Privacy Policy
How we handle your information.
Privacy Policy |
AEJ Consultancy |
About this policy
At AEJ Consultancy (Sole Trader) (‘We’, ‘Us’, ‘Our’), we take our privacy obligations seriously. We comply with the Privacy Act 2020 when dealing with personal information. Personal information is information about an identifiable individual (a natural person).
This Privacy Policy explains how we will collect, use and disclose your personal information, and how you can exercise your rights in relation to your personal information.
We may need to update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most recent version will be published on our website consultancy.arie.nz/privacy/. The change will apply from the date we upload the updated policy. This policy was last updated on [date].
What personal information we collect
We collect personal information about you. This may include your:
(a) Name.
(b) Contact details, such as your email address, phone number, residential address and postal address.
(c) Date of birth.
(d) Race.
(e) Ethnicity.
(f) Sex and/or gender.
(g) Sexual orientation.
(h) Biometric information, such as information about your fingerprints, voice, eyes, other biological or behavioural characteristics, or a photo/video of your face.
(i) Photos and/or image in any video footage.
(j) Billing information.
(k) Financial information.
(l) Computer/network Internet Protocol (‘IP’) address.
(m) Identification information, such as your driver’s licence or passport.
(n) Membership of an advocacy group, trade union or political party.
(o) Personal opinions or feedback you provide on our Services.
Who we collect your personal information from
We collect your personal information directly from you, where this is possible and practicable.
We may also collect your personal information:
(a) from someone else, where you have authorised this;
(b) from publicly-available sources;
(c) automatically, when you visit our website or use our Services*,* such as your IP address, web pages you viewed and links you clicked on. Some of this information is collected using cookies (text files saved on your device) and similar tracking technologies.
Why we collect your personal information
We collect your personal information for the following purposes:
(a) to deliver the Services to you;
(b) to communicate with you regarding the Services;
(c) to verify your identity;
(d) to monitor suspicious or fraudulent activity;
(e) to undertake credit checks of you (if necessary);
(f) to bill you and collect money that you owe us;
(g) to provide relevant marketing and advertising relating to our Services;
(h) to improve our Services * * based on your feedback;
(i) to protect and/or enforce our legitimate business interests and legal rights, including defending any claim and compliance with regulatory and audit functions;
(j) for any other purpose authorised by you or by the Privacy Act 2020.
If you do not provide us with some of the personal information we request, we may be unable to provide you with the Services you have requested.
If you are located in the UK or the EEA, we will collect and process your personal information only where we have a legal basis for doing so under applicable UK and EU laws. Our legal basis for processing personal information about you is that it is our legitimate interests in delivering our Services.
Who we share your personal information with
There may be times where we need to share your personal information with third parties. We will only disclose your personal information to:
(a) a credit reference agency, for the purpose of carrying out a credit check on you;
(b) an actual or potential buyer (and its agents and advisors) in connection with an actual or proposed purchase, merger or acquisition of any part of our business;
(c) regulators, law enforcement bodies, government agencies, dispute resolution providers, or other third parties where we consider it is necessary to comply with applicable laws or regulations, or to exercise or defend our legal rights. Where possible and appropriate, we will notify you of this type of disclosure;
(d) Other people, where authorised by you.
If you wish to access or correct your personal information
Subject to certain grounds for refusal set out in the Privacy Act 2020, you have the right to ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you, and to ask for your personal information to be corrected if you think it is wrong.
We may impose a charge for complying with your request for access to or correction of your personal information.
How to contact us
To exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal information, or to otherwise discuss this Privacy Policy, you can contact us in the following ways:
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