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Privacy Policy

Plain facts on what Argo Academics collects, why, and how it's handled.

Last updated 5 November 2026.

Argo Academics (ABN 60 665 133 166) is operated by Callum Hay in Melbourne. It is no longer taking new students. This policy covers personal information collected through this website (argoacademics.com.au), the parent portal, and earlier enquiry or enrolment forms. It’s written to be read, not skimmed past — if anything here is unclear, ask directly.

What we collect

Depending on how you interact with Argo, this may include:

  • Enquiry and enrolment details — name, email, phone number, and information about a student’s year level, school, and learning needs, provided with earlier enquiries and enrolments.
  • Portal and lesson records — session notes, homework, submitted written work, and scheduling information, stored for enrolled families in the parent portal.
  • Payment information — billing details are handled by Stripe; Argo does not store card numbers directly.
  • Newsletter and resource requests — names and email addresses from earlier newsletter sign-ups and resource requests.
  • Site usage and session recordings — how pages on this site are used: pages visited, links and buttons clicked, and scroll behaviour, recorded as an anonymised session replay so we can see how the site is actually being used and fix what isn’t working. Where a visitor earlier gave their name and email on this site, those details are attached to their session data so we can see how the same visitor uses the site over time. Session recordings never capture anything you type into a form field — those values are always masked, even for your own name and email.

Why we collect it

Personal information is held to respond to messages, process payment, keep parents of current students informed of a student’s progress, and — only where you’ve separately agreed — to send occasional emails about writing worth reading. We don’t collect information beyond what a specific purpose requires, and we don’t sell or trade personal information to third parties.

Where it's stored

Enquiry, enrolment, and portal information is stored in Notion (our practice management system) and Google Workspace (for document sharing and email). Earlier scheduling information is held in Cal.com. Payment is processed by Stripe. Site usage and session recordings are stored with PostHog, an analytics provider. Each of these providers has its own security practices as part of their service; Argo doesn’t share information with them beyond what’s needed to run the service in question.

Session recordings

This site uses PostHog to record anonymised sessions — a replay of pages visited, links clicked, and scrolling, so we can understand how the site is actually used and improve it. Anything typed into a form field is never recorded, including your name and email. Where a visitor earlier gave their name and email, those details are linked to their session so repeat visits are recognised as the same person rather than treated as anonymous each time. This data isn’t used for advertising and isn’t sold or shared beyond PostHog as our analytics provider.

Marketing emails and consent

We only send marketing-style emails — newsletter updates — to people who have actively opted in, via an unticked checkbox at the point of signing up. Every such email identifies Argo Academics as the sender and includes a working unsubscribe link, processed promptly. Operational emails related to an active enrolment (lesson scheduling, invoices, portal notifications) aren’t marketing and don’t require this separate consent.

If you're under 18

Most of Argo’s students are under 18. Enrolment, portal access, and payment are always handled through a parent or guardian, who is treated as the account holder.

Access and correction

You can ask to see what personal information Argo holds about you or your family, correct anything that’s wrong, or ask for it to be deleted where we’re not required to keep it (for example, for tax or record-keeping purposes). Email admin@argoacademics.com.au and we’ll respond directly — there’s no automated process here, just a reply from Callum.

Questions

If anything in this policy is unclear, or you have a concern about how your information is handled, email admin@argoacademics.com.au directly.