Privacy Policy

Escape Glass Limited has this Privacy Policy in order to demonstrate a commitment to protecting your privacy. We recognise that your personal information is confidential and that it is important for you to know how we handle, gather, store, and use your personal information. By using our website, you acknowledge that your personal information will be treated in accordance with the details of this Privacy Policy.

  1. WHAT IS CONSIDERED PERSONAL INFORMATION?

Within this policy, “Personal Information” means the same as it does within the Privacy Act 1993. In general terms, this includes any information that can be used to personally identify you. This may include (but is not limited to) your name, age, gender, address, contact details (including phone numbers and email addresses) and possibly financial information, including your payment information. If the information we collect personally identifies you, or you are reasonably identifiable from it, then the information is considered personal information.

  1. WHAT PERSONAL INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOLD?

We may collect the following types of personal information:

  • Name
  • Mailing or street address
  • Email address
  • Telephone number

Details of the products you have purchased from us or which you have enquired about, together with any additional information necessary to deliver those products and to respond to your enquiries.

Any additional information relating to you that you provide to us directly or indirectly.

Your personal information will be held by Escape Glass, 64 Forth Street, Invercargill, 9810 New Zealand.

  1. WHY DO WE COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION?

The primary purpose for which we collect information about you is to enable us to perform our business activities, and to provide the best possible quality of customer service. Any information that we collect will not be used in ways that you have not consented to. Your personal information will not be shared, sold, rented, or disclosed other than as described within this Privacy Policy, or as permitted by the Privacy Act.

Escape Glass collects, holds, uses, and discloses your personal information for the following purposes:

  • To provide products and services to you
  • To provide you with information or advice about existing and new products and services
  • To communicate with you and process your requests
  • To manage and enhance our products and services
  • To personalise and customise your experience
  • To provide you with access to secure areas of our websites
  • To conduct promotions on behalf of Escape Glass and selected third parties
  • To verify your identity
  • To provide to third parties if you have authorised us to do so
  • To investigate if we have reason to suspect a breach of any of our terms and conditions or any suspected unlawful activity; and/or as required or permitted by any law (including the Privacy Act).
  1. WHAT HAPPENS IF WE ARE NOT ABLE TO COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION?

If you choose not to provide us with the personal information described within this policy, then:

We may not be able to provide you with the product or services you have requested, either to the same standard or at all

We may not be able to provide you with information about products or services that you may want, including information about discounts, sales or special promotions

We may not be able to tailor our content, website and communications for your preferences.

  1. HOW DO WE COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We do this in a variety of ways, including through:

Your access and use of our website, and purchases made.

Your conversations or email or interaction, between you and Escape Glass and their representatives.

Your completion of an application for a credit account with us.

You agree that we may also collect personal information from third parties, including:

Third party companies such as credit reporting agencies, law enforcement agencies, and other government entities

Advertisers

Mailing lists

Contractors and business partners

  1. HOW DO WE USE COOKIES?

Escape Glass uses cookies on www.escapeglass.co.nz (the “Service”). By using the Service, you consent to the use of cookies.

Our Cookies Policy explains what cookies are, how we use cookies, how third-parties we may partner with may use cookies on the Service, your choices regarding cookies and further information about cookies.

What are cookies:

Cookies are small pieces of text sent by your web browser by a website you visit. A cookie file is stored in your web browser and allows the Service or a third-party to recognize you and make your next visit easier and the Service more useful to you.

Cookies can be “persistent” or “session” cookies.

How Escape Glass uses cookies:

When you use and access the Service, we may place a number of cookies files in your web browser.

We use cookies for the following purposes: to enable certain functions of the Service, to provide analytics, to store your preferences, to enable advertisements delivery, including behavioural advertising.

We use both session and persistent cookies on the Service, and we use different types of cookies to run the Service:

Essential cookies. We may use essential cookies to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of user accounts.

For the full disclosure section, including all types of cookies (from essentials to advertising cookies), create your own Cookies Policy.

Third-party cookies:

In addition to our own cookies, we may also use various third-parties’ cookies to report usage statistics of the Service, deliver advertisements on and through the Service, and so on.

What are your choices regarding cookies:

If you’d like to delete cookies or instruct your web browser to delete or refuse cookies, please visit the help pages of your web browser.

Please note, however, that if you delete cookies or refuse to accept them, you might not be able to use all of the features we offer, you may not be able to store your preferences, and some of our pages might not display properly.

Where can you find more information about cookies:

You can learn more about cookies and the following third-party websites:

  • All About Cookies: http://www.allaboutcookies.org/
  • Network Advertising Initiative: http://www.networkadvertising.org/
  1. WHAT MAY WE DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We may use the information we collect to help us to provide products and services to you, to verify your identity, and to occasionally notify you about important functionality changes to our website.

