Privacy policy – Nzbettinglaw
Writing about betting law for New Zealand readers needs very little personal information, and Nzbettinglaw gathers only that. The Privacy Act 2020 and its information privacy principles (section 22) apply.
Who answers for the information
The agency responsible for personal information gathered through Nzbettinglaw is the body running the site. bettinglawnz.com gives its name, address and e-mail address, and every question about personal information goes through the same channel.
What is gathered
Opening any page leads the server to log: IP address, date and time, the address requested, the data volume sent, the referring page and the browser type. Logs exist for security and for spotting abuse, and after 90 days they are either deleted or shortened so that they no longer identify a person. A message to the editors brings a name, an e-mail address and the message text, which serve only to reply. Since the site has no reader accounts, no deposits and no bets, no payment details or identity documents are gathered.
Purposes and principles
The purposes are lawful and linked to the site: its operation and security, replies to messages and, after a banner choice, audience measurement (IPP 1). People are told what is gathered and why (IPP 3), and use is confined to those purposes (IPP 10). No automated decision-making or profiling occurs.
Recipients and disclosure abroad
Nothing is sold. Hosting, content delivery and e-mail providers receive information, and public authorities do where the law requires. If a provider stores information outside New Zealand, it goes abroad only where the recipient is bound by comparable safeguards or the person has been told and agrees, as IPP 12 provides.
Security and keeping
Reasonable safeguards protect against loss and misuse (IPP 5). Information is kept as long as its purpose needs (IPP 9): server logs up to 90 days, correspondence until the matter is closed and for the period needed for possible claims. Where a privacy breach has caused or is likely to cause serious harm (a notifiable breach), the Privacy Commissioner and the people affected are informed.
Access and correction
Every person may ask for access to the information held about them (IPP 6) and for its correction (IPP 7). The answer follows as soon as reasonably practicable and no later than 20 working days after receipt (section 40).
Complaints
Anyone who believes their privacy was breached may complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
Last updated: 30 October 2026.