This privacy policy explains how Casino Apps NZ (casino-apps.nz) collects, uses and protects personal information when you visit the website. We handle personal information in line with New Zealand’s Privacy Act 2020. Casino Apps NZ is an information site about casino apps and online casinos. We do not run any games and we do not handle gambling accounts, deposits or withdrawals.
In short: we collect as little information about you as possible. 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 by email, plus a small amount of technical information needed to keep the website running securely.
Last updated: October 2026.
Who is responsible for your information
Casino Apps NZ is represented by the website’s owner, who is responsible for the personal information handled through the site and for answering privacy questions.
If you have a question about how your information is handled, you can reach us through our contact page.
What personal information we collect
Information you send us by email
When you email us, we handle:
- your email address
- your name, if you give it
- the content of your message
- any other details you choose to include
Please do not send us casino account details, identity documents or payment information. We have no use for them and cannot help with operator accounts.
Technical information collected automatically
When you visit the website, some technical information is collected automatically through our hosting provider, Hetzner, and our security and delivery service, Cloudflare:
- IP address – used to deliver the pages and protect against misuse
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referring page (the page you came from)
- Time of the visit
- Pages visited on the website
This information is collected through server logs and necessary cookies. It is used only to keep the website running and to protect it against technical attacks, not to build a profile of you as a visitor.
We do not ask for or knowingly collect sensitive information, such as details about your health, finances or gambling activity.
Cookies
We use necessary cookies only. These are needed for the website to work and to be delivered securely. Because we do not use cookies for statistics, advertising or tracking, we do not ask for cookie consent.
The necessary cookies on the site come from:
- Cloudflare – security and delivery, for example telling real visitors apart from automated traffic
- LiteSpeed Cache – caching cookies that help pages load faster
- WordPress – core cookies needed for the website to function
We do not use:
- Google Analytics or other visitor analytics tools
- advertising cookies or behavioural tracking
- social media plugins that track visitors
- cookies of our own for marketing or profiling
If a page includes content embedded from another website, such as a video, that provider may set its own cookies when the content loads or plays. Those cookies are governed by the provider’s own policy.
You can delete existing cookies and block future ones at any time in your browser settings. Bear in mind that blocking necessary cookies may affect how the website works. More detail is in our cookie policy.
Links to gambling operators
Some links from this site to gambling operators are commercial (affiliate) links. The link itself tells the operator that the visit came from casino-apps.nz. We do not set tracking cookies for this purpose and we do not pass your name, email address or any other personal details to an operator.
Once you follow a link to an operator or any other external website, that website’s own privacy and cookie policies apply. We are not responsible for how other websites handle your information.
Why we collect information
We collect and use personal information only for clear, lawful purposes connected with running the website, as the Privacy Act 2020 requires:
| Purpose | Information used |
|---|---|
| Replying to messages you send us | Email address, name and message content |
| Running and delivering the website | Technical information in server logs |
| Security and protection against misuse | IP address and technical information, through Cloudflare |
| Understanding how the site performs in search | Aggregated, anonymous search data from Google Search Console |
| Meeting legal obligations | Only what the law requires in the particular case |
We do not use personal information for advertising or marketing, and we do not use it for any purpose unrelated to the reason it was collected.
How long we keep information
We keep personal information only for as long as it is needed for the purpose it was collected for:
- Email enquiries: up to three years after the last contact, then deleted, unless the law requires us to keep them longer
- Server logs at Hetzner: normally deleted automatically within 14 to 30 days
- Cloudflare security logs: normally kept for around 30 days
- Necessary cookies: from the length of your browser session up to about one year for some security cookies
We delete or anonymise information once it is no longer needed.
Who we share information with
We never sell personal information, and we do not share it for advertising or marketing. We use the following third-party service providers to run the website. They handle information on our behalf, and we remain responsible for it under the Privacy Act 2020:
- Hetzner Online GmbH (hosting) – handles server logs and IP addresses as part of the hosting service. Location: Germany (EU). Privacy policy
- Cloudflare, Inc. (security and delivery) – handles IP addresses and technical information. Location: United States, with servers worldwide. Privacy policy
- Google LLC (Search Console) – provides us with aggregated, anonymous data about search traffic. Location: United States. Privacy policy
In specific cases we may be required to disclose information to a public authority where the law demands it.
Information held outside New Zealand
Our service providers are based outside New Zealand, so the technical information described above is stored and processed overseas, mainly in the European Union and the United States. We use established providers that publish their own privacy and security commitments, and we limit what they receive to what is needed to host, deliver and protect the website.
Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational steps to protect information against loss, unauthorised access, alteration and misuse:
- HTTPS encryption across the whole website
- Cloudflare security including DDoS protection, a web application firewall and bot management
- Regular updates of WordPress, plugins and themes
- Restricted access to the administration area
- Hosting with Hetzner, which holds ISO 27001 certification
- Careful handling 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
- access the personal information we hold about you
- ask us to correct information that is wrong or incomplete, and to have a statement of the correction you asked for attached to it if we do not make the change
To use these rights, contact us through the contact page. We will respond as soon as we reasonably can, and no later than 20 working days after receiving your request. You can also ask us to delete an email you have sent us, and we will do so unless we are required to keep it.
Complaints
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal information, please contact us first so that 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:
Office of the Privacy Commissioner
Website: privacy.org.nz
Children and people under 18
Casino Apps NZ covers gambling topics and is intended for adults aged 18 and over. 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 information, 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 website or the law. The current version is always published on this page with the date it was last updated. If we make a significant change, we will say so clearly on the website.
Contact us
If you have questions about this privacy policy or about how we handle personal information, you can reach us through our contact page. You can also read our terms of use for more about using the website.