Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 2026
At Bookety Book Books, we care about your privacy and want to be clear about what information we collect, why we collect it and how we use it.
This Privacy Policy applies when you visit or interact with the Bookety Book Books website (the Website), subscribe to our emails, create an account, participate in our community features or otherwise provide information to us.
Bookety Book Books is an independent literary and reading platform based in Aotearoa New Zealand.
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Bookety”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Bookety Book Books and the entity operating the Website.
Depending on how you use the Website, we may collect information such as:
- your name and email address;
- information you provide when signing up for our newsletter or creating an account;
- information you choose to provide through forms, surveys, competitions or community features;
- comments, posts or other content you submit to the Website;
- correspondence you send to us;
- information about how you use and interact with the Website; and
- technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device type, approximate location and referring website.
You can browse most of the Website without providing us with your name or contact details.
We may use your information to:
- subscribe to our newsletter;
- create an account;
- submit a form;
- enter a competition or promotion;
- participate in our community or forum;
- contact us; or
- otherwise interact with the Website.
We may also automatically collect certain technical and usage information through cookies, analytics tools and similar technologies.
We may use your information to:
- operate and improve the Website;
- provide features or services you have requested;
- manage your account;
- send newsletters or other communications you have chosen to receive;
- respond to questions or messages;
- administer competitions, surveys or promotions;
- understand how readers use the Website;
- improve our content and user experience;
- moderate community features;
- protect the security and integrity of the Website; and
- meet our legal obligations.
We will only use your personal information for the purpose for which it was collected, or for another purpose permitted by law.
If you subscribe to emails from Bookety, we will use the information you provide to send you our newsletters and related communications.
You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.
Unsubscribing from marketing emails does not necessarily prevent us from contacting you about administrative or account-related matters where necessary.
Like most websites, Bookety may use cookies and similar technologies to help the Website function and to understand how people use it.
We may use analytics services to collect information such as pages visited, time spent on the Website, general geographic information, device type and how visitors arrived at the Website.
This information helps us understand what is useful to our readers and improve the Website.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings, although doing so may affect some Website functionality.
We do not sell your personal information.
We may share information with trusted third-party service providers where reasonably necessary to operate Bookety. These may include providers of:
- website hosting and technology;
- email and newsletter services;
- analytics;
- community or account functionality;
- forms and surveys;
- payment processing, where applicable; and
- other services required to operate the Website.
These providers may only access information necessary to provide their services to us.
We may also disclose information where required or permitted by New Zealand law.
Bookety contains links to third-party websites, including booksellers, publishers, authors, event providers and other organisations.
When you follow a link to another website, that website's own privacy policy and practices apply. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites.
Some links on Bookety may be affiliate links. You can read more about these in our Terms & Conditions and relevant disclosures on the Website.
If you participate in public areas of the Website, such as forums, discussions or comments, information you choose to post may be visible to other users and the public.
Please consider this before sharing personal information in public areas of the Website.
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure or alteration.
However, no website or online service can guarantee complete security, and you provide information online at your own risk.
We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law.
Where information is no longer required, we may securely delete or anonymise it.
Under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020, you may have the right to request access to personal information we hold about you and ask us to correct information that is inaccurate.
To make a request, please contact us using the details below.
If you have concerns about how we have handled your personal information, you can also contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner in New Zealand.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time as Bookety, our technology or legal requirements change.
The latest version will always be available on the Website, with the date it was last updated shown at the top.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle personal information, please contact:
