The privacy policy below relates to the access and use of the Saveawatt website (www.saveawatt.co.nz). A separate privacy policy applies in relation to the access and use of the Saveawatt Product (i.e., the Saveawatt CMR Platform incorporating the MyWave Personal Assistant (also known as ‘Frank’), your Personal Cloud or any other services offered by us as part of the Saveawatt CMR Platform). This separate Saveawatt Product Privacy Policy can be found here.
1. Collection of information
1.1 Information collected through our website may include personal information about you (including identifiers, as set out in section 2 below). For example, personal information may be:
- provided to us by you through any other method (such as through correspondence and discussions);
- collected by us through click tracking in relation to your use of our website, including the tracking of the content you access and any services you utilise; and
- collected by us through log files or cookies (as set out in sections 3 and 4).
1.2 We may also collect aggregated information generated by our systems, which tracks traffic to our website but does not relate to you personally (see section 5 below).
2. Identifiers
Information about your computer and about your visits to and use of the website (such as your IP address, location, browser type and user name) may be recorded when you log in to our website. This information may be used to identify you. We will treat this information as personal information.
3. Log files
We may log files in order to enhance your experience on our website and to analyse trends. Log files gather information, such as which URL you just came from, which URL you visit next, what browser you are using and your IP address. This information may be used to analyse trends and to administer and operate our website.
4. Cookies
Our website may use temporary cookies to keep a session open after a user logs in. We may use the information we obtain from the cookies in the administration of our website and to improve the usability of our website. Some browsers allow you to refuse to accept cookies. However, this may have a negative impact on the usability of our website.
5. Other information
We may have access to and may use other information, such as number of users, traffic patterns and demand for the service, for the purpose of monitoring server and software performance as well as for our other internal purposes. Further, we may collect information about all system interaction with users while they are logged in. This information is owned by us and may be used to verify actions taken by a user or to better understand the behaviour of users in order to improve our website.
6. Use of information
6.1 The personal information you provide may be used by us (and our employees, officers, agents, contractors and affiliates as defined below) for the following purposes:
- for verifying your identity for use of our website, to conduct address verification and to enrich your profile and search ability;
- to assist in providing better services to you by tailoring the services to meet your needs;
- to provide you with further information about us or other websites or goods or services offered by us or our related companies or which we consider may be of interest to you;
- to carry out marketing, promotional and publicity purposes (including direct marketing), market research and surveys;
- to keep our website relevant and of interest to users;
- to show you advertising and information that is most relevant to you and your interests;
- for analysis in aggregate form (with identifiable characteristics removed so that you will remain anonymous); and
- for any other purpose which is stated to you at the time of collection or that you otherwise authorise.
7. Information sharing and disclosure
In relation to personal information we:
- will not disclose personal information we collect from you through our website other than as set out in this privacy policy or as otherwise agreed with you;
- may disclose information about you, including your personal information, to our affiliates (which means any person or other entity which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with us) for the purposes set out in the above paragraph;
- may disclose information about you, including your personal information, to our contractors and suppliers to enable them to provide services to us in relation to our website, including hosting services and support services;
- reserve the right to disclose your personal information when we believe it is appropriate to comply with the law, facilitate court proceedings or protect our rights.
7.2 Information collected through our website that does not identify users is owned by us and may be disclosed by us. We share aggregated demographic information about our user base with our affiliates, partners and advertisers.
8. Advertising and third party links
Our website may contain links to a variety of advertising and third party website sources. Some of these links may request or record information from users or use cookies or other methods to collect information from you. We have no control over the content or privacy policy practices of such sites, and encourage our users to review the privacy policies of such sites before engaging in any activity with them.
9. Security of your personal information
We take security of information seriously and we will take reasonable technical and organisational precautions to prevent the loss, misuse or unauthorised alteration of your personal information. However, due to the nature of email and the internet, we cannot always guarantee the privacy or confidentiality of your personal information.
10. Access and correction
Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have rights of access to, and correction of, personal information that we hold. This can be done by contacting us by email at admin@saveawatt.co.nz.
11. Opting in and opting out
If our intended collection, use or disclosure of your personal information is outside the collection, use or disclosure set out in this privacy policy we will give you the option to opt out and not receive certain services or participate in certain interactive areas, or opt in.
12. Business transitions
In the event of a change in ownership of all or a portion of Save A Watt Holdings Ltd or our website, your user information may be transferred to the new owner so that the website can continue operations. In this event, your information would remain subject to this privacy policy.
13. Users outside New Zealand
The information we collect may be processed in and transferred between your location and New Zealand. New Zealand may not have equivalent data protection laws to those in force in your location.
14. Linking and advertising
We may include links to third party materials (“linked sites”) on our website as well as advertising. Advertisers or linked sites may ask you to provide information. We do not have control over the privacy policies of linked sites or advertisers. Further requirements about linked sites are set out in our website terms and conditions.
15. Changes in privacy policy
We reserve the right to make changes to our privacy policy or alter website functionality. Any changes made will be updated in this privacy policy accordingly, so we encourage you to review the policy for the latest information on our privacy practices.
16. Contact details
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, or any other matter, please feel free to contact us. You can reach us by email at admin@saveawatt.co.nz.
