Effective Date: 23 July 2026
At The Cocktail Guy Limited (“The Cocktail Guy”, “we”, “our” or “us”), we’re committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information responsibly in accordance with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020.
Whether you’re browsing our website, requesting a quote, entering one of our competitions, purchasing Chuqui™, or booking one of our cocktail experiences, we want you to feel confident that your personal information is handled with care, transparency and respect.
This Privacy Policy applies to The Cocktail Guy Limited and our associated brands, including Chuqui™, and explains what information we collect, how we use it, who we may share it with, and the choices you have regarding your personal information.
By using our website or engaging with our business, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.
Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect personal information that you choose to provide, including:
When you visit our website, we may also automatically collect technical information such as your IP address, browser and device information, website activity, pages visited, referring websites, cookies and similar technologies. This helps us improve our website, understand how it’s being used and create a better experience for our visitors.
We use your information to:
From time to time, we may also send you event inspiration, product launches, exclusive offers, special promotions and news from The Cocktail Guy, Chuqui™ and our associated brands where permitted by applicable law.
If you’d rather not hear from us, you can opt out at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting us directly.
We love running giveaways and promotions from time to time.
If you choose to enter one of our competitions or promotional campaigns, your information may be used to:
Where a promotion is run in partnership with another business, we may share your information with that partner for competition administration and marketing purposes where this has been clearly disclosed as part of the promotion.
You can opt out of marketing communications at any time using the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting us directly. Opting out won’t affect your eligibility for competitions you’ve already entered or any services you’ve booked with us.
Your privacy is important to us, and we do not sell, rent or trade your personal information.
Where necessary, we may share your information with trusted employees, contractors and service providers who help us deliver our services. This may include payment providers, website hosting providers, marketing platforms, courier companies and event suppliers.
We may also disclose your information where required by law, to protect our legal rights, or as part of the sale or transfer of our business.
Any third parties we work with are expected to keep your information secure and only use it for the purpose for which it was provided.
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, remember your preferences, analyse website traffic and better understand how visitors interact with our website.
You can disable cookies through your browser settings at any time. Please note that some features of our website may not function as intended if cookies are disabled.
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, misuse, disclosure, alteration or loss.
While we take security seriously, no method of electronic storage or internet transmission is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to provide our services, meet legal obligations, resolve disputes and protect our legitimate business interests.
When information is no longer required, it is securely deleted or destroyed.
Under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020, you have the right to:
We’ll always do our best to respond promptly and in accordance with the requirements of New Zealand privacy law.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. As these websites operate independently, The Cocktail Guy Limited is not responsible for their content or privacy practices.
We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
As our business evolves, we may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, business practices or legal obligations.
The most current version will always be available on our website.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to access or correct your personal information, we’d love to hear from you.