Privacy & cookies
Last updated 19 September 2026. This page explains what data United Roundup collects and why in plain terms — it is not a substitute for formal legal advice, and if anything here is genuinely uncertain we say so rather than guess.
What we collect
Basic, standard site data.
Like most websites, United Roundup's hosting provider automatically logs standard technical information (such as IP address, browser type, and pages visited) for security and performance purposes. If analytics tools are added in future, this page will be updated to name them specifically before they go live.
Cookies
Analytics and embedded posts.
United Roundup itself does not set tracking or advertising cookies by default. The one exception: if you accept cookies, we use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to collect anonymous visitor data — including which pages you view, how long you spend on the site, and the traffic source that brought you here — to help us understand how the site is used. GA4 is not loaded automatically: you’ll see a cookie banner asking you to accept or decline before anything loads, and it only loads if you accept. You can decline, or change an earlier choice at any time, using the cookie banner or the button below. Google is based in the United States, so analytics data may be processed outside New Zealand, the UK and the EU; see Google’s privacy policy for how they handle it.
Some articles embed public posts from X (formerly Twitter). Those embeds use X’s own script, which can set cookies and share your IP address and browsing details with X. We load it only if you accept cookies; if you decline, you see the post’s text and a link to the original instead. X’s own privacy policy applies to anything it collects.
If you subscribe to the Weekly Roundup through Kit’s own sign-up page, our email provider Kit sets a cookie on your browser so it can remember you’ve already subscribed — that happens on Kit’s own site, not ours, and is covered by Kit’s privacy policy.
If display advertising is introduced (reserved ad spaces are visible on some pages), the advertising network used will require its own cookies for ad delivery and measurement — this page will be updated with the specific network’s name and a link to its own privacy policy before that happens, not after.
Contact addresses are used only for their stated purpose.
Emails sent to any @unitedroundup.com address are used only to respond to you or act on your message (a tip, a correction, a partnership enquiry). They are not added to a mailing list or shared with third parties.
Newsletter
What we collect for the Weekly Roundup.
If you sign up to the Weekly Roundup, we collect your email address, the date and time you signed up, and a record that you gave consent (so we can show that permission was given, if ever asked). We don’t collect anything else through that form, and there are no pre-ticked boxes — signing up is an active choice you make.
Kit, a creator-marketing platform, is our email service provider: it hosts the sign-up form, stores the subscriber list, and sends the Weekly Roundup emails on our behalf. Kit is based in the United States, so your data may be processed outside New Zealand, the UK and the EU. Kit uses recognised international transfer safeguards for this (the EU-U.S. and UK-U.S. Data Privacy Frameworks, and Standard Contractual Clauses) — see Kit’s own privacy policy for the full detail, since that's information only they can confirm and update.
Unsubscribing: every Weekly Roundup email includes an unsubscribe link. Using it removes you from the list immediately. You can also email privacy@unitedroundup.com and we’ll remove you or ask Kit to delete your subscriber record.
Legal basis: for readers in New Zealand, we handle this information in line with the Privacy Act 2020 — collecting only what's needed for the stated purpose, keeping it only as long as it's needed, and giving you a way to have it deleted. For readers in the UK or EU, signing up is treated as your consent under UK/EU GDPR, which you can withdraw at any time using the unsubscribe link or by emailing us. This is a plain-language summary, not formal legal advice — if you have a specific legal question about how your data is handled, we’d recommend checking with a qualified advisor in your own jurisdiction.
Third-party links
We link out often, and aren't responsible for those sites.
United Roundup links to official club channels, journalists, and other publishers as part of its coverage. Once you follow a link to another site, that site's own privacy policy applies, not this one.
Questions
Get in touch about this policy
Email privacy@unitedroundup.com with any privacy-related question.