Privacy Policy

This notice explains how and when apa.org.nz collects personal information, what we do with it and your right to see or change it.

Purpose

The purpose of this privacy notice is to let users of apa.org.nz (the ‘site’) know when we collect personal information and what we do with it.

We do not use, share or transfer personal information in connection with the site except as set out in this notice.

Use of Personal Information

We will only use personal information provided to us for the purpose of:

  • administering, evaluating and improving the site

  • improving our services

  • responding to and processing your application for Membership or a Letter of No Objection (LONO)

  • surveys of our Members for industry feedback

Sharing Personal Information

You may choose to share personal information with us when you apply for Membership or a LONO. If you do not wish to share personal information in an application, please contact us at admin@nzapg.co.nz.

Membership Application & LONO Application

If you submit an application with us, it will be sent to appropriate APA staff. We may pass on relevant content from that form to other people within APA.

Storage and Deletion of Information

If you provide personal information, it is held securely by APA and will not be retained once the insights have been documented and is no longer needed.

It may be shared with Squarespace, our hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us.

Email addresses are not made available to the public. If you are an APA member, your email address and other contact information may be made available to other members with your consent.

Statistical Information and Cookies

Statistical Information Collected

This website collects personal data to power our site analytics, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Your IP address

This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

  • Clicks

  • Internal links

  • Pages visited

  • Scrolling

  • Searches

  • Timestamps

This information is aggregated and does not identify you personally. We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity. The statistical information referred to above can be viewed by site administrators and certain other APA staff.

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.

Access & Correct your Personal Data

Under the Privacy Act 2020, you have the right to access and ask us to correct any personal information you have provided to us.

Contact us if:

  • you would like to access or change your personal information DIA has stored

  • you have any concerns regarding your privacy.

Last Updated September 2023