WellSpring Privacy Policy

For information about the New Zealand Privacy Act and how it protects all personal information in New Zealand, click here.

Your privacy on the Internet is important to us.
Because the Internet offers the ability to collect certain types of information about users, we want you to understand the terms and conditions surrounding the collection and use of any information we gather. To that end, this privacy statement discloses what information we gather, how we use it, and how to correct or change it.

Collection
Disclosure of Information
Cookies and Tracking
Content Providers, Advertisers and Partners
Third Party Ad Servers
Opting in and Opting Out
Changes to Policy
Holding, Correcting and Updating Collection

WellSpring operates web services and in doing so we may gather two types of information about users including you ("you"):

1. personal information, provided by you at the time of voluntary registration for the services we offer; and

2. aggregated information generated by our systems, which tracks traffic to our sites but does not relate to you personally. Failure to provide necessary personal information when requested may result in certain services not being available to you. go to top

We may disclose:
1. aggregated tracking information and other information that does not personally identify you, to third parties such as our advertisers and partners;

2. your personal information to third parties when we believe in good faith that we are required to do so by law;

3. your personal information to third parties provided we have your prior authorisation, which we will usually obtain at the time of collecting the information from you.

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Use

We use the personal information we collect:

1. for verification of your identity and assisting you in case you forget your password or login details for our registration services;

2. for authorising and processing credit card transactions which you enter into online;

3. to assist in providing the services requested by you;

4. to provide further information to you about other websites and services or which we consider may be of interest to you;

5. for future marketing, promotional and publicity purposes, including to carry out direct marketing, market research and surveys;

6. for ensuring that you are shown the advertising and information that is most relevant to you and your interests; and

7. for any other uses that you authorise.

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Cookies and Tracking

We may use a cookie file containing information that can identify the computer you are working from. The cookie file is anonymous as it only gives us details of your IP address, PC platform (Windows, NT or Mac), Browser (eg. Microsoft, Netscape or other, plus the version of Browser) and domain (whether you are accessing the site from NZ or elsewhere).

We may use the information generated by "cookies" to:

1. track traffic patterns to and from our site;

2. ensure advertising is being shown to the most appropriate person; and

3. enable you to enter our sites and use certain services as a member without having to log on each time and to visit member-restricted areas of the site.

You can choose to refuse cookies by turning them off in your browser and/or deleting them from your hard drive. You do not need to have cookies turned on to use our web sites, but you may need them for customizable areas of the site that we may develop in the future.

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Content Providers, Advertisers and Partners

We do not control the practices of content providers, partners and advertisers connected with our sites and to whom you provide personal information whilst using one of our sites or services.

Our sites contain links to other sites, which may not follow the same privacy policies as us. We recommend that you check any relevant privacy policies before providing your personal information to any third party.

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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:

1. opt out and not receive certain services or participate in certain interactive areas; or

2. opt in, for example agreeing to be contacted by us in relation to certain matters such as notification of new features to the website, beta testing or promotional activities.

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Changes to Policy

We reserve the right to change this policy at any time by notifying site users of the existence of a revised privacy policy.

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Holding, Correcting and Updating

Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have rights of access to and correction of personal information that we hold. We offer the ability to correct or change the information collected at any time and as often as necessary. If you have any questions about how our services work or regarding this statement, contact us by email at privacy@wellspring.co.nz.

For information about New Zealand's Privacy Act 1993 and how it protects the personal information of individuals in New Zealand, click here.

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