correct information that is inaccurate, incomplete, or out of date.

Please contact us at:

contact@socialtrendingnow.com

We may need to verify your identity before responding to your request.

13. Unsubscribing from marketing emails

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails.

You can also contact us at contact@socialtrendingnow.com and ask to be removed from our mailing list.

Please note that if you unsubscribe from marketing emails, we may still send you important administrative or transactional emails where relevant.

14. Complaints

If you have a concern about how we have handled your personal information, please contact us at:

contact@socialtrendingnow.com

We will review your complaint and aim to respond within a reasonable timeframe.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may be able to contact the privacy regulator in your location. In Australia, this is the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

15. Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, articles, social media pages, newsletters, or resources.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or policies of third-party websites. We recommend reviewing their privacy policies before providing personal information.

16. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, tools, services, legal obligations, or business operations.

The updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.

17. Contact us

For questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact:

Trending Now
Email: contact@socialtrendingnow.com