Privacy Policy

Forgotten Felines Foundation takes the privacy and security of personal information you disclose to us seriously. With the increasingly rapid expansion of technology and access to information, preserving your privacy is now more important than ever.

Forgotten Felines Foundation strives to protect personal information to the standards embodied by the information privacy principles in the Privacy Act 1993, and other applicable laws to protect your privacy. Forgotten Felines Foundation has developed this Privacy Policy for New Zealand individuals.

This Privacy Statement sets out what kind of information we collect, how that information is used by Forgotten Felines Foundation and who has access to your personal information. Any changes to our Privacy Policy will be prominently posted on our website under the domain name http://www.forgottenfelines.org.nz/ (‘our Website’), and on certain Forgotten Felines Foundation printed material. We aim to give you the opportunity to know what information we gather, how that information will be used and whether we will disclose that information to third parties.

If you would like to know more about the Privacy Act in New Zealand you can visit the website of the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner at http://www.privacy.org.nz/the-privacy-act-and-codes/ or contact them directly on enquiries@privacy.org.nz or call 09-302 8680.

What personal information we collect

Personal information including your name, address, telephone number, fax, email address, occupation and age may be collected through our Website and other means. This information may be collected when you request information or material from Forgotten Felines Foundation, make a donation, enter in a Forgotten Felines Foundation promotion or elect to subscribe to our mailing list. If you choose not to provide us with personal information, we may not be able to provide you with the services or information you require.

If any of the information Forgotten Felines Foundation seeks about you is not provided then we may be limited in the services we will be able to provide to you, such as proper processing of a donation and issuing of a receipt for taxation deductions.

How we use personal information

Forgotten Felines Foundation collects your personal information to perform animal welfare work and activities, which could include:

• Processing your donation or registration as a Forgotten Felines supporter
• Inviting you to sponsor or participate in Forgotten Felines appeals or campaigns
• Recording your support for a Forgotten Felines campaign or petition
• Answering questions you ask Forgotten Felines
• Responding to requests for information
• If you subscribe to our mailing list, to provide you with regular information on promotions, fundraising activities and research and development at Forgotten Felines.

When we share your personal information

Forgotten Felines Foundation takes the privacy of personal information held in its Database very seriously. Your personal information will not be added to a third party mailing list nor will we disclose personal information to third parties, except where you consent, as outlined in this Privacy Statement or where required or authorised by law. Email messages may be monitored by the Forgotten Felines Foundation website administrator for troubleshooting and maintenance purposes.

We may disclose your information to service providers, contractors and agents such as IT and Web Support Contractors, Banking Agencies, Marketing and Analysis Contractors and Auditors, who help us to provide and market our services and activities, as well as to other members of Forgotten Felines Foundation, including those who are located outside of New Zealand.

While we seek to recognise our donors’ support in Forgotten Felines Foundation publications, if requested we will not display the name of the donor. Donor details are kept strictly confidential and used only in accordance with this Privacy Statement and applicable laws. Requests for anonymity are strictly adhered to.

Cookies

From time to time information may be placed on your computer to allow us to identify your computer. This information is commonly known as a “cookie” and may contain information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (IP) address, your computer‘s operating system, browser type and traffic patterns. We do not match cookies to any personal information. Cookies show us how and when visitors use our Website and may be used for statistical and business purposes. The use of cookies is industry standard and many websites use them. Cookies are stored on your computer and not on our Website. If you do not wish to receive cookies or want to be notified of when they are placed, you may wish to set your web browser to do so, though disabling this feature may prevent you from using certain parts of our Website. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x users can disable their cookie settings by clicking “Tools”, “Internet Options”, selecting the “Privacy” tab and changing the privacy settings to “Block All Cookies”.

Our sites use Google analytics system to help improve usability and customer experience. Google Analytics may record mouse clicks, mouse movements and scrolling activity. Google Analytics may record keystroke information that you voluntarily enter on this website. Lucky Orange does not track this activity on any site that does not use the Google analytics system. 

Disclosure about the collection of data: Third parties, including Facebook, may use cookies, web beacons and other storage technologies to collect or receive information from our website and elsewhere on the Internet and use that information to provide measurement services and target ads. You can opt-out of the collection by visiting sites such as http://www.youronlinechoices.com.au/, and https://adssettings.google.com/.

What choices are available to you regarding the collection of your personal information?

Should you not wish to make your personal information available, you may choose simply not to fill out any of the forms located on our Website.  Should you wish to supply us with personal information but do not wish to transmit this information via the web, you may choose to ‘print’ the appropriate form(s) and send them by post to Forgotten Felines Foundation P.O Box 741 Paraparaumu

You have a right to access your personal information

Subject to some exceptions allowed by law, if you would like to access your personal information you can make a request by contacting us at info@forgottenfelines.org.nz

Donations and Payments

We currently accept direct debit payments and credit card payments via Stripe and Paypal. All payments are processed via this Providers secure payments system to ensure high levels of payment security and are subject to the Providers terms and conditions. 

Click here for Stripe Terms: https://stripe.com/payment-terms/legal
Click here for Paypal Terms: https://www.paypal.com/nz/webapps/mpp/ua/legalhub-full

Help us to ensure we hold accurate information

We take reasonable precautions to ensure that the personal information we collect, use and disclose is accurate, complete and up-to-date. However, the accuracy of that information depends to a large extent on you. We recommend that you let us know if there are any errors in your personal information and keep us up-to-date with changes to personal information such as your name or address.

Feedback

Forgotten Felines Foundation welcomes your questions and comments about privacy. If you want to know more about our approach to privacy or wish to access or request correction of your personal information, please contact us at info@forgottenfelines.org.nz