committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that ensures a safe and effective online experience. This Privacy Policy applies to our website and governs data collection and usage. By using our website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of Your Personal Information
We may collect personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address, or telephone number. Such personal information will only be collected as a result of your submission of such information and will not be collected in an automated fashion without your knowledge. Personal information will be used by us to deliver online services, provide relevant information, and support quality initiatives. We may also collect anonymous demographic information, such as your postcode, age, gender, preferences, interests, and favourites.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by our website. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times, and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding the use of the Porirua Union Community Health Services website.
Please be aware that if you disclose personally identifiable information or sensitive data through public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: we do not read any of your private online communications.
We encourage you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from the Porirua Union Community Health Services website so that you can understand how those websites collect, use, and share your information. We are not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites outside of our own.
Use of Your Personal Information
We may collect and use your personal information to operate our website and deliver the services you have requested.
We will not sell, rent, or lease our customer lists to third parties. We may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In addition, we may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to us, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.
We track pages visited within our website to determine what services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver relevant content.
We will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
(a) conform to the law or comply with legal process served on Porirua Union Community Health Services or the site;
(b) protect and defend the rights or property of Porirua Union Community Health Servcies; and,
(c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Porirua Union Community Health Services or the public.
Use of Cookies
Our website uses "cookies" to enhance your online experience. A cookie is a text file placed on your hard disk by a web server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize our website pages or register with our site or services, a cookie helps us recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the features you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can modify your browser settings to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of our services or websites you visit.
Security of Your Personal Information
We secure your personal information from unauthorised access, use, or disclosure. We store the personally identifiable information you provide on secure servers, protected from unauthorised access, use, or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.
Changes to This Statement
We may occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices and customer feedback. We encourage you to periodically review this Statement to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.
Contact Information
We welcome your comments regarding this Privacy Policy. If you believe that we have not adhered to this Statement, please contact us at office@puchs.org.nz. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the issue.
