Terms of Use & Privacy

Terms of use

Unless otherwise noted, the Eco-index® website and its content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Eco-index® Limited cannot guarantee that the information provided on this site is complete or up to date. We do not accept responsibility for any action taken in reliance on it or consequences arising from the use of it.

Links to other sites are provided for your convenience. Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research does not endorse them and is not responsible for the information contained in them.

We reserve the right to modify or terminate the Eco-index® website for any reason without notice at any time.

Enquiries

If you have any enquiries or complaints about the information or services provided by this website then please us the contact us page to get in touch.

Last updated: These Terms were last updated on 1 July 2024.

Privacy & Cookies Policy

This privacy policy explains how we may collect, store, use, and disclose any personal information that you provide to us when using this website. Your continued use of this website provides your unconditional consent to us collecting, storing, using, and disclosing your personal information in the manner set out below.

General

In this privacy policy ‘we’, ‘us’, and ‘our’ refers to Eco-index Limited.

Collection

We may collect your personal information as submitted by you (including, without limitation, your name and email address) when you use this website. You may decide not to provide your personal information to us. However, if you do not provide it, we may not be able to provide you with access to certain information or services.

Automated collection

When you visit this website, we may use automated technology (such as usage monitoring software, cookies, and sessions) to collect and store certain information about your visit.

Cookies

This website uses cookies to collect personal information that can improve the user experience and help the website to run efficiently.

Please note that third-party affiliates may also use cookies, over which Eco-index Ltd. has no control.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a small portion of data sent from a website and stored in a user's web browser while a user is browsing a website. When the user browses the same website in the future the cookie data can be retrieved by the website to notify the website of the user's previous activity.

How do I control cookies?

Your web browser can be set to notify you when cookies are used or to refuse cookies. You can access these settings in your web browser. If you do choose to adjust your browser to not accept cookies you may experience some loss in functionality on this website.

Use and disclosure

We will not use or disclose your personal information except in accordance with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020. We may use your personal information to send communications requested by you; analyse usage of this website; improve the content of this website and to customise this website to your preferences.

We will not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties. Your personal information will be made available internally for the above purposes and we may also disclose your personal information to third parties, who have agreed to treat your personal information in accordance with this privacy policy, for similar purposes. By providing us with your personal information, you consent to our using and disclosing your personal information in the manner set out above.

We will only use or disclose personal information that you have provided to us, or which we have obtained about you (for the above-mentioned purposes) if you have authorised us to do so; if we have given you notification of the intended use or disclosure and you have not objected to that use or disclosure; if we believe that the use or disclosure is reasonably necessary to assist a law enforcement agency or an agency responsible for national security in the performance of their functions; if we believe that the use or disclosure is reasonably necessary to enforce any legal rights we may have, or is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property and safety of us, our customers, or others; or if we are authorised, required or permitted by law to disclose the information.

Storage and security

Personal information collected on this website may be collected and held by Google Analytics, Squarespace, Youtube and Mailchimp. We will take reasonable efforts to protect personal information that is held by us from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

Third party websites

This website may contain hyperlinks to third party websites. We are not responsible for the content of such websites, or for the manner in which those websites collect, hold, use, and distribute any personal information you provide. When visiting a third party website from hyperlinks displayed on this website, we encourage you to review the privacy statements of those websites so that you can understand how the personal information you provide will be will collected, held, used and distributed.

Right to access and correct

You may request access to, or correction of, any personal information we hold about you by contacting info@eco-index.nz.

Changes to our Privacy and Cookie Policy

We reserve the right, at our discretion, to update or revise this privacy and cookie policy at any time. Changes to this privacy and cookie policy will take effect immediately once published on this website. Please check this privacy and cookie policy regularly for modifications and updates. If you continue to use this website or if you provide any personal information after we post changes to this privacy cookie policy, this will indicate your acceptance of any such changes.