The carefreecomputing.org Privacy Policy

(Plagiarised and altered, without permission, from the New Zealand Inland Revenue , www.ird.govt.nz/privacy.html, 4^th July 2004)

I am committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. This privacy policy tells you:

you can browse the website without providing personal information;
what personal information I collect;
what rights you have in relation to the personal information I hold;
who can access your personal information;
how long I will keep your personal information; and
how you can contact me if you have queries or concerns about this privacy policy.

You can browse the website without providing personal information

You can browse the website without disclosing your personal information.

In particular:

To make it easier to navigate, I do use cookies on this website (a cookie is a piece of information that a website sends to your browser when you access information at that site); but
I do not automatically record personal information; and
I do not link information that is recorded automatically with personal information about specific individuals.

Please note that I do collect and store personal information if it is provided during a registration process and details of the correspondence sent and received.

I may automatically record some non-personal information

I do not attempt to identify users or their browsing activities unless they choose to provide me with personal information.

If you visit the Website to read or download information, I may automatically record some non-personal information, for example:

the type of browser you use;
the type of operating system you use;
the date and time you access the website;
the pages you have accessed and the documents downloaded;
the Internet address from which you accessed the website; and
the last website you visited before you accessed this website.

The above information can be used to create summary statistics that allow me to assess the number of visitors to the different sections of the website, discover what information is most and least used, determine technical design specifications, and help me make the website more useful to visitors.

Please note that I may collect additional information (including personal information) if I believe a user is attempting to compromise the website.

What personal information do I collect?

I may collect personal information when:

you go through a registration process on the website;
you subscribe to a service or newsletter; or
you correspond with me.

Online forms

You can provide personal information to me by filling in an online registration form. Before you submit the form to me, you will be asked to confirm that the information you have supplied is true and correct. This information is used to update my database.

Subscribing to a service or newsletter

If you subscribe to a service or newsletter through this Website, I record your email address in a database. I use your email address to send you the service or newsletter. I will not disclose your email address to any third parties without your consent.

Corresponding with me

You can provide me with personal information by corresponding with me. I may use this information for the purpose you supplied it to me.

What rights do you have in relation to your personal information?

You may contact me and request a copy of your personal information and I will provide you with a copy of the personal information I keep about you. I may require proof of your identity before I provide you with this information.

If you consider that some of the information I hold about you is incorrect, you can request me to change the information. I will assess your request and will either change the relevant information, or explain why I think the information should not be changed and make a note of your change request on your records.

Who can access your personal information?

I, and others authorised by me in writing, can access your personal information. We will access it according to this privacy policy.

How long will I keep your personal information?

I will keep your personal information for as long as necessary to achieve the purpose for which I collected it.

Privacy policy queries and concerns

If you have any queries or concerns about my privacy policy please contact me.