This privacy policy explains how wellingtonbaseball.co.nz collects, uses and protects personal information when you visit the site. We follow New Zealand’s Privacy Act 2020 and its information privacy principles. wellingtonbaseball.co.nz is an information site about baseball. We do not offer user accounts, sell anything or process payments.
In short: we collect as little information about you as we can. We do not use advertising networks, behavioural tracking, a newsletter or analytics tools such as Google Analytics. The only information we handle is what you choose to send us when you get in touch, plus a small amount of technical data needed to deliver the site safely.
Who is responsible for your information
wellingtonbaseball.co.nz is represented by the website’s owner, who is the agency responsible for personal information collected through the site under the Privacy Act 2020.
If you have a question about how your information is handled, or want to make a privacy request, please use our contact page.
What personal information we collect
Information you give us
When you contact us, we handle:
- your email address
- your name, if you provide it
- the content of your message
- any other details you choose to include
You decide what to send. If you would rather not share certain details, leave them out. We may not be able to reply without an email address.
Technical information collected automatically
When you visit the site, some technical information is collected automatically by our hosting provider, Hetzner, and our security and delivery service, Cloudflare:
- IP address – used to deliver pages to you and to protect against misuse
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referring page (the page you came from)
- Date and time of the visit
- Pages requested on the site
This information is gathered through server logs and necessary cookies. It is used only to keep the site running and to guard against technical attacks. We do not use it to build a profile of you.
We do not collect sensitive personal information.
Cookies
We use necessary cookies only. These cookies are needed for the site to work and to be delivered securely. Because we set nothing beyond them, the site does not display a cookie banner. That is a deliberate choice.
The necessary cookies come from:
- Cloudflare – security and delivery, for example telling real visitors apart from automated bots
- LiteSpeed Cache – caching cookies that help pages load quickly
- WordPress – core cookies the site needs to function properly
We do not use:
- Google Analytics or any other visitor analytics tool
- advertising cookies or behavioural tracking
- social media plugins that track visitors
- affiliate or marketing trackers
- third-party cookies beyond the technical services listed above
You can delete existing cookies and block future ones in your browser settings at any time. Be aware that this may affect how the site works.
Why we collect and use your information
We only collect personal information for a lawful purpose connected with running the site, and only where it is needed for that purpose.
| Purpose | Why the information is needed |
|---|---|
| Replying to messages you send us | We cannot answer a question or act on a correction without your contact details and message |
| Operating and delivering the site | Server logs and necessary cookies are required to serve pages reliably |
| Security and protection against misuse (through Cloudflare) | IP addresses and technical data help detect and block attacks and abusive traffic |
| Understanding search performance through Google Search Console | Aggregated, anonymous search data shows how the site appears in Google; it does not identify individual visitors |
| Meeting legal obligations | We may need to keep or disclose information where New Zealand law requires it |
We do not use your information for any other purpose unless you have agreed to it or the Privacy Act 2020 allows it.
How long we keep your information
We keep personal information only for as long as it is needed for the purpose it was collected for:
- Messages you send us: up to three years after our last contact, then deleted, unless we are legally required to keep them longer
- Server logs at Hetzner: typically deleted automatically after 14 to 30 days
- Cloudflare security logs: typically kept for around 30 days
- Necessary cookies: from a single session (removed when you close your browser) up to one year for some Cloudflare security cookies
Once information is no longer needed, we delete it or make it anonymous.
Who we share your information with
We never sell personal information, and we do not use it for advertising or marketing. We rely on the following third-party service providers to run the site. They handle information on our behalf, and we remain responsible for it under the Privacy Act 2020:
- Hetzner Online GmbH (hosting) – processes server logs and IP addresses as part of hosting the site. Location: Germany (European Union). Privacy policy
- Cloudflare, Inc. (security and delivery) – processes IP addresses and technical data. Location: United States, with servers worldwide. Privacy policy
- Google LLC (Search Console) – provides us with aggregated, anonymous search data. Location: United States. Privacy policy
We may also have to disclose information to a public authority where the law requires it.
Information held outside New Zealand
Because our service providers are based in Germany and the United States, technical information about your visit is processed and stored outside New Zealand. We use established providers that apply recognised security and privacy safeguards, and we take reasonable steps to make sure the information they hold for us is protected to a standard comparable to the Privacy Act 2020.
Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational steps to protect personal information against loss, unauthorised access, misuse, alteration and disclosure:
- HTTPS encryption across the whole site
- Cloudflare security infrastructure, including DDoS protection, a web application firewall and bot management
- Regular updates to WordPress, plugins and themes
- Restricted access to the site’s administration area
- Secure hosting with Hetzner, whose data centres are ISO 27001 certified
- Careful storage of email correspondence
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 soon as practicable, 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 request a copy of it
- ask us to correct information you believe is wrong, or to attach a statement of the correction you asked for if we do not agree to change it
You are also welcome to ask us to delete information you have sent us. We will do so unless we have a lawful reason to keep it.
To make a request, use our contact page. We may need to confirm your identity first. We will respond as soon as reasonably practicable, and no later than 20 working days after receiving your request. We do not charge for access or correction requests.
Complaints
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal information, please contact us first so we have the chance to put things right.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you can complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, New Zealand’s privacy regulator. Making a complaint is free.
Office of the Privacy Commissioner
- Website: privacy.org.nz
- Phone: 0800 803 909
Readers under 18
Some articles on wellingtonbaseball.co.nz explain sports betting, which is restricted to people aged 18 and over in New Zealand. That content is written for adults. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has sent us personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.
Changes to this privacy policy
We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes to the site or to the law. The current version is always published on this page with its date. If we make a significant change, we will say so clearly on the site.
Contact us
If you have a question about this privacy policy or about how we handle personal information, please use our contact page. You can also read our terms of use for more about using the site.
Last updated: October 2026