Privacy policy

Kurt Piper Real Estate and Barfoot & Thompson Ltd are licensed under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008.

This privacy policy sets out how Kurt Piper Real Estate will handle your personal information and what controls you have in relation to it. I operate in Auckland, NZ and comply with the Privacy Act 2020.

Kurt Piper Real Estate obtains personal information from several sources, e.g. you may be a visitor to the website and inquire about my services.

COLLECTION

In this privacy policy, “personal information” has the same meaning as in the Privacy Act 2020.

I need to collect personal information in order to operate my business and I may collect the following personal information as part of delivering my services:

  • Name

  • Address

  • Location

  • Telephone number

  • Physical address

  • Email address

  • IP address

USE

Where I have collected information directly from you, I will use your personal information for:

  • the purposes of providing services to you

  • for research and marketing purposes

  • for dissemination of information to / for you

STORAGE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

I am committed to taking all reasonable steps to ensure the security of your personal information against loss, unauthorised access, disclosure, or misuse.

I only keep your personal information for as long as it is required and I’ll keep your personal information:

  • until I no longer have a valid reason for keeping it

  • for as long as required by law, for example to meet my tax obligations

DISCLOSURE

I will not disclose your personal information to others, unless:

  • it relates to the purposes for which you provided the information

  • I am required by law to disclose it

  • I need to be protected against unlawful activity, fraud or any danger to public safety

COOKIES

A cookie is a piece of code that creates a file on your computer to track the pages that you view on our website. I may use cookies, and similar technology, on the website for a variety of purposes. Cookies allow browsing and other services offered through my website and need to be enabled.

GOOGLE ANALYTICS

Google analytics aggregates your personal data and shows me how my website is performing. The information I collect is related to browsing characteristics including search terms and pages viewed. I do not share this information relating to your website usage with any other party. However as detailed within Google’s Privacy Policy, Google may use this information for advertising purposes.

YOUR RIGHTS

You have the right to access and correct any personal information I hold about you.

If you have any questions about my privacy policy or practices, you wish to access or request the correction of your personal information, or you wish to complain about how I am treating your personal information, please feel free to contact me at k.piper@barfoot.co.nz.

You can obtain further general information about your privacy rights or make a complaint to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner in New Zealand by calling their Privacy Hotline on 0800 803 909, emailing them at enquiries@privacy.org.nz or visiting their website at www.privacy.org.nz.