New Zealand's Rideshare Network

Privacy Policy

Hitch.net.nz is committed to protecting the privacy of it's visitors. Hitch.net.nz will not sell or distribute any visitor information. The following discloses how information is collected and used on Hitch.net.nz.

Personal Information and Demographics
Hitch.net.nz does not collect any personally identifiable information about you such as name, address, phone number, or e-mail address, unless you actively provide this by filling out forms. However, Hitch.net.nz may obtain some types of non-personally identifiable information such as your IP address, your browser type and operating system, and the address of the web site that referred you to hitch.net.nz. This information is collected for use in providing potential advertisers with statistics, to administer the web site, and to track abusive users.

Submitting Rides and Commutes
A visitor who submits Rides and Commutes to hitch.net.nz will be providing this information for online publishing. Any information submitted by a visitor may be listed on the web site and should be considered public. This includes personal information required for the listing of a ride, which may include a visitors email address and telephone number.

Searching Rides and Commutes
Searching on Hitch.net.nz does not require you to provide any personal information. Searches and the options related to those searches may be stored for statistical use. This is non-personally identifiable information used to enhance and administer the web site.

Arranging Rides and Commutes
Hitch.net.nz does not collect or store any information relating to visitors' contact with each other. No information is stored or collected regarding visitors use of email addresses and phone numbers listed as part of a Ride or Commute on this site. Hitch.net.nz does not collect or store any information about visitors acceptance of other users' posted Rides or Commutes.

Cookies
Some of the features on Hitch.net.nz require the use of cookies. These cookies may be used to remember a user's preferences and log in details for next time they visit.

Third Party Advertising
Hitch.net.nz uses third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our web site. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address or telephone number) about your visits to this and other web sites in order to provide advertisements on this site and other sites about goods and services that may be of interest to you.

Third Party Cookies
In the course of serving advertisements to this site, our third-party advertiser may place or recognize a unique "cookie" on your browser.

External Links
Hitch.net.nz contains links to other sites. Hitch.net.nz will not be held responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such sites.

Further information
If you have additional questions regarding your privacy on Hitch.net.nz, feel free to contact us using the contact link at the bottom of this page.