Privacy Policy

INTRODUCTION

Chapman Smith Architecture (we, us, our) complies with the New Zealand Privacy Act 1993 (the Act) when dealing with personal information. Personal information is information about an identifiable individual (a natural person).

This policy sets out how we will collect, use, disclose and protect your personal information.

This policy does not limit or exclude any of your rights under the Act. If you wish to seek further information on the Act, see www.privacy.org.nz.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may change this policy by uploading a revised policy onto the website. The change will apply from the date that we upload the revised policy.

WHERE DO WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION FROM

We collect personal information about you from:

  • you, when you provide that personal information to us by direct contact (e.g. email).
  • third parties where you have authorised this

If possible, we will collect personal information from you directly.

HOW WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We will use your personal information:

  • to verify your identity
  • to provide services to you
  • to market our services to you, including contacting you by email
  • to bill you
  • to respond to communications from you, including a complaint

DISCLOSING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may disclose your personal information to:

  • a person who can require us to supply your personal information (e.g. a regulatory authority)
  • any other person authorised by the Act or another law (e.g. a law enforcement agency)
  • any other person authorised by you

PROTECTING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We will take reasonable steps to keep your personal information safe from loss, unauthorised activity, or other misuse. We will not sell your information to anyone and will not supply your information to anyone unless authorised by you or required by law.

While we take reasonable steps to maintain secure internet connections, if you follow a link on our website to another site, the owner of that site will have its own privacy policy relating to your personal information.

ACCESSING AND CORRECTING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

You have the right to access your readily retrievable personal information that we hold and to request a correction to your personal information. If you want to exercise either of the above rights, email us at .

COOKIES

We use cookies (an alphanumeric identifier that we transfer to your computer’s hard drive so that we can recognise your browser) to monitor your use of the website. You may disable cookies by changing the settings on your browser, although this may mean that you cannot use all of the features of the website.

CONTACT

If you have any questions, concerns or complaints, email