Privacy Policy

Introduction

Any information that you provide through the Safetree site may be collected and used by Safetree

This statement sets out Safetree’s policies relating to the collection and use of your personal information. It applies to your conduct on Safetree’s website (the “Website”). These policies are in addition to the general Terms of Use governing the website and should be read in conjunction with such Terms of Use.

We take your privacy seriously

We recognise that your privacy is very important and that you have a right to control personal information. We know that providing personal information is an act of trust and we take that seriously. The following sections set out how we handle and protect your personal information and safeguard your privacy.

Your usage of the website

Whenever you visit the Website, our servers automatically record information about your usage of the Website, such as the time of the visit, its duration and the pages you visit. This is to help us understand what parts of the Website our users enjoy the most and to help us to improve the Website. The information we collect about you is anonymous.

Cookies

Cookies are pieces of information that a website transfers to your computer’s hard disk for record-keeping purposes. Most web browsers are set to accept cookies. However, if you do not wish to receive any cookies, you may set your browser to refuse them. In some instances this may mean you will not be able to take full advantage of parts of the Website. Cookies provide us with aggregated information on how users interact on our Website and help us improve your experience of the Website. Cookies do not personally identify you, but your browser.

Information disclosure

We will not disclose any information about you without your consent unless it is:

• Required by law or to enforce our rights;

• We believe it necessary in order to provide you with a service which you have requested;

• We suspect that your use of the Website is in breach of the Terms of Use

• To protect the rights or property of Safetree, any Safetree user or any member of the public; or

• To lessen a serious threat to a person’s health or safety.

Sharing with third parties

We will never share your personal information with a third party or allow a third party to promote its products and services directly to you without your explicit consent unless legally required.

In order to operate the Website or deliver a service you have explicitly requested, we sometimes share your personal information with an affiliate or with a service partner.

How we will communicate with you

From time to time we may send you service emails which contain important information about updates, changes and developments on the Website, such as if we take down a service which we know you are currently using, or, if we have improved a service and want to communicate its new functionality to you. For you to continue to make the most of what’s available on the Website, it is essential that we send these communications.

From time to time, we may send you email newsletters to which you have subscribed, and tell you about new competitions.

You can manage the type of information you receive from us by:

• unsubscribing from the message you receive; or

• emailing us at info@safetree.nz. Please allow seven days for this request to be processed.

Keeping your information secure

We will take all reasonable steps to keep secure any information we hold about you and to keep this information accurate and up to date. Your information is stored on secure servers that are protected in controlled facilities.

In addition, our employees and the contractors who provide services related to our information systems are obliged to respect the confidentiality of any personal information held by us. However, we will not be held responsible for events arising from unauthorised access to your personal information.

You can also play an important role in keeping your personal information secure by maintaining the confidentiality of any password and accounts used on the Safetree website. Please notify us immediately if there is any unauthorised use of your account by any other Internet user or any other breach of security.

If you want to access your information

If you wish to access and/or correct information held about you, you can request this information by emailing us at info@safetree.nz. We will endeavour to respond to your request within 10 working days.

Links to other websites

The Safetree website provides links to websites outside the control of Safetree and we do not accept responsibility for the content or conduct of companies linked to the Safetree website. Before disclosing your personal information on any other website, we advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of that website.

Information disclaimer
The information contained on the website is provided to the best of our knowledge and with the best of intentions. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information, position or actions discussed.

If you have any concerns

If you make us aware of any ongoing concerns or problems with our website, we will take these issues seriously and work to address these concerns. You can contact us by emailing info@safetree.nz.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

We continuously review our Privacy Policy to ensure that it protects your privacy while supporting your user experience on the Website. We encourage you to keep visiting our Privacy Policy to see if any updates have been made.