Who we are
This website and Thongers Weekend Australia are operated by Red Charlie Pty Ltd as trust for The Red Charlie Trust (ABN 56 367 574 680) trading as Benevents, of 821 Highbury Rd, Vermont South 3133. In this policy, “we”, “us” and “our” mean Benevents.
What personal information we collect
- Contact details: name, email address, phone number and home city or state
- Event registration details: date of birth (to confirm you meet the 18+ minimum age), clothing and swimwear size, room-share preference, dietary requirements and any accessibility needs
- Payment details: processed securely by our payment provider on our behalf. We do not store full card details ourselves
- Photos and video taken at the event, in line with our event Code of Conduct
- Website usage information collected automatically, such as pages visited and general location, through cookies and analytics tools
How we collect your information
- Directly from you, when you register your interest, register for the event, or contact us
- Automatically, through cookies and analytics when you browse this website
- From our venue, and our swimwear partner, where this is needed to deliver the event to you (for example, passing your size to our swimwear partner so your registration thong is ready)
How we use your information
- To keep you updated about Thongers Weekend Australia, if you’ve registered your interest or opted in to marketing updates
- To process your event registration and manage logistics, including room allocation and catering requirements
- To share only what’s necessary with our venue, our swimwear partner and other event suppliers, strictly for the purpose of delivering the event
- To respond to enquiries made through the Contact Us page
- To meet our legal and regulatory obligations
Who we share it with
We share personal information with trusted third parties only where needed to run the event, including our venue partner, our swimwear partner, payment processors, and email or marketing platform providers. We do not sell your personal information.
Overseas disclosure
Some of the platforms we use (for example, our email marketing or payment provider) may store or process data on servers located outside Australia.
Data security
We take reasonable steps to protect the personal information we hold from misuse, loss, and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
Cookies and website analytics
This website may use cookies and analytics tools to understand how visitors use the site and to improve it over time. You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings.
Access, correction and complaints
You can ask us for access to the personal information we hold about you, or ask us to correct it, at any time. If you have a concern about how we’ve handled your personal information, please contact us using the details below and we will do our best to resolve it.
Marketing communications
You can opt out of marketing emails at any time using the unsubscribe link in any email we send, or by contacting us directly.
This event is for adults
Thongers Weekend Australia is an 18+ event, and this website is not intended for use by anyone under 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most current version will always be available on this website.
Contact us about privacy
For any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, contact us at thongers.weekend@benevents.com.au.