General
The Western Bay of Plenty ICT Cluster (“the ICT Cluster”) is committed to the privacy rights of individuals and in keeping personal information private. However, we believe that responsible use of personal information is critical to the objectives of the organisation. The ICT Cluster has developed a privacy policy to ensure full compliance with the Privacy Act 1993 and in order to protect the privacy of any information it collects. If you do not accept the terms of this Privacy Policy, you must leave this website immediately.
Personal Information
The ICT Cluster will hold information relating to its members including title, name, contact details and dates in relation to joining the organisation. It may also hold other information necessary for an individual to be a member of the organisation. That information will only be held with that person's consent. All information is securely stored and used only for the purposes it is collected. If information is to be provided to third parties, then consent pursuant to the Privacy Principles will be obtained. It has not been and it is not the intention of the ICT Cluster to obtain personal information for re-sale or rent to third parties.
Western Bay of Plenty ICT Cluster Web-Site
This web-site is operated by the Western Bay of Plenty ICT Cluster. When you visit the site we may automatically collect information that is not personally identifiable. This will include such information as the type of Internet browser you are using, your type of computer operating system (eg Windows, MacIntosh etc) and the top level domain name from links you to our site.
Cookies
The ICT Cluster may place cookies on your computer. Cookies are alpha numeric identifiers which are transferred to your computer's hard drive through your web browser to enable the ICT Cluster to recognise you whenever you access this website and therefore better personalise your access of the website. A cookie does not identify you personally but it does identify your computer. The help portion of your browser's toolbar should tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies altogether. You should note, however that if you do not allow the use of cookies or do not wish to provide certain information to the ICT Cluster, you may not be able to take full advantage of this website and the range of services offered by the ICT Cluster.
Statistics
Although the ICT Cluster may use and publish non-personal aggregate statistics and group data about those people who access this website and their usage of the website, subject to the further terms of this Privacy Policy, the ICT Cluster will not share or make public information about you without your prior permission.
Data Transmission
Unfortunately, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed as totally secure. Whilst the ICT Cluster strives to protect such information, we do not warrant and cannot ensure complete security of any information which you transmit to us. Accordingly, any information which you transmit to us is transmitted at your own risk. Nevertheless, once we receive your transmission, we will take reasonable steps to preserve the security of such information.
Accessing Information
You are entitled to access any information which the ICT Cluster may hold about you and the ICT Cluster is obliged to provide this information to you as long as it has such information and such information can be readily retrieved. You are also entitled to request the ICT Cluster correct any inaccuracies in any information which the ICT Cluster holds about you. The ICT Cluster is entitled to charge you for the reasonable costs of retrieving, providing this information and, as applicable, correcting this information.
Disclosing Information
You agree that the ICT Cluster is entitled to disclose information it holds about you without your prior permission if the ICT Cluster reasonably believes that such disclosure is necessary to:
(a) Conform to legal requirements;
(b) Comply with legal process or help to maintain the law;
(c) Protect the ICT Cluster’s rights or property or that of ICT Cluster related companies; or
(d) Enforce the Terms and Conditions of access to this website.
Privacy Policy Changes
The ICT Cluster reserves the right to amend this Privacy Policy from time to time. Amendments will be effective immediately upon being placed on this website. Your continued use of the website following such amendments being placed on this website will represent an agreement by you to be bound by the Privacy Policy as amended. Such amendments may include replacing this Privacy Policy with an entirely new Privacy Policy.
Severability
If any provision of this Privacy Policy is held to be invalid, void, unenforceable or illegal for any reason, such provision shall be deemed to be severed from this Privacy Policy and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force.
Queries
If you have any queries in regard to our Privacy Policy please don't hesitate to contact us.