We may send you marketing communications and information about products that we consider may be of interest to you. These communications may be sent in various forms, including but not limited to, mail, SMS or email, in accordance with applicable marketing laws.

If at any stage you no longer wish to receive these notifications you may opt-out of receiving marketing communications from us by using the opt-out facilities provided (e.g. an unsubscribe link in a promotional email) or contacting us via sales@Escapeglass.co.nz or 03 2145 012

If you receive communications from us that you believe have been sent to you other than in accordance with this policy, or in breach of any law, please contact us.

We do not provide your personal information to other organisations for the purposes of direct marketing unless expressly authorised by you.

Personal Information is information about an identifiable individual, as defined by the Privacy Act 1993.

  1. DO WE USE PERSONAL INFORMATION FOR MARKETING?

We use personal information to provide you with information or advice about our existing and new products. We also use it to conduct promotions on behalf of Escape Glass and selected third parties. We will not collect usage data or target advertisements based on the following market segments:

  • Political opinions
  • Membership of a political association
  • Religious beliefs or affiliations
  • Philosophical beliefs
  • Membership of a trade union
  • Sexual preferences or practice
  • Criminal record
  • Health information.

We will not provide any personal information to an advertiser or any other third party without your express consent or in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

  1. HOW DO WE DISCLOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We may disclose your personal information to our employees, for the operation of our websites or our business, and for the specific purpose of fulfilling requests by you, and to provide products and services to you, and where we are permitted to under the Privacy Act.

We do not provide your personal information to other organisations for the purposes of direct marketing unless expressly authorised by you.

Beyond the above, we release personal information only when it is permitted under the Privacy Act or required by law for legal compliance and law enforcement (including to government agencies with statutory law enforcement responsibilities, and/or to your Internet Service Provider or network administrator); to facilitate court proceedings; enforce or apply our terms and conditions; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Escape Glass, our users, or others, and where we reasonably believe that disclosure is necessary. Government agencies with statutory roles enabling them to request data from us include but are not restricted to the Police, Inland Revenue and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

  1. HOW CAN YOU ACCESS OR CORRECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

You may request access to any personal information we hold about you at any time by contacting us via email: sales@Escapeglass.co.nz or call 03 2145 012.

Your request will be processed in accordance with the Privacy Act 1993.

If you make an access request, we will ask you to verify your identity. There may be instances where we cannot grant you access to the personal information we hold. For example, we may need to refuse access if granting access would interfere with the privacy of others, or if it would result in a breach of confidentiality. If that happens, in most circumstances we will give you written reasons for any refusal.

If you believe that personal information, we hold about you is incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate, then you may request us to amend it. We will consider if the information requires amendment and will not charge for making any amendments. If we do not agree that there are grounds for amendment, then we will add a note to the personal information stating that you disagree with it. Registered users of our websites can access and update their user details online. We request that you keep your information as current as possible so that we may continue to improve our service to you.

  1. HOW CAN YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT A BREACH OF PRIVACY?

If you believe your privacy has been breached by us, or have any questions or concerns about our Privacy Policy please, contact us using the contact information below and provide details of the incident so that we can investigate it.

We will investigate any complaints received. Once we receive a complaint in writing we will commence an investigation with the relevant business unit from which the alleged breach stemmed. We will endeavour to determine the nature of the breach and how it occurred.

We may contact you during the process to seek any further clarification if necessary. If a breach is found, the Privacy Officer will escalate the matter to management so that the process can be rectified to prevent any further breaches from taking place. We will also contact you to inform you of the outcome of the investigation. We will endeavour to resolve all investigations within a reasonable time.

We will treat your requests or complaints confidentially. Our representative will contact you within a reasonable time after receipt of your complaint to discuss your concerns and outline options regarding how they may be resolved. We will aim to ensure that your complaint is resolved in a timely and appropriate manner.

Please contact us at Escape Glass, 64 Forth Street, Invercargill 9810, New Zealand.

  1. WHAT SECURITY MEASURES ARE IN PLACE?

We will take all reasonable steps to protect the personal information that we hold from misuse, loss, or unauthorised access or modification. If you suspect any misuse or loss of, or unauthorised access to, your personal information, please let us know immediately.

  1. HAVE THERE BEEN ANY RECENT CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY?

We may change this privacy policy from time to time. Updated versions of this privacy policy will be posted on our website. This privacy policy was last updated in April 2024. For additional information about your relationship with Escape Glass, please contact us.

 



QUESTIONS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

If you would like to: access, correct, amend or delete any personal information we have about you, register a complaint, or simply want more information contact our Privacy Compliance Officer at sales@escapeglass.com or by mail at
Escape Glass
[Re: Privacy Compliance Officer]
64 Forth Street Invercargill Southland NZ 9810

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