
How we collect, use, and protect your personal information
Effective Date: 10 August 2025
At NZ Gates ("we", "our", "us"), we respect your privacy and are committed to handling personal information responsibly and transparently in accordance with New Zealand's Privacy Act 2020 and the Information Privacy Principles (IPPs). This policy explains what personal information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have.
We may collect personal information you provide when you:
This may include your name, address, email, phone number, property details and any other information you submit to support your enquiry.
We collect personal information only when necessary for purposes connected to our services, including:
We collect your personal information primarily when you voluntarily provide it through:
We never collect personal information covertly or from public sources without a lawful basis.
We take care to store your personal information securely and protect it from unauthorised access, modification, disclosure, or loss. Our physical and digital security measures are designed to comply with IPP 5.
We use your personal information only for the purposes for which it was collected. We do not trade or share it with third parties unless:
If your personal data is transferred outside New Zealand (for example to a service provider overseas), we ensure an equivalent level of privacy protection, in line with IPP 12 and relevant Act requirements.
You have the right to access your personal information and request corrections where necessary. To do so, contact us using the details below. We may charge a reasonable fee for access if required by law.
If a privacy breach occurs and is likely to cause serious harm, we will notify both affected individuals and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner as required by the Act.
We have appointed a Privacy Officer responsible for overseeing our compliance with privacy obligations, handling enquiries or complaints, and liaising with the Privacy Commissioner as needed.
Our website may use cookies or similar tools for analytics and functionality. We use Google Ads and Google Analytics to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. Google Ads conversion tracking uses cookies to identify users who click on our ads and later visit our website. These tools may collect device information, IP address, and approximate location.
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. You can manage ad personalisation through Google Ad Settings.
You may opt out or restrict cookies via your browser settings. We do not use cookies to collect sensitive personal information.
We may update this policy over time. The Effective Date at the top will reflect the current version. We encourage you to check back regularly.
For any privacy‑related enquiries, access requests, or concerns, please contact our Privacy Officer:
NZ Gates LTD
Email: garry@nzgates.nz
We follow Privacy Act 2020, including the 13 Information Privacy Principles, covering lawful collection (IPP 1-4), secure storage (IPP 5), access and correction (IPP 6-7), ensuring accuracy (IPP 8), retention (IPP 9), use/disclosure (IPP 10-11) and cross‑border requirements (IPP 12-13).