This site is owned and operated by the Thriving Southland using software licensed from Social Pinpoint. For details on how the Thriving Southland collects and protects your personal information in the course of your engagement, refer to its Privacy Statement below. For details of how Social Pinpoint may access personal information, please refer to Social Pinpoint’s Privacy Policy.

Thriving Southland takes the privacy of the participants using this site very seriously.

How will we use and disclose your information?

We use the personal information about you to:

  • administer the site and manage your account
  • identify when you sign into your account
  • send you newsletters and information, but only when you have agreed to us sending you this information or when the information is necessary to assist with the administration of the site
  • respond to queries that you have contacted us about
  • attribute content that you post on the site to you (where you leave your details)
  • analyse use of the site to inform ongoing improvements and enhancements
  • for any other purposes that we indicate to you when we request your personal information.

Content that you post on the site publicly will be able to be viewed by everyone who uses the site. Any publicly available reports may include quotes from participants.

The feedback you submit will be forwarded to Thriving Southland with responsibility for administering the subject matter to which your feedback relates.

Moderation

By monitoring this additional information that you provide, we are able to protect the integrity of the discussions from individuals and groups who may attempt to unduly influence the outcomes of a consultation process. For example, we check to ensure each user has a single email account. We also review the site to protect it from spam or trolls.

Third Parties

We will not disclose personal information to third parties, and you consent to us disclosing your personal information, for the following purposes:

Thriving Southland will not disclose your information to another external party without your consent, unless required or authorised by law.

Access and correction

If you wish to access, correct or delete any of the personal information you have supplied to Thriving Southland, please send your request via email to office@thrivingsouthland.co.nz

June 2023