Privacy Policy

Who We Are

Our website address is:https://taupobusinessawards.co.nz We are dedicated to safeguarding the privacy of our website visitors and participants.

Comments

Comments are disabled on this website. We do not collect any data related to comments.

Personal Data Collection

We collect personal data through registration forms and entry submissions on our website. This data is securely stored within our website and is used strictly for the management and administration of the Taupō Business Awards.

Forms and Data Storage

We use secure online forms to collect necessary information, which may include:

Name
Email address
Business name
Contact phone number
Submission details

This data is securely stored and used exclusively for event management and communication purposes. We do not share this data with third parties unless required for event operations or legal obligations.

Cookies

Our website uses cookies to enhance user experience and for essential functionalities, including:

Website security and protection
Analytics and website performance improvement through services such as Google Analytics 4 (GA4)
User verification via Google reCAPTCHA

You may disable cookies in your browser settings; however, doing so might impact certain features of the website.

Embedded Content

This website may contain embedded content (such as videos, images, etc.) from external websites. These external websites might collect data about your interaction with their embedded content and use cookies to track your activity.

Data Sharing

We only share your personal data with third parties in limited circumstances, specifically:

Google Services (Google Analytics, Google reCAPTCHA) for analytical and security purposes.
When legally obligated or required for event management purposes.

Data Retention

We retain submitted form data for as long as necessary to facilitate the awards process and for historical records. You can request data removal by contacting us directly.

Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have submitted personal information via forms, you may request an exported file of your data or request that your data be deleted, excluding data we are obligated to retain for legal or administrative reasons.