The Beehive Bunker (beehivebunker.nz) is an independent New Zealand political data and dashboard website. We are committed to protecting your privacy in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020 (New Zealand) and the Information Privacy Principles it establishes.
We do not require you to create an account or submit personal information to use this website. If you enter personal information while using the Tax Compare Household Calculator, this data is not submitted to our servers and is only stored in your browser on your device. If you contact us directly (e.g., via email or Facebook message), we may retain your name and email address to respond to your enquiry.
When you visit The Beehive Bunker, certain information is collected automatically, including:
This website uses Google Analytics (Google Tag Manager) to help us understand how visitors use the site. Google Analytics collects anonymised, aggregated data about user behaviour. It may use cookies stored in your browser. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking at any time via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
We do not use advertising cookies, tracking pixels for third-party ad networks, or sell your data to any third party.
We collect and hold personal information in accordance with the 13 Information Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act 2020. The most relevant principles to our operations are:
| Principle | How it applies to The Beehive Bunker |
|---|---|
| IPP 1 | We only collect information that is necessary for our legitimate purposes of operating this website |
| IPP 2 | We collect information directly from users where practicable, or from automated analytics where individual identification is not the intent |
| IPP 3 | We make the purpose of collection clear through this policy |
| IPP 5 | We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss, misuse, or unauthorised access |
| IPP 6 | You have the right to access personal information we hold about you |
| IPP 7 | You have the right to request correction of any personal information we hold that is inaccurate |
Data collected via Google Analytics is processed and stored by Google on servers which may be located outside New Zealand. Google's handling of this data is governed by their own Privacy Policy. We have configured Google Analytics to anonymise IP addresses.
Any personal information you provide us directly (such as via email or Facebook message) is retained only as long as needed to address your enquiry, after which it is deleted.
We take reasonable technical and organisational steps to protect any information we hold, consistent with our obligations under the Privacy Act 2020.
This website embeds or links to data from third-party sources including Stats NZ, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Parliamentary Service, REINZ, and others. These are public data sources. Their own privacy policies apply when you visit their websites.
The Beehive Bunker is not responsible for the privacy practices of any external websites we link to.
Under the Privacy Act 2020, you have the right to:
To exercise any of these rights, or to ask questions about this policy, please contact us using the details below.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner:
🌐 www.privacy.org.nz | 📞 0800 803 909
We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. Continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.