Accordingly, we have developed this policy in order for you to understand how we collect, use, communicate and disclose and make use of personal information. The following outlines our privacy policy.
- Before or at the time of collecting personal information, we will identify the purposes for which information is being collected.
- We will collect and use personal information solely with the objective of fulfilling those purposes specified by us and for other compatible purposes, unless we obtain the consent of the individual concerned or as required by law.
- We will only retain personal information as long as necessary for the fulfilment of those purposes.
- We will collect personal information by lawful and fair means and, where appropriate, with the knowledge or consent of the individual concerned.
- Personal data should be relevant to the purposes for which it is to be used, and, to the extent necessary for those purposes, should be accurate, complete, and up-to-date.
- We will protect personal information by reasonable security safeguards against loss or theft, as well as unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.
- We will make readily available to customers information about our policies and practices relating to the management of personal information.
We collect personal information about you from:
- 01.you, when you provide that personal information to us, including via the website and any related service, through any registration or subscription process, through any contact with us (e.g. telephone call or email), or when you buy or use our services and products.
- 02.third parties where you have authorised this or the information is publicly available.
If possible, we will collect personal information from you directly.
We will take reasonable precautions to protect your personal information against loss, unauthorised access, or other forms of misuse.
We will use your personal information:
- 01.to another company withing our group
- 02.any business that supports our services and products, including any person that hosts or maintains any underlying IT system or data centre that we use to provide the website or other services and products
- 03.a credit reference agency for the purpose of credit checking you
- 04.a person who can require us to supply your personal information (e.g. a regulatory authority)
- 05.any other person authorised by the Act or another law (e.g. a law enforcement agency)
- 06.any other person authorised by you.
We may use “cookies” and collect session information to provide you with access to tailored information and services on the Site, and to serve you better when you return to it.
- 01.A cookie is a small data file that the Site sends to your browser, which may then store it on your system for later retrieval by the Site.
- 02.Cookies record information about your online preferences and allow us to tailor the websites to your interests.
- 03.Users have the opportunity, using their browser settings, to set their devices to accept all cookies, to notify them when a cookie is issued, deleted, or not to receive cookies at any time. Information supplied by cookies and session information can help us to analyse the profile of the Site’s visitors and help us to provide you with a better user experience.
You have the right to view and seek corrections to your readily retrievable personal information that we keep, subject to specific rules set forth in the law. We will require proof that you are the individual to whom the personal information refers before you may exercise this right. We shall take reasonable precautions to protect your personal information against loss, unauthorised access, or other forms of misappropriation.
In the case of a request for correction, we shall make the correction if we believe it is reasonable and we are reasonably able to modify the personal information. If we do not make the adjustment, we will take reasonable efforts to indicate that you requested the repair on your personal information.
Email us at sales@scc.nz if you want to exercise either of the foregoing rights. Your email should include proof of your identity as well as the specifics of your request (for example, the personal information or correction you’re seeking). We may bill you for the reasonable costs of supplying you with copies of your personal information or correcting it.
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.
We use cookies (an alphanumeric identifier that we transfer to your computer’s hard drive so that we can recognise your browser) to monitor your use of the website. Cookies record information about your online preferences and allow us to tailor the websites to your interests. You may disable cookies by changing the settings on your browser, although this may mean that you cannot use all of the features of the website.