Privacy Statement Purpose

This privacy statement outlines how Community Research will collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information in compliance with the Privacy Act 2020. We are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring the security of your personal information.

Data principles

Community Research uses the following principals when collecting, using and disclosing personal data:

Principle of least data: Adhere to the principle of data minimisation, which entails collecting only the data that is strictly necessary for the specific purpose.

Purpose limitation: Ensure that data is used only for the purposes explicitly stated at the time of collection. Any secondary use of data requires additional consent and must be clearly justified.

Data anonymisation: Wherever possible, we use anonymised and aggregated data to minimise privacy risks. Anonymisation involves removing personally identifiable information, while aggregation involves combining data sets to prevent the identification of individuals.

Collection of Personal Information

We collect personal information from you when you provide it to us, such as when you interact with our website, subscribe to our newsletters, participate in webinars, or communicate with us. This information may include your name, contact details, and preferences.

Use of Personal Information

 We use your personal information for the following purposes:

• To provide you with newsletters, webinar information, and other relevant updates based on your preferences.
• To conduct surveys aimed at improving our services and resources.
• To respond to your inquiries, feedback, or complaints.
• To perform research on an anonymised basis to understand user demographics and preferences.
• To administer and improve our website for a better user experience.
• To apply for funding and complete accountability reporting. This information is anonymised.
• For any other purposes authorised by you or required by law.

Disclosure of Personal Information

 We may disclose your personal information to:

• Service providers who assist us in operating our IT systems or providing services to you.
• Law enforcement agencies or other third parties when required by law or with your explicit consent.
• Funding organisations. We utilise anonymised data to demonstrate our impact for fundraising purposes.
• Artificial Intelligence Tools (AI). We use AI to automate some of our processes. No personally identifiable data will be uploaded to AI technology.

Protection of Personal Information

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, misuse, loss, or disclosure. This includes implementing appropriate technical and organisational security measures.

Accessing and Correcting Your Personal Information

You have the right to access and correct your personal information held by us. If you would like to exercise these rights or have any questions about your personal information, please contact us at admin@communityresearch.org.nz. We will respond within 20 workings days. We may need to verify your identity before processing your request.

Website Information

When you visit our website, we may collect information about your computer, IP address, and browsing behaviour to improve our website’s functionality and your user experience. We use cookies for these purposes, which you can manage through your browser settings.

When you sign up to our public facing researcher directory, personal information that you have supplied (e.g., contact details) will be publicly visible on our website.

Third-party Content and Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites or content not operated by Community Research. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.

Changes to This Privacy Statement

We may update this privacy statement from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any updates will be posted on our website with immediate effect.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about our privacy practices, this privacy statement, or would like to exercise your rights under the Privacy Act 2020, please contact our Privacy Officer

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Terms and Conditions

This is a community site. We ask that all visitors and contributors take care to post content, comments and otherwise use the website in ways that are consistent with our kaupapa.

Content disclaimer

The focus of the website is on promoting quality research by and for communities in Aotearoa New Zealand.

This website contains content that was not produced by Community Research. We are not responsible for third-party content and we do not necessarily endorse the views expressed. We accept no liability or responsibility for the way that such information is interpreted or used, or the results of its use.

To ensure kaupapa Māori researchers can be confident sharing and publishing material on this website particular care is taken to follow tikanga.

To maintain this focus, please note we do not accept:

• material which breaches the Human Rights Act, e.g. racist, sexist or homophobic content
• adult or offensive content
• statements that are libellous, slanderous, defamatory or otherwise damage an individual’s or organisation’s reputation
• exploitative or commercially unethical content
• political party promotion
• material which infringes copyright.

Any content that is considered inconsistent with our purpose and guidelines will be removed.

External links from this website

This website includes links to other websites. Our links are not necessarily an endorsement of those websites. We are not responsible for the content of external websites and do not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them.

Linked website’s content may change over time. If you find a mistake or something that shouldn’t be linked to, please contact us.

Copyright and Creative Commons licences

The material on this website is subject to diverse levels and conditions of copyright and/or Creative Commons licences. These resources are copyright to their publishers or authors. If you wish to reproduce or distribute a resource, you must check the particular conditions of copyright or the Creative Commons licence that has been set by the publisher or author.  Be sure to abide by these. Obtain permission and meet any other requirements if necessary.

Linking to this website

You are welcome to link to pages on this website. Contact us to provide graphical, text and hyperlink information. Linking to this website from any other website is not necessarily an endorsement of any kind by Community Research.