PRIVACY POLICY.

DIG THE GIG LTD (referred to as "DIG THE GIG", "we", "us", or "our" in this privacy policy) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This privacy policy explains how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information, as well as your rights in relation to that information.

This privacy policy applies to all personal information that we collect or process about you in relation to your use of our website and/or services.

Personal Information We Collect

We may collect personal information about you from a variety of sources, including:

Information you provide to us directly, such as when you sign up for our services, complete forms on our website, or contact us through our website or social media channels;
Information we collect automatically when you use our website, such as your IP address, device information, and usage data;
Information we receive from third-party sources, such as our business partners, service providers, and publicly available sources.

The types of personal information we collect may include your name, email address, postal address, telephone number, payment information, and any other information you choose to provide to us.

How We Use Your Personal Information

We may use your personal information for the following purposes:

To provide you with our services and support, and to respond to your inquiries and requests;
To process your payments and manage your account;
To communicate with you about our products, services, and promotions;
To improve and optimise our website and services;
To protect the security and integrity of our website and services;
To comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

We may also use your personal information for other purposes with your consent or as permitted or required by law.

How We Share Your Personal Information

We may share your personal information with third-party service providers who assist us in providing our services, such as payment processors, marketing and advertising partners, and customer support providers.

We may also share your personal information with our business partners and affiliates, and with regulatory authorities and law enforcement agencies as required by law.

We may transfer your personal information to third-party service providers and business partners outside of New Zealand, including in the United States, where the privacy laws may differ from those in your home country. In such cases, we will take appropriate measures to ensure that your personal information is protected in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

Your Rights and Choices

You have the right to access and request correction of your personal information that we hold. You also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information and to request that we delete or restrict the processing of your personal information in certain circumstances.

To exercise these rights or to make a complaint about our handling of your personal information, please contact us using the contact details provided at the end of this privacy policy.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar technologies on our website to enhance your user experience, analyze website usage, and personalize content and ads. For more information about our use of cookies, please read the following section.

About Cookies

Cookies are small files which often include an anonymous unique identifier sent by web servers to web browsers and stored by the web browsers which enable the site or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. The information is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server. This enables a web server to identify and track web browsers. Information gathered through cookies and web server logs may include the date and time of visits, the pages viewed, and the time spent at our website. There are two main kinds of cookies: session cookies and persistent cookies. Session cookies are deleted from your computer when you close your browser, whereas persistent cookies remain stored on your computer until deleted, or until they reach their expiry date.

Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies to help us save your preferences for future visits, keep track of advertisements and compile aggregate data about website traffic and website interaction so that We can offer better website experiences and tools in the future. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist in better understanding website visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected except to help DIG THE GIG conduct and improve our business.

How We Use Cookies

Our website requires you to enter your date of birth and cookies allow us to remember the data you have entered, so that We do not need to ask you to re-enter information every time you browse to a different page of the website. We also use Google Analytics types of cookies which, in conjunction with our web server’s log files, allow us to calculate the aggregate number of people visiting our website and which parts of our website are most popular. This helps us gather feedback so that We can improve our website and better serve our customers. We do not generally store any personal information that you provide to us in a cookie. Most of our cookies expire within 90 days although our analytics cookies may persist for two (2) to ten (10) years. If you delete cookies relating to this website, We will not remember things about you and you will be treated as a first-time visitor the next time you visit the site.

The purpose of cookies, such as Google Analytics cookies, is storing information such as the time you visit the website, and whether you have visited it before.

Please note that DIG THE GIG has financial relationships with some of the merchants mentioned here. DIG THE GIG may be compensated if consumers choose to utilise the links located throughout the content on this site and generate sales for the said merchant.

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to track digital marketing campaigns and earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

We may also use “Social Media” cookies to personalise your interaction with third party social media platforms, such as Instagram and Facebook, where our website uses such features. Such cookies recognize users of these social media sites when you view social media content on our website. They also allow you to quickly share content across media, through the use of simple “sharing” buttons. We use the following Social Media cookies: Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Tiktok and Tumblr. For further information about those Social Media cookies please see here:

http://www.facebook.com/help/cookies

https://twitter.com/privacy

https://www.instagram.com/legal/cookies/

https://www.youtube.com/static?template=privacy_guidelines

https://www.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy

https://policy.pinterest.com/en/cookies

https://www.tumblr.com/policy/en/privacy

https://www.tiktok.com/legal/cookie-policy

Blocking Our Use of Cookies

You can block our use of cookies by activating the settings in your browser but in order to use certain services offered through our website, your web browser must accept cookies. Please visit All About Cookies where you can find comprehensive information on cookie management and blocking for a wide variety of browsers.

You may disallow receiving cookies at any time through your web browser. Although you may still use the site if you reject cookies, some functionality may be limited. Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies:

In Internet Explorer, you can refuse all cookies by clicking “Tools”, “Internet Options”, “Privacy”, and selecting “Block all cookies” using the sliding selector.
In Firefox, you can adjust your cookies settings by clicking “Tools”, “Options” and “Privacy”.
In Google Chrome, you can adjust your cookies settings by clicking the “Chrome Menu” on the browser tool bar, “Settings”, “Show Advanced Settings”, “Privacy”, “Cookies” and select your preferred setting.

Affiliate Cookie Tracking

An affiliate tracking cookie is a file that is created and stored on your web browser when you click on an affiliate or third-party link. This allows affiliate networks to have the ability to ascertain where sales have originated from.

By clicking on an affiliate/third party link on the Site, a cookie may be placed on your browser to track any sales for the purposes of commissions. In some instances, we may make a small commission on qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you

Your California

Privacy Rights

DO NOT TRACK

As of January 1, 2020, subject to certain limitations under applicable law, California residents can request access to and deletion of their personal information.

Sale of Personal Information:

We do not sell your personal information in exchange for monetary compensation. We may allow certain third parties (such as certain advertising partners) to collect your personal information via automated technologies on our websites in an effort to serve you content and advertisements that may be of interest to you. The categories of personal information that may have been disclosed in this manner include: Identifiers, Protected Classifications, Commercial Information, Online Activity, Geolocation Data, and Inferences. We share these categories of personal information for online advertising purposes as described in this Privacy and Cookie Policy.

California Consumer Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, please see the California Privacy Rights Statement for more information about our privacy practices and your rights.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our privacy practices or applicable laws. The updated privacy policy will be posted on our website with the updated date. We encourage you to review this privacy policy periodically to stay informed about our privacy practices.

If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our handling of your personal information, please contact us at the following address:

Questions/Concerns/ Feedback

If you have any questions regarding the Privacy Policy or would like to contact us, please do so at: matt@smalltownmedia.co.nz,
DIG THE GIG LTD

214 Hazeldean Road, Sydenham, The Garden City, Christchurch., Matt Johnson,

Effective Date: [12 March 2023]

END OF PRIVACY POLICY