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PRIVACY POLICY

The New Zealand Search and Rescue Council (NZSAR Council) is committed to protecting your privacy. This privacy statement explains data collection and use practices of the www.beacons.org.nz site (the "Site"). By accessing the Site, you are consenting to the information collection and use practices described in this privacy policy.

What is personal information?
Personal information is any information that identifies you, or by which your identity could be deduced. The personal information we collect may include your name, title, e-mail, phone, work or home address, information about your beacon ownership, and your activity, pastime or hobby that may require ownership of a beacon.

Why are you collecting my personal information?
The information requested on this Site is required to process your request for more information about the change to the 406 MHz Beacon, and any other related information. Access to this information will be restricted to the SAR Secretariat. Your consent to the use of personal information to provide information and if you wish to discontinue such use, contact us electronically or write to:

SAR Secretariat Manager
New Zealand Search and Rescue Council
PO Box 3175
Wellington
New Zealand

How will you use my personal information?
The personal information collected on this Site will be used to operate the Site and to provide the service(s) you have requested. In support of these uses, the NZSAR Council may use personal information to provide you with more effective service and/or to provide you with important information about the product or service that you are using, including critical updates and notifications. 

How do I control SAR Secretariat use of my personal information?
Except as otherwise described in this statement, personal information you provide on the Site will not be shared outside of NZSAR Council , employees, or administrators without your permission. As described below in the next section, you can access your personal information.

How do I access my personal information?
If you wish to access your personal information, click here access@beacons.org.nz or write to:

SAR Secretariat Manager
New Zealand Search and Rescue Council
PO Box 3175
Wellington
New Zealand

How does SAR Secretariat protect the security of my personal information?
The NZSAR Council is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information you provide on computer servers with limited access that are located in controlled facilities.

How can I provide comments on your privacy statement?
The NZSAR Council welcomes your comments regarding this privacy statement. If you believe that name of site owner has not adhered to this privacy statement, please contact us electronically or via postal mail at the address provided below, and we will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.

SAR Secretariat Manager
New Zealand Search and Rescue Council
PO Box 3175
Wellington
New Zealand

Opt-Out Option
You may have your personal/contact information removed from our databases by contacting us on optout@beacons.org.nz with your name and address at any time. We use your contact data (name, address and e-mail addresses) to remove your records from our files.

 


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