How Aetheric collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information.
Effective Date: [Insert Date] | Last Updated: [Insert Date]
Aetheric ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website (aetheric.nz), engage our consulting services, or otherwise interact with our business.
We comply with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 and its Information Privacy Principles (IPPs). Where we provide services to clients in Australia, we also comply with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs). For clients in other jurisdictions, we apply the higher of local requirements or the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 standard.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide when you:
When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:
We may receive information about you from third parties including publicly available business directories, professional networking platforms, or referrals from existing clients. We only use such information in accordance with this policy and applicable privacy laws.
We use the personal information we collect for the following purposes:
We will not use your personal information for purposes other than those described above without first obtaining your consent, unless required or authorised by law.
Under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020, we collect and process personal information where:
For clients in Australia, we rely on the equivalent Australian Privacy Principles. For clients in jurisdictions with specific data protection legislation (such as PDPA in Singapore or PDPL in Saudi Arabia), we comply with applicable local requirements.
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information in the following limited circumstances:
We may share information with trusted third-party service providers who assist in operating our website, conducting our business, or delivering services to you. These may include website hosting providers, email service providers, analytics platforms, and cloud storage services. All service providers are contractually required to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which it was shared.
When we work as part of a multi-discipline project team, we may share project-related contact information with other members of the project team as necessary for service delivery. We will inform you when such sharing is required.
We may disclose information where required to do so by law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, or where we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, your safety, or the safety of others.
In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.
We store personal information using industry-standard security measures to protect against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law. Client project records are retained in accordance with our professional obligations and applicable statute of limitations periods.
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience and analyse website usage.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse or delete cookies. However, disabling essential cookies may affect website functionality. For more information about managing cookies, visit your browser's help documentation.
Under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020, you have the right to:
For clients in Australia, equivalent rights exist under the Australian Privacy Act 1988. You may lodge complaints with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 10 of this policy. We will respond to requests within 20 working days, as required by the Privacy Act 2020.
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, including software vendors (Skytree Scientific, XGSLab), standards organisations, and industry bodies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites and encourage you to review their privacy policies independently.
Our website and services are not directed at individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected information from a child, we will take steps to delete it promptly.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your privacy rights, or want to make a complaint, please contact us:
Aetheric
[Physical Address]
Email: [email protected]
Phone: [Phone Number]
You may also contact the Office of the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner:
Website: www.privacy.org.nz
Phone: 0800 803 909
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last Updated" date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
For significant changes that affect how we process your personal information, we will make reasonable efforts to notify you directly, such as by email or through a prominent notice on our website.