Privacy Statement
Although our ability to provide service requires that we collect personal information
about our customers, we take measures to ensure the privacy and confidentiality
of that information.
Online privacy concerns focus on the protection of "customer identifiable" information
that an individual or other customer reasonably expects to be kept private. As the
term suggests, "customer identifiable" information is information which can be associated
with a specific individual or entity, including, for example, a customer's name,
address, or telephone number, e-mail address, and information about online activities
that are directly linked to them.
We respect your privacy. We are not involved in the selling, trading or alternative
unauthorised use of personal information. We promise that we will not pass on any
of your personal details to any other another organisations. By providing us with
your information and visiting this web site, you accept and consent to the practices
described in this privacy policy.
What information do we collect and how do we use it?
NZCS does collect information about you at different times. Instances include:
Mandatory personal information needed for us to provide a service to you.
To first email NZCS, information such as your name, contact details, and service
are requested. We will not disclose this personal information unless we have received
your express consent to do so.
We also may disclose this information to our subsidiary and parent companies and
businesses, and other affiliated legal entities and businesses with whom we are
under common corporate control. However, all of these parent, subsidiary and affiliated
legal entities and businesses that receive your personal information from us will
comply with the terms of this privacy policy with respect to their use and disclosure
of such personal information. We may also disclose this information if we believe
it is required by law - that is, to answer a subpoena, warrant or in response to
other legal processes. All of your information may be transferred to and maintained
on computer networks which may be located outside of the state, province, country
or other governmental jurisdiction in which you reside, and the countries in which
these computer networks are located may not have privacy laws as protective as the
laws in your country.
- Non-personally identifiable (specific or aggregated) information, to improve
our services
Apart from this mandatory information we need to provide our service to you, there
may be data (that does not personally identify you) collected to monitor and improve
NZCS service and performance. For example, when you visit a web page the URL requested
is automatically recorded, as is the time and date requested, and the browser software
being used.
Specific or aggregate information may be collected to help maintain accurate accounts,
assist in marketing our products and services and to help make our web site useful
to you. For example, our server recognises your domain name and the pages that you
visit. This data is gathered in an aggregate manner for quality control and improvement
of our sites.
From time to time, NZCS may provide aggregated statistical information about sales,
browsing patterns and navigation techniques to reputable third parties. This is
not personally identifiable information, and assists NZCS to improve products and
services offered.
- Personal information voluntarily provided by you - for NZCS surveys, newsletters,
and in conjunction with third party offers.
We collect information that you volunteer to us on surveys, contests and on registration
pages and use the information collected only to improve your NZCS online experience.
These surveys are strictly confidential. We do not reveal, disclose, sell, distribute,
rent, license, share or pass on to any third parties your personal information without
your consent. From time to time NZCS may form relationships with other organisations
to bring you special offers, competitions and subscriptions. For any third party
offer or subscription, we require as a matter of policy that the third party clearly
states their intentions with any information gathered, and attaches their privacy
policy as a hyperlink to the offer or subscription
The terms and conditions of the offer should also be clearly stated. Please read
this information carefully, and understand that it is your own choice should you
choose to disclose your personally identifiable information to the third party.
The information that you offer to the third party is voluntary.
NZCS enters into third party business relationships with care, and will not share,
disclose or sell any personally identifiable information collected at our site with
third party companies or organisations without these conditions being met.
- Contacting you by e-mail
We may use your e-mail address for any purpose for which you provided it. We may
also use it to respond to feedback given about our Site or Services, to provide
you with any information you request, to confirm receipt of e-mails you have sent
to us or if we need to contact you for any reason.
When do we collect personal information?
Generally, we only collect personal information about you in the following situations
:
- you register as a Site user;
- you send us an e-mail;
- you use our e-commerce Services.
To whom, and for what purposes, will we disclose information we collect from
you?
We will not disclose any personal information we collect from you without your consent.
How do we protect your personal information?
High technology is used to ensure your sensitive information is secure and is protected
from unauthorised access or improper use.
Unsolicited commercial e-mail (UCE) or "spam"
Spam is the Internet term for marketing or commercial e-mail you receive for which
you did not ask. NZCS does not and has never supported or condoned this practice.
Marketing mail from NZCS will generally be "opt-in" / "opt-out". This means that
you should not receive any commercial or marketing e-mail from us unless you have
requested it, that is, you have opted in. When you opt in, every piece of commercial
e-mail will contain an opt-out option, or unsubscribe function. You can send us
a message telling us you would prefer not to receive the mail again and we will
respect your wishes.
We may also send you e-mail providing general information about Services we provide
or about goods or services that are available to you from other persons. Each time
we do that, we will give you the opportunity to opt-out or unsubscribe should you
choose not to receive further e-mails of that type.
Pointers to protect your privacy
- Always close your browser and log out once you have finished surfing the net to
prevent other people gaining access to your information and correspondence.
- NZCS has no control over other web sites we may link to, and we take no responsibility
for the conduct of these companies. Always read the Terms and Conditions when using
other web sites.
When and what type of information do we disclose?
From time to time, we may provide statistical information about sales, trading patterns
and navigation techniques to reputable third parties. This will simply comprise
data collected about our clients, members of the NZCS and other users to form aggregate
results. It will not include any direct personal information that identifies our
database members or our clients.
Cookies
We use a feature of your browser called "a cookie" to assign a user ID. Cookies
identify your computer to our servers when you visit our Site and extend the functionality
of the service offered in an area of our Site. You must have Cookies enabled on
your web browser to use the NZCS web site.
Additional Privacy Protections for Children Using the Internet
NZCS joins the industry in recognising that children, including young teens, may
not be able to make informed choices about personal information requested online.
Accordingly, NZCS does not target children or teenagers (younger than eighteen years
of age) for collection of information online. NZCS does not solicit or collect customer
identifiable information targeted at children and teenagers under eighteen and does
not allow anyone else to do so on a NZCS Affiliate Web Site.
