1. Application
Patina Photography Ltd. (referred to as “we”, “our”, or “us”) is committed to protecting the privacy of any personal information provided to us.
This policy applies to our treatment of personal information, collected by us in relation to customers or prospective customers. By entering any of our stores or continuing to use our website, you unconditionally consent to us dealing with your personal information in the manner set out in this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy is governed by New Zealand law and is subject to (and must be read in conjunction with) our Terms of Service.
We may, from time to time, collect and hold information about our customers or prospective customers as identifiable individuals (“personal information”). All such personal information will be handled and saved according to the provisions of the New Zealand Privacy Act 1993 or any successor legislation (“Privacy Act”).
2. Collection of Your Personal Information
We may collect personal information about you from a number of sources, including directly from you, our website, telephone, e-mail, our social media accounts, and other services. For example, you may provide us with your personal information to enable us to provide you with information or services, respond to your enquiries, provide you with a receipt, or carry out a transaction that you have requested. Personal information collected by us may include your name, title, company name, email address, telephone number, postal or physical address, product purchases and preferences, credit card details or other personal information.
There are various situations in which we may request you to provide personal information to us, including when you:
(a) complete forms on our website or our social media pages (including surveys, search forms, competition entry forms, registration forms, and order forms).
(b) create, modify, or use any accounts or registered user facilities.
(c) email or call us directly.
(d) send us information via our CRM or other software we use.
Except for information collected automatically, we will not attempt to collect personal information about you without your knowledge. In most circumstances, you can use our website without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself. You may decide not to provide your personal information to us. However, if you do not provide your personal information (or if you provide incorrect personal information), we might not be able to provide you with access to certain information, products, or services.
Where we collect personal information about you from a third-party source, we will take reasonable steps to make you aware of such collection and to make you aware of the purposes for which we are collecting your personal information from that third-party source.
3. Automated Collection From Our Website
When you visit our website, we may use automated tools and methods (such as cookies, sessions, and website statistics software) to collect certain information about your visit, including:
(a) the internet protocol address and host name used by your computer to connect to this website.
(b) the operating system and the browser.
(c) the search engine or inbound hyperlink you used to reach this website.
(d) the date, time, and duration of your visit.
(e) the pages viewed by you.
This information will be used (in aggregate form only) to analyse how our website is being used (for example, to improve the content and performance of this website). Except as set out in this Privacy Policy, we will not disclose this information other than in aggregate form.
We may gather more extensive information if we are concerned, for example, about abnormal website usage patterns or website security breaches.
4. Website Cookies
Our website may use cookies to provide you with certain services or functionality. Cookies are small pieces of information stored on your computer, which may be used to identify you as an individual user of this website. We use cookies to:
(a) personalise your visits to our website.
(b) enable us to improve the content, reliability, and functionality of our website.
(c) enable you to use certain services or functionality.
(d) evaluate the effectiveness of the advertising on our website.
(e) track website usage patterns.
Accepting a cookie will not give us access to any data on your computer other than the data stored in the cookie. You may configure your web browser to not accept cookies, but you may experience a loss of functionality as a result.
5. Use and Disclosure
The personal information we collect in relation to our customers and prospective customers will be used to provide customer services and operate our website. We may also use personal information to:
(a) respond to any questions or correspondence from you.
(b) improve our website and any related services.
(c) monitor the quality and standard of services provided by us.
(d) carry out internal research and development.
(e) provide you with information about a service that you are using (including critical updates and announcements).
(f) eliminate the need for you to repeatedly enter the same information.
(g) customise our website or services to suit your preferences and interests.
(h) where you create a message using our website (for the purpose of sending that message to us or to any other recipient specified by you), send that message.
(i) analyse website usage, trends, and statistics.
(j) verify your identity or to provide you with a replacement password when you forget your username or password for any account you have with us.
(k) supply you with further information concerning products and services which may be of interest to you.
(l) carry out any other use that is authorised by you or is notified to you at the time of collection.
As part of those activities, we will store the information and may disclose it to our employees, contractors and/or related bodies corporate.
We will not sell or lease your personal information. We will not disclose your personal information except in accordance with this Privacy Policy (and in accordance with the Privacy Act). We may use or disclose your personal information if you have authorised us to do so, or in any of the following circumstances:
(a) we have given you notification of the intended use or disclosure and you have not objected to that use or disclosure.
(b) we believe that the use or disclosure is reasonably necessary to assist a law enforcement agency or an agency responsible for national security in the performance of their functions.
(c) we believe that the use or disclosure is reasonably necessary to enforce any legal rights we may have, or is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, and safety of you, us, or others.
(d) we are required or permitted by law to disclose the information.
6. Unsubscribing to Electronic Messages
Where you have requested or authorised us to send you electronic messages (for example, newsletters and information concerning products and services which may be of interest to you) you can request us to stop sending you such messages by taking any one of the following steps:
(a) using the unsubscribe feature (if present) in any such message.
(c) contacting us: hello@patina.photo.
Once we have received your request we will, as soon as is practicable, comply with that request.
7. Personal Information About Other People
You must not provide personal information to us about another person, unless that person has authorised us, through you, to collect, use and disclose personal information about that person, for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
8. Access and Correction
Where we hold your personal information in such a way that it can readily be retrieved, you are entitled to have access to that information or to obtain our confirmation of whether we hold that information. We may require that you meet our reasonable costs of supplying this information to you. If we are unable to meet your request for access, we will let you know why.
If we refuse to provide you with access to your personal information, we will provide you with reasons for the refusal, in accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act.
It is important to us that your personal information held by us is accurate, complete, and current. Under the Privacy Act, you have rights to request correction of your personal information. If you are a registered user of our website, you may also log in to your account and (functionality permitting) update your personal information.
To request access to, or correction of, your personal information held by us, you may contact us: hello@patina.photo.
9. Storage and Security
Where we store your personal information will depend on the nature and purpose of the information and the manner in which you supply it to us. We may collect and/or hold your personal information at Patina Photography Ltd., or at other storage services we have contracted (whether in New Zealand or overseas).
No data transmissions over the internet can be guaranteed as completely secure. Accordingly, we cannot warrant or guarantee the security of information transmitted from or to you. Once we have received your personal information, we will use reasonable efforts to protect that information against loss or misuse and against unauthorised access, use, modification, or disclosure.
10. Third Party Websites
This website may contain hyperlinks to third party websites. We are not responsible for the content of third-party websites, or the manner in which those websites collect, store, use, and distribute any personal information you provide. When visiting a third-party website from hyperlinks on this website, we encourage you to review the privacy statements of those website so that you can understand how the personal information you provide will be collected, stored, used, and distributed.
11. Privacy Officer
You may gain access to your personal information, make a complaint about breach of your privacy rights, or make enquiries about collection or use of your personal information by contacting us:
Telephone: +64 27 318 9148
Email: hello@patina.photo
12. Changes to This Policy
We reserve the right, at our discretion, to update or revise this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes to this Privacy Policy will take effect immediately once they are published on our website. Please check this Privacy Policy as published on our website regularly for modifications and updates. By continuing to use our website or services or providing any personal information after we publish changes to this Privacy Policy, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy as revised.