Privacy Policy

Protecting your privacy is of utmost importance to us at Unity Books.

Who we are

Unity Books are two independent book retailers in Aotearoa New Zealand. There is a store in central wellington on Willis Street. And an Auckland store, with attached childrens' bookshop, in the centre of Auckland city.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

We collect personal information from you, including information about your:

  • name

  • contact information

  • interactions with us

  • billing or purchase information

We collect your personal information in order to:

  • Sell books to consumers New Zealand-wide.

Your personal information will be held confidentially. The only people with access to personal information are our staff and those providing software services to Unity Books. If we share information with a service provider, your privacy will be protected through a non-disclosure agreement.

Cookies & Remarking Tools

  1. Site analytics cookies – these cookies allow us to measure and analyse how our members/visitors use the site, to improve both its functionality and your experience using our site.

  2. Targeting or advertising cookies – we do not use targeting or advertising cookies.

By using our site, you agree to us placing these sorts of cookies on your device and accessing them when you visit the site in the future. If you want to delete any cookies that are already on your computer, the “help” section in your browser should provide instructions on how to locate the file or directory that stores cookies. Further information about cookies can be found at www.aboutcookies.org. Please note that by deleting or disabling future cookies, your user experience may be affected and you might not be able to take advantage of certain functions of our site, and the complete Unity Books user experience that we pride ourselves on providing our customers.

We do not store credit card details after the transaction has occurred. We keep your information safe by storing information in a secure database and only allowing certain staff to access it.

You have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, please contact us at wellington@unitybooks.co.nz, or +64 4 499 4245, or 57 Willis Street, Wellington 6011.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

Analytics

How long we retain your data

For users who register on our website, we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time. Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

For users who register for our email newsletter you can unsubscribe at any time.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, you can request to receive a file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where we send your data

We do not supply or sell customer information to any external company.