Privacy Policy for southernheart.co.nz

Purpose

The purpose of this privacy notice is to let users of southernheart.co.nz (the ‘site’) know when we collect personal information and what we do with it. We do not use, share or transfer personal information in connection with the site except as set out in this notice.

Use of personal information

We will only use personal information provided to us for the purpose of:

• administering, evaluating and improving the site
• improving our services
• responding to your feedback and information provided in our contact form.

No need to disclose personal information

You can use the site without sharing any personal information.

Storage and deletion of information

If you provide personal information, it is held securely by Southern Heart and will not be retained once the information has been documented and is no longer needed.

Statistical information and cookies

Statistical information collected

We use Google Universal Analytics to collect statistical information about your visit to help us improve the site. This information is aggregated and does not identify you personally. It includes:

• your IP address
• the search terms you used
• the pages you visited on our site and the links you clicked on
• the date and time you visited the site
• the referring site (if any) from which you clicked through to this site
• your operating system, for example, Windows, MacOS
• the type of web browser you use, such as Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Mozilla Firefox
• other things like your screen resolution and the language setting of your browser

Use of the statistical information

The statistical information referred to above can be viewed by site administrators and certain other Southern Heart staff.

How Google uses data when you use their partners’ sites or apps

Cookies

This site generates persistent session cookies (that is, they have an expiry date and are removed on that date) for the purpose of monitoring site usage.

The cookies do not collect personal information. You can disable them or clear them out of your web browser without affecting your ability to use the site.

Access and correct your personal information

Your rights

Under the Privacy Act 2020, you have the right to access and ask us to correct any personal information you have provided to us.

Contact us if:

• you would like to access or change your personal information Southern Heart has stored.
• you have any concerns regarding your privacy.

Southern Heart may require proof of your identity before being able to provide you with any personal information. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, please contact us using our contact form.