Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

NZ Holidays (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates the website nzholidays.org. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly in accordance with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 and applicable international privacy legislation including GDPR where relevant.

This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your rights in relation to that information.

2. Information We Collect

2.1 Information You Provide

When you contact us via email at hello@nzholidays.org, we collect the information you choose to share, such as your name and email address. We use this solely to respond to your enquiry.

2.2 Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our website, certain information is collected automatically, including:

• Pages viewed and time spent on each page
• Referring website or search terms used to find us
• Browser type, device type, and operating system
• General geographic location (country or region level)
• IP address (anonymised where possible)

This data is collected via Google Analytics 4 to help us understand how visitors use the site and to improve our content.

3. Cookies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies. Google Analytics uses cookies to distinguish users and measure traffic patterns. These cookies do not personally identify you.

You can control cookies through your browser settings or opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

• Operate and improve the NZ Holidays website
• Understand which content is most useful to visitors
• Respond to questions and feedback sent to us by email
• Monitor site performance and fix technical issues

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may collect data independently:

• Google Analytics 4 — website traffic analysis (Google Privacy Policy)
• Google AdSense — advertising display (subject to Google's advertising policies)

6. Data Retention

Analytics data is retained for 26 months in Google Analytics by default. Email correspondence is retained only as long as necessary to resolve your enquiry and is then deleted.

7. Your Rights

Under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 and applicable laws, you have the right to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your personal information (where applicable)
• Object to the processing of your personal information

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@nzholidays.org.

8. Children's Privacy

NZ Holidays is a general information website not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will post the revised policy on this page with an updated date. Continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your information, please contact us at hello@nzholidays.org.