What we collect, and why.
No surprises, no trackers selling your data. Just enough to run a small consultancy properly.
The short version
Binary Refinery is run by Kat Mac in Ōtautahi Christchurch. The data this site handles falls into three buckets: things you type into the contact form, anyone who opts in to the newsletter, and anonymous traffic stats. All three exist so we can run the consultancy properly. We don't sell or share any of it.
The contact form
When you fill in the form, the details - your name, email, organisation, and the message - get emailed to info@binaryrefinery.co.nz via Resend. We keep those emails so we can reply and so there's a record of the conversation. You aren't added to any mailing list, and your details aren't shared with anyone else.
If you'd like your enquiry deleted from our records, email and we'll sort it.
The newsletter
If you opt in to the newsletter, your email address is stored with Resend Audiences so we can send the occasional update on emerging tech, AI policy in Aotearoa, and what we're working on. We don't share the list, and there's an unsubscribe link on every email.
You can unsubscribe any time, or email us and we'll remove you manually.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 and Cloudflare Web Analytics to see roughly which pages people visit and where they came from - the kind of information you'd see by glancing at a foot-traffic counter. No personally identifying information is collected, no data is sold, and no advertising profiles are built.
If you'd rather not be counted at all, your browser's "Do Not Track" setting, an ad-blocker, or the Google Analytics opt-out add-on will all do the job.
Hosting & email
The site is served by Cloudflare (Auckland edge nodes for most NZ visitors). Email runs through Google Workspace. Both are reputable global providers; their privacy practices are documented on their own sites if you want the deep detail.
Your rights under the Privacy Act 2020
Under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 you can ask what personal information we hold about you, ask for it to be corrected, or ask for it to be deleted. Drop us a line and we'll sort it within a week.
Updates
If anything material on this page changes we'll bump the date below. The current version was last updated May 2026.
Questions
Email info@binaryrefinery.co.nz. We'll come back to you personally.