Privacy Policy
Ākina is committed to…
respecting your privacy and protecting your personal information in accordance with our values and our obligations under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020.
This Policy explains how we collect, store, use, share and safeguard your personal information. When you engage with us, including by accessing our sites or services, you are agreeing to the terms of this Policy.
This Policy should be read together with our Terms of Service and any other agreements you make with us.
“We”, “us” and “our” refer to the Ākina Foundation and Ākina Consulting Limited.
Our “sites” include:
We may only collect your personal information…
when that is necessary for our business activities and functions. This information may
include:
any personal information you provide to us directly (whether in person, over the phone, via email or through our online forms), such as your name, contact details, banking information, and demographic information (where relevant).
information obtained or created in the course our business relationship with you. For example, your correspondence with us.
information about you that is publicly available. For example, from public registers or social media.
certain analytical or marketing information such as your device's IP address and
time zone. This information may be collected automatically using cookies and similar tracking technologies when you visit our sites. You can manage your cookies and tracking preferences in your browser settings.
Providing some information is optional. For example, our online forms may contain mandatory and optional fields.
If you do not provide us with your information when requested, or do not consent for us to collect, hold, use or disclose your information, we may be unable to provide our services to you.
We may use your information…
to help us:
communicate with you. For example, using your contact details to answer your enquiries.
provide our services and perform any contracts we may have with you.
award grants or make investments. For example, to process applications and pay funds.
develop and improve our sites and services.
carry out marketing and advertising activities. For example, by publishing content showcasing your positive impact journey where you have given us your consent to do so.
provide you with targeted advertisements or marketing communications that we think you may be interested in. You can opt out of this anytime.
meet our auditing and legal obligations.
We will only hold your personal information for as long as it is required for such purposes, or until you ask us to delete it.
We may disclose your personal information…
to third-parties, only:
with your consent;
where necessary for the purposes of our business activities or functions;
where necessary to enable third-parties to perform the services they provide to us;
where you are not identifiable, for example in aggregate form for reporting or statistical purposes; or
where permitted or required by law.
Ākina is based in New Zealand. To enable us to carry on our business activities and functions, personal information that we collect may be transferred to, stored at, or disclosed to any of our affiliates, partners or third-party service providers, which may be located outside of New Zealand.
We safeguard your personal information…
by taking reasonable steps to protect it, including maintaining security measures designed to provide reasonable protection against any loss, misuse, or unauthorised access, modification or disclosure of your personal information.
Please be aware that our websites may contain links to third-party sites, provided for your convenience. The third-party sites may have their own privacy policies and we are not responsible for the privacy practices of any third-party.
You can…
request access to, or correction or deletion of, any personal information we hold about
you. If you would like to make such a request, or if you have any questions or concerns
about how we protect your information, please contact us at:
Ākina Foundation & Ākina Consulting Limited
Email: info@akina.org.nz
Postal Address: PO Box 24382, Manners St, Wellington, 6142
You can also find more information on the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner’s website at https://www.privacy.org.nz/ .
This Policy may be updated from time to time. Any update will be published on our website, and will take effect from the date it is updated. This Policy was last updated on 10 March 2022.