Privacy

Last updated: 29 February, 2008

FragileWorld is committed to protecting your privacy. You can visit some pages on our site without giving us any information about yourself. However, in order to fully utilize the system we do need information in order to provide services that you request. This privacy statement explains data collection and use in those situations. This privacy statement applies to www.fragileworld.org.nz. Please read the complete FragileWorld privacy statement.

Collection of Your Personal Information

We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies you (personal information) or allows us to contact you. Generally, this information is requested when you are registering e-mail newsletters. Personal information collected by FragileWorld is often limited to e-mail address, basic contact information, but may also include other information when needed to provide a service you requested.

FragileWorld also collects information about which pages our customers visit within our web site.

Use of Your Personal Information

We use your personal information to send you e-mail newsletters or to provide a service you requested.

We may merge site-visitation data with anonymous demographic information for research purposes, and we may use this information in aggregate to provide more relevant content.

FragileWorld may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to:

  1. conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on FragileWorld website;
  2. protect and defend the rights or property of FragileWorld, or
  3. act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of FragileWorld staff, users of FragileWorld products or services, or members of the public.

FragileWorld uses an Australian service provider to deliver e-mail newsletters. Your information may be stored and processed in New Zealand or Australia. By using this site, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country.

Control of your Personal Information

When you give us personal information, FragileWorld will not share nor sell that information with or to third party companies or organizations.

Security of your Personal Information

FragileWorld is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information you provide in computer servers with limited access that are located in controlled facilities. When we transmit sensitive information over the internet, we take precautions to protect it.

Protection of Children's Personal Information

FragileWorld is a general audience site and does not knowingly collect any personal information from children.

Use of Cookies

When someone visits the site, a cookie is placed on the customer's machine (if the customer accepts cookies) or is read if the customer has visited the site previously. One use of cookies is to assist in the collection of the site visitation statistics described above.

Changes to this Statement

FragileWorld will occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the top of the privacy statement. For material changes to this statement, FragileWorld will notify you by placing prominent notice on the Web site.

Contact Information

FragileWorld welcomes your comments regarding this privacy statement. Please contact us by email at

  • info@fragileworld.org.nz
  • .