Legal & Policies
This page outlines The Daily Blog’s legal policies, editorial standards, and data disclosures.
Last updated: January 2025.
Welcome to The Daily Blog (“TDB”).
We respect your privacy and take reasonable care to protect your personal information in accordance with New Zealand’s Privacy Act 2020.
1.1 Information we collect
Information you voluntarily provide:
- Name or username
- Email address
- Comments or messages you submit
- Any information you choose to share with us
Information automatically collected:
- IP address
- Browser type and device
- Pages visited and time spent on site
- Referring URLs
- Basic analytics data
1.2 Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Ensure the site functions properly
- Understand how readers use the site
- Improve performance and usability
Third-party cookies may be set by services such as analytics tools and embedded media platforms.
1.3 How we use your information
We use information to:
- Operate and maintain The Daily Blog
- Moderate comments
- Improve site performance and content
- Respond to enquiries
- Detect abuse or misuse
We do not sell your personal data.
1.4 Legal basis (NZ Privacy Act 2020)
We collect and process information based on:
- Legitimate interest
- User consent where required
- Legal compliance obligations
1.5 Data storage & security
We take reasonable steps to protect your data, including:
- Secure hosting
- Limited administrative access
- Regular updates and monitoring
No system is 100% secure, but we act responsibly.
1.6 Third-party services
We may use third-party services including:
- Analytics providers
- Embedded media (YouTube, X, Facebook, etc.)
These services operate under their own privacy policies.
1.7 Your rights
You have the right to:
- Request access to your personal information
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion where appropriate
- Opt out of cookies via browser settings
1.8 Children’s privacy
This site is not directed at children.
We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors.
1.9 Updates
This policy may be updated as laws or site practices change.
Welcome. If you’re here, you’re reading, arguing, lurking, or trying to work out how far you can push things.
2.1 By using this site
By accessing The Daily Blog, you agree to these Terms of Use.
If you don’t like them, you’re free to leave. No hard feelings.
2.2 What we publish
The Daily Blog publishes:
- Opinion
- Political commentary
- Analysis
- Satire
- Rants
- Editorial content
This is not a neutral platform.
This is not “balanced” journalism.
Views belong to individual writers.
2.3 Accuracy
We aim to be factual, but:
- Mistakes happen
- Content may change
- We make no guarantees of completeness or accuracy
If you rely on something here and it goes sideways, that’s on you.
2.4 Intellectual property
All content is protected by copyright.
You may:
- Share links
- Quote short excerpts with attribution
You may not:
- Republish full articles
- Scrape content for AI training
- Claim content as your own
Permission requests: editor@thedailyblog.co.nz
2.5 External content
We link to and embed third-party platforms.
We are not responsible for their content or cookies.
2.6 Prohibited behaviour
Don’t:
- Harass
- Defame
- Spam
- Attempt to break the site
We reserve the right to ban users at our discretion.
We encourage debate. We do not host sewers.
3.1 No hate speech
Racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, or bigoted comments are removed.
3.2 No harassment
No personal attacks, stalking, or targeting individuals.
3.3 No defamation
Unfounded accusations? Deleted.
3.4 No spam
No ads, MLMs, crypto schemes, or link-dumping.
3.5 Moderation rights
We may edit, delete, or ban without notice. Moderation decisions are final.
3.6 Responsibility
You are responsible for what you post. We are not liable for user comments.
4.1 Yes, we use cookies
Cookies help the site work and show us how it’s used.
4.2 Types of cookies
- Essential WordPress cookies
- Analytics cookies
- Embedded media cookies (YouTube, X, Facebook, etc.)
4.3 Opting out
You can disable cookies in your browser, but parts of the site may break.
5.1 Opinion-based content
This is a political blog.
Content includes opinion, satire, humour, and editorial commentary.
5.2 Not professional advice
Nothing here is legal, financial, medical, or professional advice.
5.3 No liability
We are not liable for:
- Errors or typos
- Outages or hacks
- Interpretations of satire
- Comments by third parties
- Decisions you make based on content
Use the site at your own risk.
5.4 Editorial independence
Advertisers and sponsors have zero editorial control.
5.5 Policy changes
Policies may change as laws or circumstances change.
5.6 TDB Poll of Polls – Methodology & Disclaimer
Methodology
The Daily Blog’s Poll of Polls aggregates publicly available political polling data from multiple polling organisations (excluding the Curia poll). Results are combined using a simple averaging method and presented for informational and analytical purposes only.
Disclaimer
TDB Poll of Polls:
- Is not a prediction of election outcomes
- Is subject to margins of error and methodological differences
- Reflects polling at a point in time, not future results
The Daily Blog does not commission these polls and does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of third-party data.
This feature is provided as editorial analysis, not factual determination or advice.