This privacy policy explains what personal information aucklandgolfclub.co.nz collects, why we collect it, who handles it on our behalf and what rights you have. We handle personal information in line with New Zealand’s Privacy Act 2020 and its information privacy principles.
The site is an information site about golf. There are no user accounts, no payments, no newsletter and no online bookings, so we collect very little personal information.
Last updated: October 2026.
Who is responsible for your information
aucklandgolfclub.co.nz is represented by the website’s owner, who is responsible for the personal information handled through the site. Any question about this policy, or any request relating to your personal information, can be sent to us through our contact page.
What personal information we collect
Information you give us by email
If you email us, we receive your email address, your name if you include it, and whatever else you choose to write in your message. We ask you not to send sensitive personal information that is not needed to answer your enquiry.
Technical information collected automatically
When you visit the site, the servers and security services that deliver it automatically process some technical information. This typically includes:
- your IP address
- the type and version of your browser and operating system
- the page you requested, and the date and time of the request
- the page that referred you to us, where your browser provides it
This information is used to deliver pages to you, keep the site secure and diagnose technical faults. We do not use it to identify individual visitors or to build profiles.
What we do not collect
We do not use Google Analytics or any comparable visitor-analytics tool. We do not run advertising networks, behavioural tracking, retargeting or social media tracking pixels, and we do not operate a newsletter or mailing list.
We use Google Search Console to see how the site performs in Google Search. That tool shows us aggregated figures, such as which search terms lead people to the site and how often pages appear in results. It does not tell us who individual visitors are.
Cookies
The site uses only necessary cookies. These are the cookies set by WordPress and the LiteSpeed Cache plugin so that pages load correctly and quickly, together with security cookies that Cloudflare may set to tell genuine visitors apart from automated traffic.
We do not use cookies for statistics, advertising or profiling. Because only necessary cookies are in use, the site does not ask you to make a choice in a cookie banner.
You can read more on our cookies page.
Why we collect and use your information
We collect personal information only for a lawful purpose connected with running the site, and only as far as that purpose requires.
- Answering your enquiry. We use your email address and the content of your message to reply to you and, where relevant, to correct the content you have told us about.
- Delivering the site. Technical information is processed so that the pages you ask for can be sent to your device.
- Security and fault-finding. Technical information is used to detect and block misuse, such as automated attacks, and to track down errors.
- Meeting legal obligations. We may keep or disclose information where the law requires us to.
We do not use your information for marketing, and we do not sell, rent or trade personal information.
How long we keep your information
- Emails are kept for as long as it takes to deal with your enquiry and any follow-up, and are normally deleted within 12 months.
- Server and security logs are kept for a short period by our hosting and security providers and are then deleted or anonymised.
- Necessary cookies last either until you close your browser or for the limited period set for each cookie. You can delete them at any time in your browser settings.
Sharing your information and third-party service providers
We do not sell personal information or pass it on for anyone else’s marketing. To run the site we rely on a small number of service providers that handle data on our behalf:
- Hetzner Online GmbH – hosts the website on servers in Germany, within the European Union.
- Cloudflare, Inc. – provides content delivery, performance and security services, including protection against malicious traffic. Cloudflare is based in the United States and processes traffic through its global network.
- Google LLC – provides Google Search Console, which gives us aggregated search performance data.
When one of these providers holds or processes personal information for us, we remain responsible for it under the Privacy Act 2020.
We may also disclose information where we are required to by law, for example in response to a valid request from a court or a public authority.
Information held outside New Zealand
Our service providers are located outside New Zealand, so the technical information described above is stored and processed overseas, mainly in Germany and the United States. We choose established providers that apply recognised security and data protection standards, and we expect them to protect personal information to a standard comparable to that required in New Zealand.
Security
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information against loss, misuse and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure. These include encrypted connections (HTTPS) across the site, access controls on the website’s administration area, regular software updates, and firewall and attack protection at the network level.
No method of sending or storing information online is completely secure. If a privacy breach occurs that has caused, or is likely to cause, serious harm, we will notify the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and the people affected, as the Privacy Act 2020 requires.
Your rights
Under the Privacy Act 2020 you have the right to:
- ask whether we hold personal information about you and to request access to it
- ask us to correct personal information you believe is wrong, or to attach a statement of the correction you asked for if we do not make it
To make a request, contact us through our contact page. We may need to confirm your identity before releasing anything. We will respond as soon as reasonably practicable and no later than 20 working days after receiving your request.
You can also ask us to delete the emails you have sent us, and we will do so unless we are required by law to keep them.
Complaints to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner
If you are unhappy with the way we have handled your personal information, please contact us first so that we can try to put things right.
If you are still not satisfied, you can make a complaint to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, New Zealand’s privacy regulator. Information about how to complain is available at privacy.org.nz.
Children and young people
The site is written for a general adult audience, and a small number of articles mention betting on professional golf. Gambling content is intended only for people aged 18 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe that a child has sent us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
Changes to this privacy policy
We may update this policy when the way we run the site changes or when the law changes. The current version is always published on this page, with the month of the latest update shown at the top.
Contact us
Questions about this policy or about your personal information can be sent to us through our contact page. The rules for using the site are set out in our terms of use.