Privacy Policy

Effective date: 26th May 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how 3D Printing Near Me collects, uses, stores, and shares personal information through 3dprintingnearme.com.au.

For privacy questions, email contact@3dprintingnearme.com.au

1. What information we collect

We collect information you choose to provide when using the website, submitting a listing, contacting us, or requesting a quote.

This may include:

your name
email address
business name, if applicable
business phone number, if provided
suburb, state, postcode, and approximate location
website and social media links
maker/listing details
services, materials, interests, and availability
quote request details
uploaded files, images, screenshots, sketches, or reference material
any other information you include in a form submission or message

We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information unless you choose to include it in a message or uploaded file.

2. How we use your information

We use your information to:

review and publish maker listings
manage listing updates
respond to enquiries
process quote requests
manually forward quote requests to relevant makers
prevent spam, abuse, or misuse
improve the website and directory
maintain internal records

Listings are manually reviewed before publication.

3. Public listing information

Some information may be shown publicly on a listing page, including:

maker or business name
suburb and state
services offered
interests or project types
materials and printing processes
short description
website or social media links
business phone number, if provided for public display

We do not publicly display personal email addresses by default.

Hobbyist phone numbers are not displayed publicly.

Business phone numbers may be displayed only where they are provided as a public business contact.

Exact private addresses and exact map coordinates are not intended to be shown publicly for hobbyist listings.

4. Quote requests

When you submit a quote request, the information you provide may include your contact details, project description, budget, timeframe, uploaded files, and reference images.

Quote requests are currently reviewed manually and may be forwarded to the relevant maker so they can respond.

We do not include maker email addresses in public pages, hidden form fields, or frontend URLs.

5. Forms and third-party tools

We use third-party tools to operate the website and collect submissions, including:

Tally.so for forms
Google Sheets for storing and managing form submissions
Cloudflare Pages for website hosting

These services may process your information according to their own privacy policies and security practices.

By submitting a form, you understand that your information may be processed through these services.

6. Uploaded files and images

If you upload files, images, screenshots, sketches, or reference material, we use them to understand your listing or quote request.

Uploaded files may be reviewed by 3D Printing Near Me and may be shared with the relevant maker if needed to process a quote request.

Do not upload files that contain private, confidential, unlawful, unsafe, or infringing material.

7. How we store information

Information may be stored in Tally.so, Google Sheets, email inboxes, and other basic admin systems used to manage the directory.

We take reasonable steps to protect the information we hold, but no online service can guarantee complete security.

8. How long we keep information

We keep information for as long as needed to operate the directory, manage listings, process quote requests, respond to enquiries, and maintain records.

You can ask us to update or remove your listing information by contacting: contact@3dprintingnearme.com.au

We may share information:

with a maker when you request a quote from them
with service providers we use to operate the website
where required by law
to protect the website, users, makers, or the public from misuse or harm

We do not sell personal information.

10. Accessing, updating, or removing your information

You can contact us to request access to, correction of, or removal of your personal information.

Email: contact@3dprintingnearme.com.au

If you are a listed maker, you can also contact us to update, hide, or remove your listing.

11. Cookies, analytics, and search tools

We may use Google Analytics to understand how people use the website. This may include information such as pages visited, device and browser information, approximate location, traffic source, and interactions on the website.

We may also use Google Search Console to understand how the website appears in Google Search, including search queries, impressions, clicks, indexing issues, and general search performance.

These tools help us improve the website, understand which pages are useful, and fix technical issues.

Google may process this information according to its own privacy policies and settings.

12. Children’s privacy

The website is intended for general users looking for 3D printing makers and services.

If you are under 18, you should use the website with permission from a parent or guardian, especially when submitting contact details or quote requests.

13. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

The latest version will be published on this page with the effective date updated.

14. Contact

For privacy questions, listing updates, or removal requests, please send an email to contact@3dprintingnearme.com.au