Privacy Policy

Last updated: 26 August 2026

About this policy

This website is operated by Kent Matla under the Making Innovation REAL™ brand.

This policy explains how personal information collected through this website is handled. Where applicable, personal information is managed in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles.

Information collected

Information may be collected when you:

  • Submit an enquiry through the Contact form

  • Communicate directly with Kent Matla

  • Interact with this website

Information you provide may include your name, email address, organisation, area of interest, and the contents of your message.

Squarespace may also collect technical and usage information, including IP address, browser and device information, pages visited, and website interactions.

Please avoid submitting sensitive, confidential, or commercially restricted information unless it is necessary and appropriate to do so.

How information is used

Personal information may be used to:

  • Respond to enquiries

  • Discuss potential engagements or collaboration

  • Provide requested information

  • Operate, secure, and improve the website

  • Maintain appropriate business records

  • Meet legal or regulatory obligations

Contact details will not be added to a mailing list without consent.

Disclosure and service providers

Personal information may be handled by service providers supporting website hosting, form delivery, analytics, communications, and data storage, including Squarespace.

Information may also be disclosed where required by law, necessary to protect legal rights, or authorised by you.

Personal information is not sold.

Overseas processing

Some service providers may store or process information outside Australia. The countries involved may vary according to the infrastructure and subcontractors used by those providers.

Where applicable, reasonable steps will be taken to ensure that personal information is handled appropriately.

Cookies and analytics

This website may use essential, analytics, and performance cookies provided by Squarespace. These technologies help the website operate, understand visitor activity, and improve performance.

You can manage cookies through the website’s cookie banner, where available, and through your browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect website functionality.

If additional analytics, advertising, or marketing services are introduced, this policy will be updated accordingly.

Retention and security

Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, legitimate business requirements, or legal obligations.

Reasonable steps are taken to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss, unauthorised access, modification, or disclosure. However, no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Access and correction

You may request access to personal information held about you or ask for it to be corrected.

Identity verification may be required before fulfilling a request.

Privacy enquiries and complaints

For questions, access or correction requests, or privacy complaints, please use the Contact page and clearly identify your message as a privacy enquiry.

The matter will be reviewed and addressed as soon as reasonably practical.

External links

This website may link to external websites or services. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies, and Kent Matla is not responsible for their content or privacy practices.

Changes to this policy

This policy may be updated when website functionality, service providers, legal requirements, or information-handling practices change. The latest revision date will appear at the top of this page.