Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://stheliersglendowiescouts.org.

St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts is committed to protecting your privacy. This Statement of Privacy sets out how St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts uses and discloses personal information it collects about you, either through this website, or through other means. By engaging with St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts collects personally identifiable information when you actively provide it, such information includes (but is not limited to) your email address, name, date of birth, gender, home or work address, telephone number, and if applicable, your payment information. St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts may collect personal information about your ethnicity, and your dietary, medical, and health information when it is necessary to provide its programmes in a safe and inclusive manner.

St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts also collects details of your scouting activities including attendance at programme nights, courses, events and camps, badge work, online training and other programme activity.

Information submitted through our “Join us” and “Contact Us” online forms within this website are sent via email to stheliersglendowie@group.scouts.nz and to the website administrator. Information submitted through our “Scout Hall Hire” online form are sent via email to our building manager and to the website administrator.

Use of your Personal Information

St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts uses your personal information to provide and facilitate its programmes, and to operate the St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts social media platforms and deliver the services you have requested.

St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts does not sell, rent or lease its Membership lists to third parties.

St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts will disclose your personal information to its volunteers, service providers and any other third party if such disclosure is necessary for carrying out any of the purposes described in this Statement of Privacy.

St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts will also disclose your information to third parties if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a)comply with any valid legal or regulatory request; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts; or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts, or the public.

Use of Cookies

St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts digital platforms use “cookies” and other tracking technologies to help personalise your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page.

You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts services or websites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts uses reasonable security safeguards to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, use or disclosure.

Your rights

Under the Privacy Act 2020, you have the right to access and request correction of your personal information held by St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts by contacting St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts at stheliersglendowie@group.scouts.nz.

Changes to this Statement

St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts is protecting your information.

By continuing to use St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts services, you agree to the terms of any updated version of this Statement of Privacy.

Contact Information

If you believe that St Heliers / Glendowie Scouts has not adhered to this Statement of Privacy, please contact Vanessa Folley at stheliersglendowie@group.scouts.nz.