Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies across all websites that we own and operate and all services that we provide, including business support services, events, training and any other services we may provide. For the purpose of this notice we will refer to them as our “Services”.

When we refer to “Business Hawke’s Bay”, “we” or “us” we mean the incorporated society, Business Hawke’s Bay, which is the Hawke’s Bay region’s business led economic development agency.

When we refer to “personal information” we mean identifiable information about you, for example your name, email, address, telephone number, credit card details etc.
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PURPOSE

1. The purpose of this privacy policy is to let users of our Services know when we collect personal information and what we do with it. We do not use, share or transfer personal information in connection with our Services except as set out in this policy.

This policy may change from time to time so please reread this policy periodically.


COLLECTION, STORAGE AND USE

2. No need to disclose personal information: Our Services can be accessed without the need for you to disclose any personal information to us.

3. Your disclosure of personal information: However, you may choose to disclose personal information e.g. when you register for an event or submit a room booking enquiry. Such information will be viewable by administrators of our Services and contractors (including third parties providing services related to the administration, improvement, and/or securing of our Services and the information it contains (“Third Party Contractors”)) and, if published, members of the public (e.g. when listing a co-working space.)

4. Holding of information: Personal information that you provide will be held by Business Hawke’s Bay, and may be shared with, and held by, Third Party Contractors to the extent necessary for the services they provide related to the administration, improvement, and/or securing of our Services and the information they contain. Email addresses provided when completing online forms, registering for events or when emailing feedback directly to Business Hawke’s Bay are not made available to the public. Unless required by law, we will not publicise the names or email addresses of individuals provided to us without their consent.

5. How we use your personal information: We may use your personal information provided to us for the purposes of administering, evaluating, improving, and securing our Services and the information they contain, improving our services and communicating with you.

In addition to sending you marketing communications, we may also use your personal information to display targeted advertising to you online – through our own websites and services or through third party websites and their platforms.

6. Feedback: Feedback is important and is used to evaluate and improve our Services. If you provide feedback on our Services directly to Business Hawke’s Bay via the supplied email address, that feedback will be sent to an appropriate staff member or Third Party Contractor. We may pass on relevant comments to other people within Business Hawke’s Bay or affiliated projects, who administer, have contributed content to, or are otherwise interested in, our Services. This could include your email address and other identifying information.


STATISTICAL INFORMATION AND COOKIES

7. Statistical information collected: We may collect statistical information about your visit to help us improve the Sites. This information is aggregated and non-personally identifying. It includes:

  • your IP address;
  • the search terms you used;
  • the pages you accessed on our websites and the links you clicked on;
  • the date and time you accessed our Services;
  • the referring site (if any) through which you clicked through to our websites;
  • your operating system (e.g., Windows XP, Mac OS X);
  • the type of web browser you use (e.g. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox); and
  • other incidental matters such as screen resolution and the language setting of your browser.

8. Use of statistical information: The statistical information referred to above will be viewable by administrators of our Services. It may also be shared with Third Party Contractors for the purpose of administration, improvement, and/or securing of our Services.

9. Cookies: Our websites generate persistent session cookies for the purpose of monitoring site usage. The cookies do not collect personal information. You can disable them or clear them out of the web browser you are using to view our Sites without affecting your ability to use our websites.


RIGHTS OF ACCESS AND CORRECTION

10. Your rights Under the Privacy Act 1993: You have the right to access and to request correction of any of your personal information provided to Business Hawke’s Bay in connection with your use of our Services. If you would like to see the personal information relating to you that Business Hawke’s Bay has stored, or to change such personal information, or if you have any concerns regarding your privacy, please contact us at marketing@businesshb.nz. Business Hawke’s Bay may require proof of your identity before being able to provide you with any personal information.

11. Privacy Commissioner: If you are not satisfied with our response to any privacy-related concern you may have, you can contact the Privacy Commissioner: https://www.privacy.org.nz/

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