Privacy Policy

Last updated: 30 September 2026
Astral Realms (“Astral Realms”, “we”, “us” or “our”) operates the website astralrealms.net (the “Website”).

We respect your privacy and are committed to handling your personal information responsibly. This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect, how we use and protect it, and the choices available to you.

Where applicable, we handle personal information in accordance with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles.

1. Information we collect

Information you provide

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you:

  • Contact us through a form or by email.
  • Subscribe to a newsletter or mailing list.
  • Comment on an article or interact with our content.
  • Participate in a survey, promotion or community feature.
  • Request information or support.

This information may include your name, email address and the contents of your message.

Please avoid submitting medical, health, financial or other sensitive personal information through the Website unless it is necessary for your enquiry.

Information collected automatically

When you visit the Website, certain information may be collected automatically, including:

  • Your IP address.
  • Browser and device type.
  • Operating system.
  • Approximate geographic location.
  • Referring website or search engine.
  • Pages viewed and time spent on the Website.
  • Links, buttons and videos you interact with.
  • Cookie identifiers and similar technical information.

We generally use this information to operate the Website, understand how visitors use it, measure content performance and improve the visitor experience.

2. How we use your information

We may use personal information to:

  • Operate, maintain and improve the Website.
  • Respond to questions, comments or support requests.
  • Deliver newsletters or other communications you have requested.
  • Understand which articles, videos and topics interest our audience.
  • Measure website traffic and content performance.
  • Detect fraud, misuse, security incidents and technical problems.
  • Administer affiliate relationships and measure referrals.
  • Comply with legal obligations and protect our rights.
  • Carry out another purpose disclosed when the information is collected.

We only collect and use information that is reasonably necessary for our activities or where we have another lawful basis for doing so.

3. Cookies and tracking technologies

Astral Realms and its service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, local storage and similar technologies.

These technologies may be used for:

  • Essential website functionality.
  • Remembering visitor preferences.
  • Website analytics and performance measurement.
  • Affiliate referral attribution.
  • Measuring engagement with articles, videos and links.
  • Displaying or measuring relevant advertising, where used.
  • Supporting embedded content and social-media features.

Affiliate cookies help a merchant or affiliate network recognise that you reached its website through a link on Astral Realms. These cookies may allow Astral Realms to receive a commission if you later make a qualifying purchase.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings and, where available, our cookie-consent controls. Blocking certain cookies may affect how parts of the Website function.

4. Affiliate links

Astral Realms publishes content about out-of-body experiences, consciousness exploration, the Gateway Experience, Hemi-Sync products, Monroe Institute programs and related subjects.

Some pages contain affiliate links. If you follow one of these links and complete a qualifying purchase, Astral Realms may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.

When you select an affiliate link:

  • You may be redirected to a third-party website.
  • The merchant or affiliate network may collect information from your browser or device.
  • Cookies or similar technologies may be used to attribute the referral.
  • Any purchase is made directly from the third-party merchant, not from Astral Realms.

The third party’s own privacy policy and terms apply once you leave our Website. Astral Realms does not control how those third parties collect, use or store your information.

Our editorial opinions are our own. Affiliate relationships do not guarantee any particular outcome from a product or program.

5. Analytics and website performance

We may use third-party analytics and performance services to understand how people find and use the Website.

These services may collect technical and usage information through cookies or similar technologies. Depending on their configuration, collected information may be processed on servers located outside Australia.

Where available, you may decline non-essential analytics through our cookie controls or use privacy settings provided by your browser.

6. Embedded videos and third-party content

Articles on Astral Realms may include videos, audio, images, social-media posts or other material embedded from third-party platforms.

Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third-party platform directly. The platform may collect information about you, place cookies on your device or record your interaction with the embedded content, particularly if you are signed into an account with that platform.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of the relevant platforms before interacting with embedded content.

7. Email communications

If you subscribe to our mailing list, we may use your name and email address to send articles, videos, updates and other information relating to Astral Realms.

You can unsubscribe at any time by selecting the unsubscribe link included in our emails or contacting us directly. We may retain limited information after you unsubscribe to ensure that your preference continues to be respected.

Our email-delivery provider may process information in other countries as necessary to deliver and measure our communications.

8. When we disclose information

We may disclose personal information to:

  • Website hosting, security and technical-service providers.
  • Email and newsletter providers.
  • Analytics and performance providers.
  • Affiliate networks and merchants.
  • Professional advisers such as accountants, insurers or legal advisers.
  • Government authorities, regulators or law-enforcement agencies where required by law.
  • A purchaser, successor or adviser involved in a proposed sale, merger or transfer of the Website or its business.
  • Other parties where you have consented or directed us to make the disclosure.

We do not sell personal information for money.

Service providers are permitted to use information only as necessary to provide their services, subject to their own legal obligations and contractual arrangements.

9. Overseas processing

Some of our service providers may store or process information outside Australia, including in the United States, the United Kingdom, countries within the European Economic Area and other locations in which their systems or personnel operate.

Privacy laws in those countries may differ from Australian law. Where required, we take reasonable steps to ensure overseas service providers handle personal information appropriately.

You may contact us if you would like further information about the countries in which our current providers process information.

10. Data retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to:

  • Provide the requested service or communication.
  • Maintain business and security records.
  • Meet legal, accounting or reporting requirements.
  • Resolve disputes and enforce agreements.
  • Maintain unsubscribe or suppression records.

When information is no longer required, we take reasonable steps to delete it or remove identifying details, unless it must be retained by law.

11. Information security

We use reasonable administrative, technical and organisational safeguards intended to protect personal information from loss, misuse, interference, unauthorised access, modification and disclosure.

However, no website, electronic transmission or storage system is completely secure. We cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted to or stored by the Website.

12. Accessing or correcting your information

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

We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. In some circumstances, the law may permit us to refuse access or correction. If this occurs, we will generally explain the reason where legally permitted.

We will not charge you for making a request, although reasonable administrative costs may apply in limited circumstances where permitted by law.

13. Your privacy choices

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may be able to:

  • Request access to or correction of your personal information.
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
  • Unsubscribe from marketing communications.
  • Decline non-essential cookies.
  • Request deletion of certain information.
  • Object to or restrict certain uses of your information.
  • Lodge a complaint with a privacy regulator.

These rights are not absolute and may be subject to legal exceptions.

14. Children’s privacy

The Website is intended for a general adult audience and is not directed specifically at children under 16.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16 without appropriate consent. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the Website, please contact us so that we can review and, where appropriate, delete it.

15. Data breaches

If we become aware of a data breach involving personal information, we will investigate and take reasonable steps to contain and address it.

Where required under applicable law, we will notify affected individuals and the relevant regulator, including the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

16. External websites

The Website contains links to websites operated by other organisations. We are not responsible for the privacy, security, availability or content of external websites.

A link from Astral Realms does not mean that we endorse or control the external website’s privacy practices. You should review the privacy policy of each website you visit.

17. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to the Website, our service providers, our business practices or applicable law.

The revised policy will be published on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. Material changes may also be communicated through the Website or by email where appropriate.