Privacy
How we protect your privacy on our website
Why should you read this privacy statement?
In using these websites you may be required to, or may choose to, provide us with personal and contact details.
This privacy statement sets out what information we’ll ask you for, when we’ll collect it, and what we’ll do with it.
It’s our commitment to keeping your personal information safe and secure, and explains your rights, and our responsibilities.
What information is collected when you use this website?
Where an online services account is necessary to access our services, you’ll be asked to provide your name, email address, telephone number, physical address and postal address.
As a website user, you may also choose to provide personal information voluntarily, for example, when contacting us by email, or sending us feedback. While you are not obliged to provide this information, not doing so may affect the services we can offer you.
Where you subscribe to one of our alerts or newsletters, the details you provide will be stored in a third-party database. Should you choose to unsubscribe, these details will be deleted from the database.
Statistical Information about your use of this website may also be collected, but will not identify you personally.
How will we use your personal information?
The information we collect about you enables us to:
- manage your online services account with us
- provide you with important news and updates
- alert you to any serious outages
- communicate with you on matters relating to your use of the websites
- determine how the websites are used, so we can deliver, evaluate and improve our services to you.
We’ll generally only use personal information obtained through the websites for the purposes for which it was collected. However, we may use or share your personal information for some other directly related purpose, as otherwise permitted by the Privacy Act 2020 , or as required by some other legislation.
Who has access to your personal information?
The personal information you provide will be accessible to select staff members of the New Zealand Business Registry (NZBR) where it is deemed appropriate. In addition to internal access, certain external third-party contractors and suppliers, who have been authorized and entrusted with specific roles and responsibilities related to the administration and operational maintenance of our websites, may also have the ability to view your personal details. This arrangement ensures that all aspects of our website functionality are managed efficiently and with the highest level of security to safeguard your personal information.
How is your information kept safe?
Under the stipulations of the Privacy Act 2020, we are legally obligated to ensure the security of your personal information. Any authorized third-party entities involved in handling this data will be held to stringent security and privacy standards that align with our own internal protocols. Our website is equipped with robust security measures designed to prevent the loss, misuse, and unauthorized alteration of the information we store. To ensure these measures remain effective and up to date, our systems are subject to continuous monitoring, which includes logging various activities and conducting thorough analyses of these logs.
Furthermore, we gather information regarding your interactions with our websites and other IT systems to bolster our security efforts. This data is critical for preventing unauthorized access and defending against potential attacks on these systems. It also plays a vital role in the prompt resolution of such incidents, ensuring system integrity and safety, even if you are not directly involved in any such activities. This proactive approach is part of our commitment to maintaining a secure and reliable digital environment for all users.
What statistical information is collected when you use this website?
We may collect statistical information about your visit, to help us improve our websites. This information won’t identify you personally, and includes:
- the search terms you used
- the pages you accessed on and the links you clicked on
- the date and time you visited
- the referring site (if any) from which you navigated to our website
- the device you used
- your operating system (for example, Windows 10, Mac OSX)
- the type of web browser you use (for example, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox)
- other things like screen resolution, the release of your installed Flash version and the language setting of your browser.
The statistical information referred to above can be viewed by certain NZBR staff.
