If you have questions or concerns about WhatDate.co.nz collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information, please email us using this form.

WhatDate.co.nz takes your privacy concerns very seriously, and will always take appropriate measures to protect your personal information.

Personal Information

On WhatDate.co.nz you are able to browse the site without giving us any personal information, however we do require personal information if you use some of our services (such as making your own important dates list).

The information we collect on our site may include your name and physical address, and contact details (including your email address). Some services on the site require you to login in which case we will also record a username and password for you.

If we hold personal information (as defined in the Privacy Act 1993) about you, we may use this information to:

  • provide our services for you;
  • promote and market our services to you;

If you do not provide information we reasonably require to us, we may not be able to provide our services to you.

Use of your information

WhatDate.co.nz does not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

We only collect personal information from you that we need to perform a service you have requested.

If you may use features on the Web site that require us to store your information, such as signing up. In that case we would need to store your email address and login information (username and password).

We may also (at your request) store some personal information to make it easier for you to use our site (e.g you can ask us to remember your details so you don’t have to enter them every time you visit the Web site).

Your contact information is also used to contact you when necessary.

Who can see my information?

Your information is safe and secure and we do not publish any of your information without your approval.

We release account and other personal information only when we believe release is appropriate for legal compliance and law enforcement.

Updating Your Personal Information

WhatDate.co.nz provides you with ways in which you can alter your personal data, including changing your email address, password etc.

You have the right to see the information we hold about you and to correct that information if you believe it is incorrect. This can generally be done directly on our Web site.

Email

From time to time you may receive emails from us - this may be relating to your WhatDate.co.nz account, confirmation of a service request, an email alert about new WhatDate.co.nz or an update about new features, or newsletters.

You are able to "opt out" of most of these emails by either following the unsubscribe link on our emails, or by checking a box on your account preferences.

We do use email as a means of receiving feedback from our members, and we encourage you to email us with your questions or comments.

Control of Your Password

You are responsible for all actions taken with your username, email address and password. We do not recommend that you disclose your WhatDate.co.nz password to any third parties. If you choose to share your username, email address and password or your information with third parties to provide you additional services, you are responsible for all actions taken with this information and therefore you should review that third party's privacy policy.

Cookies

Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored in a browser-related file on YOUR computer's hard drive when you use our Web site. They are used so the site can recognise your computer and provide you with personalised information. We use cookies to improve the user experience. Some features of our Web site require the use of cookies. To do this we send your computer a unique code (as a cookie) that we can read.

These cookies are "permanent" cookies and stay on your computer for a year. We also use temporary cookies ("session" cookies) that only exist until you leave our site or close your browser. These may be used to make it easier for you to use the site (such as remembering form information so you don’t have to enter it more than once), to track your progress through the site so we can improve our Web site, or for site administration. The cookies we use only contain a unique code (a long sequence of letters and numbers). They do not contain any personal information and they do not give us access to any information on your computer.

We also use cookies to deliver information and fresh content specific to your interests. Cookies are widely used on most major Web sites.

Other information we collect

We use additional information to do internal research on our users' demographics, interests, and behaviour to better understand and serve you and our community. This information may include the URL that you just came from (whether this URL is on our site or not), which URL you next go to (whether this URL is on our site or not), what browser you are using, and your IP address.

Users who login have their IP addresses recorded. This information will only be provided to legal authorities in cases of suspected fraud or for law enforcement purposes. This information is stored securely and will not be provided to other members or non-authorised parties.

If you choose to post messages in our message areas or leave feedback, we will collect the information you provide to us.

If you send us personal correspondence, such as emails or letters, or if other users or third parties send us correspondence about your activities or postings on the Web site, we may collect such information into a file specific to you.

Updates to our information practices

By using our Web site you consent to the terms of our privacy policy and to us using your personal information for the purposes mentioned above. From time to time, we make changes to our information practices or alter the functionality of our Web site. We always update this statement accordingly, so we encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information on privacy practices at WhatDate.co.nz.

If you have any questions about our privacy policies or any other matter, please contact us.