Clare & Associates Privacy Policy

Introduction

Clare & Associates Limited ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website [yourwebsite.com] and use our services. Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect and process the following data about you:

  • Personal Identification Information: Name, email address, phone number, etc.

  • Financial Information: Bank account details, tax information, etc.

  • Technical Data: IP address, browser type, and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform, and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.

  • Usage Data: Information about how you use our website, products, and services.

2. How We Collect Information

We collect information in the following ways:

  • Direct Interactions: You may provide us with your personal information by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email, or otherwise.

  • Automated Technologies: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect technical data about your equipment, browsing actions, and patterns.

3. Use of Information

We use the information we collect in the following ways:

  • To provide, operate, and maintain our website and services.

  • To improve, personalize, and expand our website and services.

  • To understand and analyze how you use our website and services.

  • To develop new products, services, features, and functionality.

  • To communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes.

  • To process your transactions and manage your orders.

  • To comply with legal obligations.

4. Sharing of Information

We do not share your personal information with third parties except in the following circumstances:

  • With your consent.

  • For external processing: We provide personal information to our affiliates or other trusted businesses or persons to process it for us, based on our instructions and in compliance with our Privacy Policy and any other appropriate confidentiality and security measures.

  • For legal reasons: We will share personal information with companies, organizations, or individuals outside of [Your Company Name] if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation, or disclosure of the information is reasonably necessary to meet any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or enforceable governmental request.

5. Data Security

We have implemented appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. We also limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors, and other third parties who have a business need to know.

6. Your Data Protection Rights

Under the Privacy Act 2020, you have the right to:

  • Access your personal data.

  • Correct any inaccuracies in your personal data.

  • Request the deletion of your personal data.

  • Object to the processing of your personal data.

  • Request the restriction of processing your personal data.

  • Withdraw your consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal data.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

  • Email: info@clareandassociates.co.nz

  • Phone: +64 3 488 6011

  • Address: 227 Main South Road, Green Island, Dunedin