Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 6, 2025
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://realnative.co.nz.
For privacy-related queries, please contact us.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Contact Form
When you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and any information you include in your message. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiry and is not shared with third parties*.
Comments
If you leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection. An anonymised string (hash) from your email may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval, your profile picture is visible to the public alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS), as visitors can download and extract this information.
Cookies
- If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last for one year.
- Temporary cookies may be set to check if your browser accepts cookies when you visit the login page; these are discarded when you close your browser.
- Login and display cookies are set if you log in. Login cookies last two days (or two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected); display cookies last one year. Logging out removes login cookies.
- If you edit or publish an article, a cookie indicating the post ID will be saved for one day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you visited those sites directly, which may collect data, use cookies, or track your interaction.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not share your personal data with third parties, except as required for spam detection or if you request a password reset, in which case your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely for follow-up comment recognition.
- For registered users (if any), personal information in profiles is stored indefinitely. Users can see, edit, or delete their information at any time (except usernames); administrators can also see and edit this information.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of your personal data or request its erasure. This does not include data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Data Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your information and ensure it is securely stored.
Contact Information
For privacy-specific concerns, contact us.
