Privacy Policy
How Volatilitypound collects, uses, and protects your personal information in accordance with New Zealand and international requirements.
Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
Volatilitypound ("we", "us", "our") operates the website volatilitypound.world (the "Site"), which provides general informational content about everyday movement, food choices, and rest habits for people in New Zealand. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our Site or contact us.
This policy complies with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 and, where applicable, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union. If you disagree with its terms, please discontinue use of the Site.
2. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for your personal information is:
- Business name: Volatilitypound
- Address: 6 Rees Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Phone: +6434428218
- Email: info@volatilitypound.world
- Website: volatilitypound.world
3. Data We Collect
We may collect the following categories of personal data from visitors to volatilitypound.world:
| Category | Examples | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Contact data | Name, email address | Contact form submissions |
| Communication data | Message content | Contact form submissions |
| Technical data | IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited | Automatically via cookies and server logs |
| Preference data | Cookie consent choices | Cookie banner interaction |
We do not collect sensitive personal data (such as health, financial, or biometric data) through this Site. The Site does not provide any form of health assessment or personalised lifestyle guidance.
4. Purposes of Processing
We process your personal data for the following purposes:
- To respond to enquiries submitted through our contact form
- To operate and improve the Site and its general informational content
- To comply with legal obligations under New Zealand and applicable international law
- To analyse Site usage and performance (with your consent, via analytics cookies)
5. Legal Basis for Processing
Under GDPR, we rely on the following legal bases:
- Consent — for analytics and marketing cookies, and for processing contact form data where you have ticked the consent checkbox.
- Legitimate interests — for operating and securing the Site and for responding to enquiries.
- Legal obligation — where processing is required by applicable New Zealand or international law.
6. Data Retention
| Data Type | Retention Period |
|---|---|
| Contact form submissions | Up to 24 months from receipt |
| Server logs (technical data) | Up to 12 months |
| Cookie consent records | 12 months from consent date |
After the applicable retention period, data is securely deleted or anonymised.
7. Data Sharing and Transfers
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We may share data with:
- Service providers — third-party providers who assist us in operating the Site (e.g., hosting, analytics), bound by data processing agreements.
- Legal authorities — where required by New Zealand law, court order, or regulatory obligation.
Where data is transferred outside New Zealand or the European Economic Area, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses).
8. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Right of access — to request a copy of the data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification — to request correction of inaccurate data.
- Right to erasure — to request deletion of your data in certain circumstances.
- Right to restriction — to request that we limit processing of your data.
- Right to data portability — to receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
- Right to object — to object to processing based on legitimate interests.
- Right to withdraw consent — at any time, where processing is based on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@volatilitypound.world. We will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) or your local supervisory authority.
9. Security Measures
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These include HTTPS encryption, access controls, and regular security reviews. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.
10. Cookies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies on volatilitypound.ddd. For full details, please see our Cookie Policy.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of the Site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
- Email: info@volatilitypound.world
- Address: 6 Rees Street, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Phone: +6434428218