Privacy Policy

In these times of increasing legitimate concerns about internet privacy and the rampant misuse and abuse of personal information, we have decided to put together this Privacy Policy in order to reassure visitors to Sanctuaryweather.info of our commitment to your privacy and enjoyment of this site.

This privacy policy sets out how Sanctuaryweather.info uses and protects any information that you give Sanctuaryweather.info when you use this web site.

Sanctuaryweather.info is 100% committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this web site, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Sanctuaryweather.info may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from the 21st of June, 2017.

What we may collect: We may collect the following information: Name, Contact information including email address, other information relevant to enquiries.

Cookies and IP Addresses: There is additional information that can be gathered by an operating web site. One is the IP address (random numbers assigned to individual computers) of the machine you use to reach this site. This information is used to help diagnose problems with our web site. Your IP address may also be used to block your access to areas of the site if we determine that you are abusing the site's resources (unlikely to happen but still....).

Another way to gather information is to use a cookie (small text file transferred from our Web Site to your hard drive). The cookies used on this site do not damage files or allow anyone to access your personally identifiable information - they simply allow us to tailor information to make your visits more enjoyable and meaningful. They also provide information to us about site usage to help us improve and update our site.

What we do with the information we gather: We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons: to respond to visitor enquiries and to provide any automated services we may offer in the future, e.g. email weather reports, should you elect to subscribe.

Security: We are heavily committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure, we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Links to other web sites: Our web site may contain links to other web sites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other web site. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the web site in question.

Your personal information: We will never use any personal information you provide to us, for any direct or indirect marketing purposes. We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law to do so (please do not try to involve us in anything illegal).

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please contact us as soon as possible. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.

General Disclaimer: Sanctuaryweather.info makes no claims that the Materials on this site are appropriate for any particular purpose or audience, or that they may be downloaded outside of New Zealand. Access to the Materials may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Web Site from outside of New Zealand, you are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.

Comments that are sent to us about the web site may be quoted on the site, along with your location ie: Country, State or County but names, addresses and email addresses will never be published without permission. Sanctuaryweather.info will never knowingly share this information with any other person or web site for any purpose unless required to do so by law.

Sanctuaryweather.info cannot be held responsible if personal information is leaked or accessed should the site be hacked, although we have put in place measures to minimize this risk. Overall though, it is your responsibility to make sure that your browser, email and computer are secure.