Last updated: 16 October 2026
RiderMates Magazine (“RiderMates”, “we”, “us”) runs ridermates.com. We respect your privacy and handle personal information in line with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 and its Information Privacy Principles. This policy explains what we collect, why, and the choices you have.
Information we collect
- Information you give us — your name, email address and any message content when you subscribe to our newsletter, leave a comment, or use our contact form.
- Information collected automatically — technical details such as your IP address, browser and device type, pages viewed, referring site and approximate location, collected through cookies and similar technologies.
- Comments — when you comment, we store the comment, your name, email, IP address and browser user-agent to help with spam detection. Your name and comment are shown publicly; your email is not.
How we use your information
- To run, maintain and improve the website and its content.
- To send our newsletter and updates you have signed up for.
- To reply to messages and moderate comments.
- To understand how readers use the site through analytics.
- To show advertising and earn commission through affiliate links, which helps fund the magazine.
- To protect the site against spam, fraud and security threats, and to meet legal obligations.
Analytics
We use third-party analytics services to measure traffic and understand how visitors use the site. These services may set cookies and collect information such as your IP address and browsing activity on our site. This information is used in aggregate and is not used by us to identify you personally.
Newsletter
If you subscribe, we use your email address to send our newsletter through a third-party email provider. Every email includes an unsubscribe link, and you can opt out at any time. We may record whether emails are opened or links are clicked to improve our content.
Advertising and affiliate links
We display advertising and some articles contain affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Advertising and affiliate partners may use cookies to measure clicks and conversions and, in some cases, to show ads based on your interests. We do not sell your personal information.
Cookies
Cookies are small files stored on your device. We and our partners use them to remember your preferences, keep the site working, measure traffic and support advertising. You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings, though some parts of the site may not work as intended.
Sharing your information
We share personal information only with service providers who help us run the site — such as hosting, analytics, email, advertising and spam-protection providers — or where required by law. Some of these providers are located outside New Zealand. When information is sent overseas, we take reasonable steps to ensure it is protected in a way comparable to the Privacy Act 2020.
Storage and security
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss, misuse and unauthorised access. We keep it only for as long as it is needed for the purposes above: newsletter details until you unsubscribe, comments until removed, and contact messages for as long as needed to respond.
Your rights
Under the Privacy Act 2020 you can ask to access the personal information we hold about you and ask us to correct it. To make a request, please contact us using the details below. If you are not satisfied with our response, you can complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner at privacy.org.nz.
Children
This site is intended for a general adult audience and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
Links to other sites
Our articles may link to other websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices, so please review their policies.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The latest version will always be on this page, with the date it was last updated.
Contact us
For privacy questions or requests, please contact us through our contact page or email hello@ridermates.co.nz