Privacy Policy For volcanic.massey.ac.nz

This notice explains how and when volcanic.massey.ac.nz collects personal information, what we do with it and your right to see or change it.

Purpose

The purpose of this privacy notice is to let users of volcanic.massey.ac.nz (the ‘site’) know when we collect personal information and what we do with it.

We do not use, share or transfer personal information in connection with the site except as set out in this notice, or as otherwise set out somewhere on the site.

Use of personal information

We will only use personal information provided to use for the purpose of:

Administering, evaluating and improving the site
Improving our services
Responding to your feedback and information provided in forms and surveys

Sharing your personal information

You may choose to share personal information with us when you:

Give feedback
Complete survey or feedback forms

Feedback you provide

Feedback is important and is used to evaluate and improve the site.

If you provide feedback by email, that feedback is sent to appropriate internal staff. We may pass on relevant comments to other people within our organisation who administer or contribute content to the site. This could include your email address and other identifying information that you have provided.

Storage and deletion of information

If you provide personal information, it is held securely by VRS and will not be retained once the insights have been documented and is no longer needed.

It may be shared with third-party contractors to the extent necessary for them to administer or work on the site, or to work on special projects with us.

Email addresses are not made available to the public. Unless required by law, we will not disclose the names or email addresses of individuals who provide feedback to use or who provide us with submission forms without their consent.

Statistical information and cookies

Statistical information collected

We use Google Universal Analytics to collect statistical information about your visit to help us improve the site. This information is aggregated and does not identify you personally. It includes:

Your IP address
The search terms you used
The pages your visited on our site and the links you clicked on
The date and time you visited the site
The referring site (if any) from which you clicked through to this site
Your operating system, for examples Windows, MacOS
The type of web browser you use, such as Chrome, Edge or Firefox
Other things like your screen resolution and the language setting of your browser.

Use of statistical information

The statistical information referred to above can be viewed by site administrators and certain third-party contractors who help administer the site.

Cookies

The site generates persistent session cookies (that is, they have an expiry date and are removed on that date) for the purpose of monitoring site usage.
The cookies do not collect personal information. You can disable them or clear them out of your web browser without affecting your ability to use the site.

Access and correct your personal information

Your rights

Under the Privacy Act 2020, you have the right to access and ask us to correct personal information you have provided to us.

Contact us if:

You would like to access or change your personal information VRS has stored
You have any concerns regarding your privacy.

VRS may require proof of your identity before being able to provide you with any personal information.