Privacy Policy

Last updated: 2026-10-27

This policy explains how Mangawhai Walking collects, uses and protects personal information, in line with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 and its Information Privacy Principles.

Information we collect

• Information you give us: your name, email and message when you use the contact form.
• Automatically collected: standard analytics such as pages viewed, device and browser type, and approximate location, via cookies (see our Cookie Policy).

How we use it

To respond to your enquiries, understand how the site is used so we can improve it, and measure the performance of affiliate links. We do not sell your personal information.

Sharing

We share limited data with service providers (analytics, hosting, form handling) who process it on our behalf, and with affiliate partners only in aggregated, non-identifying form. We may disclose information if required by law.

Your rights

Under the Privacy Act 2020 you can ask to access or correct the personal information we hold about you. Email privacy@mangawhaiwalking.co.nz and we'll respond within 20 working days.

Retention & security

We keep personal information only as long as needed for the purpose it was collected, and use reasonable safeguards to protect it. No online transmission is ever completely secure.

Children

This site is for adults 18+. We do not knowingly collect information from children.

Complaints

If you're not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (privacy.org.nz).