Privacy Policy
Last updated: 20 October 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how bonushunters.co.nz (the “Website”, “we”, “us” or “our”) collects, uses, stores and shares personal information when you browse our content or contact us. It also explains the privacy rights available to you in New Zealand.
The Website is an independent information and comparison service, not an online casino. We do not take bets or process casino deposits. For information about our editorial work and commercial relationships, read our Editorial Policy and Advertiser Disclosure.
Privacy at a Glance
| What you do | Information involved | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Browse our pages | IP address, device and browser information, requested pages and server logs | To deliver and protect the Website |
| Contact our team | Your name (if provided), email address and message | To respond to your enquiry |
| Allow optional analytics, where enabled | Page views, interactions and online identifiers | To understand and improve Website performance |
| Open an external website | Information provided by your browser to the destination; any lawful referral parameters actually used | The external provider handles its own collection and privacy practices |
Most content can be read without creating an account or submitting your name. Information supplied through a contact form is voluntary, but without a working reply address we may be unable to respond. Technical requests needed to load the Website are sent automatically by your browser.
1. Who Is Responsible for Your Information?
BonusHunters is an independently operated informational website available at www.bonushunters.co.nz.
For privacy-related enquiries, requests to access or correct personal information, or questions about this policy, please use our Contact page.
We handle personal information in accordance with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 where applicable.
2. What Personal Information Do We Collect?
We collect only information reasonably necessary for the purposes described below. The categories that apply depend on the functions and technologies enabled on the Website.
| Category | Examples | Source | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical and security data | IP address, request time, browser, device, operating system, error and security logs | Automatically when you visit | Website delivery, fault diagnosis and protection against misuse |
| Contact information | Name, email address, message and related correspondence | Directly from you | Replying to enquiries and managing requests |
| Usage and analytics data | Pages visited, referring source, link interactions and analytics identifiers | Website tools, if enabled | Understanding site use and improving content and functionality |
| Referral information | Destination, click time and a referral or click identifier, if lawfully implemented | Outbound-link systems or permitted partners | Measuring lawful referrals and preventing attribution errors |
| Subscription preferences | Email address, subscription status and opt-out record, only if subscriptions are offered | Directly from you | Sending requested Website updates and recording your preferences |
An IP address or online identifier can be personal information when it relates to an identifiable individual. We do not treat this information as automatically anonymous.
Information received from other sources
Where a third-party service provides us with personal information, we assess whether collecting it is permitted and take reasonable steps to tell the individual about the collection where Information Privacy Principle 3A applies, unless a legal exception applies. Such notices identify the source or relevant collection context, purpose, intended recipients, our contact details and access and correction rights.
3. How Do We Use Your Information?
We use personal information for the purpose for which it was collected, or another purpose permitted by law. These purposes include delivering pages, maintaining security, resolving technical problems, answering enquiries, assessing Website performance and meeting applicable legal obligations.
We do not require identity documents or payment details to read our articles. If we introduce a function that needs additional information, we will explain the collection at the point where it occurs and update this policy as necessary.
If we offer email subscriptions, commercial electronic messages with a New Zealand link will identify the sender, use an appropriate basis for sending, and include a working unsubscribe method. We will honour valid unsubscribe requests within five working days, as required by the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007.
4. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Cookies and related technologies can be used to keep the Website functioning, remember choices and, if enabled, measure traffic or interactions. Some tools may use identifiers or send information directly to their providers.
Our Cookie Policy explains the cookies and technologies actually used, their providers, purposes, retention periods and available controls. You may also manage cookies through your browser. Disabling certain technologies can affect how parts of the Website work.
Where applicable law requires consent for a particular technology, we will obtain it before using that technology. Merely browsing the Website is not treated as blanket consent to optional tracking.
5. External Websites and Referral Links
Our articles may link to third-party websites, including gambling operators. Once you leave our Website, the destination controls its own collection and use of personal information. It may receive standard browser information, such as your IP address and referrer information, and may ask you to provide registration, identity, payment or account details.
Where permitted by applicable law and actually implemented, a link may contain a referral identifier or be subject to click measurement. Any such processing must be consistent with our Advertiser Disclosure, this policy and the applicable rules on gambling advertising. This section does not mean that affiliate advertising is permitted in New Zealand.
