This policy sets out how we collect, use, disclose and protect your personal information. We comply with the New Zealand Privacy Act 1993 when dealing with personal information
Unique Housing Solutions (we, us, our) complies with the New Zealand Privacy Act 1993 (the Act) when handling personal information. Personal information is information about an identifiable individual (a natural person).
We collect personal information from or about visitors to our website.
The remainder of this policy sets out how we collect, use, disclose and protect personal information that is not Client Information.
This policy does not limit or exclude any of your rights under the Act. If you would like further information on the Act, see www.privacy.org.nz.
Changes to this policy
We may change this policy by uploading a revised policy onto our website. The change will apply from the date that we upload the revised policy.
Who we collect your personal information from
We collect personal information about you from:
- you, when you provide that personal information to us, including via our website, through any registration or subscription process, through any contact with us (e.g. phone call or email). If possible, we will collect personal information from you directly.
We may also collect technical information whenever you access or use our website. This may include information about the way you arrive at, browse through and interact with our website, templates and newsletters. We may collect this type of technical information through the use of cookies and other means.
Cookies are alphanumeric identifiers that we transfer to your computer’s hard drive to enable our systems to recognise your browser. If you want to disable cookies, you may do so by changing the settings on your browser. However, if you do so, you may not be able to use all of the functions made available. We use the technical information we collect to have a better understanding of the way people use our website, templates and newsletters, to improve the way they work and to personalise them to be more relevant and useful to your particular needs.
How we use your personal information
We use your personal information:
- to verify your identity
- to provide to you, and improve, our website, templates and newsletters
- to market our services and products to you, including electronically (e.g. by text or email)
- to bill you and process payments from you, including authorising and processing credit card transactions
- to protect and/or enforce our legal rights and interests, including defending any claim and verifying your compliance with any terms under which we have provided our website or templates to you
- for any other purpose authorised by you or the Act.
- any other person authorised by you.
Protecting your personal information
We will take reasonable steps to keep your personal information safe from loss, unauthorised activity, or other misuse.
Internet use
While we take reasonable steps to maintain secure internet connections, if you provide us with personal information over the internet, the provision of that information is at your own risk.
If you follow a link on our website to another site, the owner of that site will have its own privacy policy relating to your personal information. We suggest you review that site’s privacy policy before you provide personal information.