Last updated: April 2025
Kāpō Māori Aotearoa New Zealand Incorporated ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020 and other relevant New Zealand legislation.
We may collect the following personal information:
When you visit our website, we automatically collect:
We collect information through:
We use your personal information to:
We process your personal information based on:
We respect the principle of data sovereignty (rangatiratanga o ngā raraunga) and acknowledge that individuals have inherent rights over their personal information. This means:
While respecting these principles, we also acknowledge our obligations to government funders and Crown entities that support our services. We balance these responsibilities by:
We may share your information with:
We will not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for marketing purposes.
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:
We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including statutory and regulatory requirements, and legitimate organisational purposes. When personal information is no longer needed, it is securely destroyed or permanently anonymised.
Under the Privacy Act 2020, you have the right to:
To exercise these rights, please contact our Privacy Officer using the details below.
We recognise the importance of protecting children's privacy. Where we collect information about children under 16, we will seek parental or guardian consent and implement additional safeguards to protect their information.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of any significant changes through our website or direct communication where appropriate.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact our Privacy Officer:
Privacy Officer
Kāpō Māori Aotearoa New Zealand Incorporated
Email: privacy@kapomaori.org.nz
Phone: 0800 770 990
If you are not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner at www.privacy.org.nz.
While we primarily store data in New Zealand, some of our service providers may store data overseas. When transferring your information internationally, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your information.
In the event of a privacy breach that poses a risk of serious harm, we will notify affected individuals and the Privacy Commissioner as required by the Privacy Act 2020.
In line with our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, we acknowledge the importance of protecting information of cultural significance to Māori and will work with Māori stakeholders to ensure appropriate protections for such information.