Read the external provider's own privacy notice before submitting information to it. Our Terms and Conditions explain the distinction between this informational Website and third-party services.
What happens to your information?
Open the scenario that matches how you use the Website.
Your browser sends basic connection information so the page can load. Our hosting and security systems may record technical logs. Optional analytics, if active, is explained in the Cookie Policy.
We use the contact details and message you provide to respond, keep a reasonable record of the correspondence and resolve related requests. Do not submit banking passwords, identity documents or other sensitive information unless specifically requested through a secure and appropriate process.
Your browser connects to a website that we do not control. That provider may apply its own cookies and request further information. Referral identifiers are used by our Website only if lawful and actually enabled. Check the destination's privacy notice for details.
6. Who May Receive Your Information?
We share personal information only where necessary for a legitimate Website function, where you have authorised it, or where the law permits or requires disclosure. The following categories may apply to the Website:
| Recipient | Why information may be shared | Information involved |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting, CDN and security services | Website delivery, reliability and abuse prevention | Technical requests, IP address and security logs |
| Analytics service providers, where enabled | Measuring Website use and performance | Usage events and permitted identifiers |
| Communications providers | Receiving and replying to enquiries, or sending requested updates | Email address and relevant correspondence |
| Third-party referral partners, only where lawful and enabled | Processing relevant outbound links and referral attribution | Relevant click or referral parameters |
| Regulators, courts and competent authorities | Meeting legal obligations or responding to valid legal processes | Information relevant to the request |
Service providers are given access only to information needed for their services, subject to appropriate privacy and security arrangements. We assess disclosures involving independent third parties separately from processing performed by service providers on our behalf.
Some service providers may store or process personal information outside New Zealand. Where applicable, we take appropriate steps to protect this information and comply with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020, including requirements for overseas disclosures.
7. How Long Do We Keep Information?
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy or to meet applicable legal obligations. Information that is no longer required is deleted or securely de-identified.
8. Security and Privacy Breaches
We take reasonable technical and organisational steps to protect personal information against loss, unauthorised access, misuse, alteration and disclosure. These include appropriate access restrictions, secure communication methods and oversight of service providers.
If a privacy breach occurs, we will assess the risk of serious harm and notify the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and affected individuals when required by New Zealand law.
9. Your Privacy Rights in New Zealand
Under the Privacy Act 2020, you can request access to personal information we hold about you and ask us to correct information that is wrong, incomplete or misleading. We ordinarily must make and communicate a decision on an access or correction request within 20 working days, subject to lawful extensions or exceptions.
Send your request throught our Contact page. We may need enough information to verify your identity before releasing personal data. New Zealand law does not provide a general, unconditional right to erasure, but you may ask us to delete information and we will consider whether there is a lawful reason to retain it.
If you cannot resolve a privacy concern with us, you may complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
Choose the action you need
Expand a question for the relevant next step.
Contact our Privacy Officer, tell us which records you want and provide a way to reply. We will explain any necessary identity check and respond within the applicable statutory timeframe.
Identify the information you believe is inaccurate and explain the correction requested. If we do not make the change, you may be entitled to have a statement of the correction sought attached to the record.
Yes, you can ask. We will review the request, remove information no longer required where appropriate and explain if a lawful retention obligation prevents deletion. This is not an unconditional erasure right under New Zealand law.
Use the controls described in our Cookie Policy and your browser settings. If we offer subscriptions, each commercial email will provide an unsubscribe method, and requests will be honoured within the applicable legal period.
10. Children and Young People
Our gambling-related content is intended for adults aged 18 or older. We do not intentionally ask children to submit personal information for marketing purposes. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information inappropriately, please contact our Privacy Officer so we can assess and address it.
Our Responsible Gaming page contains information about gambling-related harm and support resources. It is separate from this Privacy Policy.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this policy to reflect changes in Website functions, suppliers or legal requirements. The date at the top shows when it was last updated. Where a change requires additional notice or a specific choice under applicable law, we will provide it.
Related Information
For further details about the Website, see About Us, Our Authors, Editorial Policy, Advertiser Disclosure, Cookie Policy, Terms and Conditions, Responsible Gaming and Contacts.