Privacy Policy

Art News respects your privacy and is committed to handling your personal information responsibly. This privacy statement explains what information we may collect when you use our website, purchase or subscribe to Art News, join our mailing list or contact us, and how we use and protect that information.

Information We Collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect information including: your name, email address and telephone number, billing and delivery addresses, order and subscription information, correspondence you send to us, newsletter and marketing preferences, information associated with your use of our website, such as your IP address, browser or device information and cookies.

When you make a purchase, payment information is processed securely by our payment provider. Art News does not ordinarily receive or store your full payment card details.

How we Use your Information

We may use your personal information to: process and deliver orders and subscriptions, communicate with you about purchases, deliveries or enquiries, provide customer service, send newsletters or other communications you have chosen to receive, manage our website and improve our services, maintain the security of our website and prevent fraudulent activity meet our accounting, tax and other legal obligations.

If you subscribe to our mailing list, you can unsubscribe at any time using the link provided in our emails.

Sharing your Information

We only share personal information where it is reasonably necessary to provide our services or where required by law. This may include service providers that assist us with payment processing, website hosting, email communications, fulfilment and delivery. Information supplied for an order may, for example, be provided to the companies responsible for processing payment or delivering your purchase. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

Some service providers may store or process information outside Aotearoa New Zealand. Where this occurs, we take reasonable steps to ensure personal information is handled appropriately and in accordance with applicable privacy requirements.

Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to enable website functions, remember preferences and understand how visitors use the site. You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings, although disabling certain cookies may affect how some parts of the website operate. Cookies are commonly used for essential site functions and website analytics; NZ Privacy Commissioner guidance similarly recommends explaining their purpose and giving users appropriate information about managing them.

Keeping your Information

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including to meet legal, accounting and business requirements. We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss, unauthorised access, misuse or disclosure.

Your rights

Under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020, you can ask us for access to personal information we hold about you and request that it be corrected if it is inaccurate.

If we receive personal information about you from another person or organisation rather than directly from you, we will handle that information in accordance with applicable privacy law and notify you where required. New Zealand’s additional notification requirements for indirect collection have applied since 1 May 2026.

Contact

For privacy enquiries, requests to access or correct your information, or concerns about how your information has been handled, please contact: