Property Council New Zealand considers it important to preserve your privacy. Because private information is collected through this website, this statement sets out the protocols used by Property Council New Zealand in managing such information. Property Council New Zealand collects information when it is volunteered by you, when ordering goods or services or when you book to come to an event. Certain information is also collected when people browse Property Council New Zealand’s website. By using our website, or otherwise supplying your personal information to us, you consent to the data practices described in this policy statement. This policy statement also needs to be read in conjunction with our website use terms, as displayed on our website.
We collect information through the use of cookies. These are files that retrieve and save information about your visit to our website. For example, we are able to assess how many times users visit the site, what parts of the site were viewed, and how the site was accessed.
You are able to disable cookies on your computer by adjusting the settings in your web browser.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others, and so is disclosed at your risk.
We encourage you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to (whether from our website or otherwise) so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your personal information. We are not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on websites other than our own website.
Use of the information
Property Council New Zealand respects privacy rights under the Privacy Act 1993 and the Privacy Amendment Act 2025. It is required to comply with the privacy principles when collecting personal information from individuals.
Property Council New Zealand will use the information it receives to:
(i) maintain the website and find ways to improve it;
(ii) respond to any queries that you have;
(iii) provide information on goods and services;
(iv) provide general statistics regarding the use of our website;
(v) deliver the products and services you have requested; and
(vi) improve the services the Property Council provides.
We will also collect information to provide you with material on Property Council New Zealand’s activities. You may opt out of this at any time.
There may be other purposes to which the information is put, but if there are, these will be made known to you at the time the information is provided.
Property Council New Zealand will use the information collected only for the purposes outlined in this policy unless it is required by law to provide the information to others. We may, from time to time, use external suppliers to assist with the distribution of information or material. Our database of members and contacts is never passed on to external parties for the purpose of solicitation of goods and /or services.
If you ask us, we will let you know whether we hold information about you and if we do, we will give you access to that information. We will correct it if it is inaccurate.
Publication of photographs taken at events
It is our regular practice to photograph people attending events, and some of those photographs are published in our email newsletter, social media channels and/or on the Property Council New Zealand website. If you are attending such an event and you do not wish to have your photograph taken, the photographer or a Property Council New Zealand staff member should be told, and your request will be accepted. In permitting yourself to be photographed, we understand you to be consenting to the publication of your photograph tastefully and appropriately.
Security of your personal information
We take all practical and reasonable steps to secure your personal information from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. However, it is not possible for Property Council New Zealand (or any other organisation, for that matter) to guarantee that 100% security will be maintained at all times.
Updates to this statement
Property Council New Zealand may update its privacy policy or its terms of use at any time. We encourage you to periodically review this policy statement to be informed of how we are holding and protecting your information, as each new subsequent policy will apply in relation to the personal information held by us.
Nothing in this policy prevents Property Council New Zealand from passing on any information to a successor organisation.
Contact Information
We welcome any comments you may have regarding this policy statement. If you have any queries, please contact us at enquiries@propertynz.co.nz