Your privacy
How this site handles your information, in plain language.
Who operates this site
Ruakākā Beach (ruakakabeach.co.nz) is operated by Richard Conway, based in Auckland, New Zealand. Email: hello@ruakakabeach.co.nz.
What we collect
When you fill in a contact or enquiry form on this site, we collect the information you provide: your name, email address, dates and any message you write. This information is used only to respond to your enquiry and is not shared with third parties except as described below.
We do not require you to create an account, and we do not store payment information.
Form submissions
Enquiry forms on this site are processed by Netlify (netlify.com), our hosting provider. Netlify stores form submissions securely on our behalf. We receive the submissions by email and use them only to respond to your enquiry.
Analytics
This site uses Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use the site: which pages are visited, how long people stay, and where traffic comes from. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect this information. The data is aggregated and anonymous; we cannot identify individual visitors from the analytics data. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Advertising
This site displays advertisements served by Google AdSense. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site or other websites. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or aboutads.info.
This site may also contain affiliate links to third party booking and travel services. If you click through and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate relationships do not influence our editorial content.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your web browser. This site uses cookies for:
Google Analytics (traffic measurement), Google AdSense (advertising), and form functionality. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some features on this site.
Third party services
This site uses the following third party services that may collect data:
Google Analytics (analytics.google.com) for traffic analysis. Google AdSense (adsense.google.com) for advertising. Netlify (netlify.com) for hosting and form processing. Google Maps for embedded maps on some pages.
Each service has its own privacy policy, and we recommend reviewing them if you have concerns about how your data is handled by these providers.
Your rights
Under New Zealand's Privacy Act 2020, you have the right to access, correct or request deletion of any personal information we hold about you. To make a request, email hello@ruakakabeach.co.nz. We will respond within 20 working days.
Children
This site is not directed at children under 16 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The current version is always available at this page.
Contact
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, email hello@ruakakabeach.co.nz.