Privacy Policy

Last updated: May 2026

KiwiMeds (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates the website kiwimeds.nz. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our website.

1. Information We Collect

We collect the following personal information:

  • Email address — when you subscribe to our newsletter, The KiwiMeds Bulletin. We use your email address to send you medication news, Pharmac updates, and other relevant health information. You may unsubscribe at any time.
  • Contact form data — when you submit a message via our Contact page, we collect your name, email address, and message content to respond to your enquiry.
  • Usage data — we may collect information about how you interact with our website, including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent on pages. This data is collected via analytics tools.

2. Cookie Usage

KiwiMeds uses cookies to improve your browsing experience and to serve relevant advertising. Types of cookies used include:

  • Essential cookies — required for the website to function correctly.
  • Analytics cookies — used to understand how visitors interact with our site (e.g. Google Analytics).
  • Advertising cookies — used to display relevant advertisements to you. We use Google AdSense, which may set advertising cookies on your device to personalise ads based on your browsing behaviour. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of this website.

3. How We Use Your Information

  • To send you the KiwiMeds newsletter (email subscribers only)
  • To respond to enquiries submitted via the Contact page
  • To improve website content and user experience
  • To serve relevant advertising through Google AdSense

4. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services that may process your data:

  • Google AdSense — for advertising. See Google’s Privacy Policy.
  • Google Analytics — for website analytics.
  • Beehiiv — for newsletter management.

5. Data Retention

We retain your email address for as long as you are subscribed to our newsletter. You may unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in any email. Contact form submissions are retained for a reasonable period to facilitate responses.

6. Your Rights

Under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020, you have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal information held by us. To exercise these rights, please contact us at the address below.

7. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us at: info@kiwimeds.nz