Privacy policy

Last updated: 7 October 2026

Release Terminal is operated by Matthew Wood, a sole trader in New Zealand trading as Release Terminal. We are responsible for the personal information we collect for the site. Contact us at releaseterminal@gmail.com.

Reading the site

There is no reader sign-up or login. We do not create reader accounts or profiles, or keep a reader browsing history in our application database. We do not run advertising trackers on reader pages.

We use Cloudflare Web Analytics to count visits. When a page loads, a Cloudflare script reports the page address, the referring page, your browser and device type, your approximate country and how quickly the page loaded. It does not set cookies, use local storage or fingerprint your device. We see only aggregate totals, such as visits per page, not a record of any individual reader. Blocking the script does not affect the site.

Your browser remembers your selected view, product filters and timezone using local storage. These settings stay in your browser. If a selected view appears in a page URL, Cloudflare receives that URL when it is requested. You can remove them by clearing this website's storage in your browser. Without saved settings, you can still read the site.

Cloudflare hosts and protects the website. It processes technical information such as IP addresses, traffic and device configuration information to deliver pages and protect its services. This network processing is separate from our browser preferences. See Cloudflare's privacy policy.

Contacting us

If you email us, we receive your email address, your message and any information you include. We use these to answer you, review corrections, handle enquiries or resolve complaints. Our mailbox is provided by Google (Gmail), which processes the correspondence. See Google's privacy policy. Providing it is voluntary, but we may not be able to answer or investigate without enough detail. Send only information relevant to your request.

People mentioned in release coverage

We review public product announcements and official public accounts. Source material can include a person's name, account handle or public statement. We use relevant information to explain releases, attribute sources and check corrections. Our published summaries and source links are visible to everyone. Editorial records may also retain source evidence and revision history.

Automated source monitoring and X posting are currently paused.

Sharing and storage

Cloudflare and Google process information needed to provide their services. Their processing can take place outside New Zealand. Information may also be disclosed where the law requires or permits it, for example to respond to a lawful request. We do not publish private correspondence merely because you send it to us.

Browser preferences remain on your device until cleared or removed by your browser. We keep other personal information only while needed for the purpose it was collected for, or a lawful recordkeeping need. That can include resolving a request, documenting a correction or meeting a legal obligation. Retention depends on the record and the reason for keeping it.

Your information and choices

Email us to ask for access to personal information we hold about you, or to ask us to correct it. We may need enough information to confirm your identity. We give our decision as soon as practicable, within 20 working days unless a lawful extension applies. We explain any extension. If we decline a correction, you can ask us to attach a statement of the correction you sought.

You can also ask us to remove information. We assess the request against its purpose and any legal need to retain it. Contact us with any privacy concern. If we cannot resolve it, you can complain to the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner.

Other services and future bookings

Source links and sponsor links take you to other websites with their own privacy practices. Your browser or chosen app handles any sharing you initiate.

Sponsor checkout is not open. Email sponsorship enquiries follow the contact section above. If booking opens, we will provide a notice before submission explaining the booking information, payment provider and storage involved. We will update this policy when our practices change and show the new date here.