Privacy Statement
PRIVACY
Introduction
This privacy statement explains how Goldie Estate collects, uses, and discloses personal information. The privacy statement applies to the personal information we collect about visitors to our website and customers who purchase our products (customers).
Goldie Estate is wholly owned by the University of Auckland. For the purposes of this privacy statement, therefore, “Goldie Estate”, “we”, “our” and “us” means the University of Auckland.
For information about the way the University of Auckland Wine Science Centre collects and process personal information about students, please check the University of Auckland Privacy Statement.
External websites that are linked to or from this website are generally not under the control or responsibility of Goldie Estate and you are advised to review their privacy statements.
How we collect personal information
Goldie Estate collects personal information about our customers in order to provide the products and services requested of us. The personal information we may collect about customers includes:
- name
- contact information, including address, email address and phone number
- information required to process a purchase, including financial information
- purchase history information
- information about any enquiries you make to us
- age verification information, where required to comply with the terms of our licence
- information about your activity on our website (see below), and
- any other information you provide to us, such as in online forms or surveys.
We collect the following information about your activity on our website:
- your browser's internet address
- your server's address
- your domain name
- your IP address
- the date and time of your visit to the site
- the pages you accessed and documents downloaded
- the previous site visited
- the type of browser you are using
- the username entered if accessing a restricted site, and
- tinformation generated by cookies (see below).
Our use of cookies and website analytics
A cookie is a small text file that is sent to your browser from our web server and stored on your computer hard drive. The cookie is sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
We rely on our own (first-party) cookies to improve our services, enhance your online experience with us, and maintain the secure connection between your browser and our servers while you are using our website. We rely on third-party cookies, such as Google Analytics cookies and Meta Pixel cookies, to target our advertising and connect with visitors based on their past interactions with us. Our third-party vendors, including Google and Meta, may use cookies, web beacons and other storage technologies to collect or receive information from our website and elsewhere on the Internet and use that information to provide measurement services, and to target and deliver our ads.
It is possible to disable the acceptance of cookies by your web browser. However, doing so may restrict your ability to access some web pages. You can also opt out of the collection and use of your information for ad targeting, such as by visiting www.aboutads.info/choices, or by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Alternatively, you can visit the Network Advertising Initiative’s opt out page.
How we use and disclose personal information
Goldie Estate will use your personal information to:
- deliver the products and services you have requested from us
- communicate with you about your orders or enquiries
- communicate with you about other products or services we think you might like
- manage our marketing campaigns and activities
- meet our legal obligations, including in relation to age verification
- understand how customers use our website, products and services, and
- improve our website, products and services.
Only members of our staff with a legitimate need to access your personal information will do so. However, we may need to disclose personal information to third parties in some circumstances. We may disclose your personal information to:
- contracted service providers we use to perform services on our behalf (such as IT service providers), within and outside New Zealand
- courier and postal delivery services, within and outside New Zealand, for the purposes of delivering our products to you
- marketing service providers, such as Google and Meta, so we can deliver personalised and targeted ads to you on various platforms and devices
- our legal advisers, other professional advisors, or insurers, or
- other third parties where we have told you we will do this, and you have provided your consent.
How to access or correct personal information
Customers have the right to request a copy of the personal information Goldie Estate holds about them, or to correct their information if they believe it is wrong. To exercise these rights, please follow the steps set out in the ‘Accessing and controlling your personal information’ section of the University of Auckland’s Privacy Statement. Here, you can also find information about making a privacy complaint. Unless clearly stated otherwise, copyright material contained on this site may be the intellectual property of the University of Auckland and Collaborative Partners, individual members of the University or third parties. Any commercial use or sale of this material is not permitted without the written permission of the rights owner and constitutes an infringement of copyright. University copyright Material which is clearly indicated as owned by the University of Auckland and Collaborative Partners may only be used for "not-for-profit" educational purposes or private research and study in accordance with the Copyright Act 1994, provided that textual and graphical content are not altered and that ownership of the material by the University and its Collaborative Partners is acknowledged. The University reserves the right to withdraw this permission at any time. Third party copyright The permission to reproduce copyright protected material does not extend to any material on this site that is identified as being the copyright of a third party or individual staff members or students. Authorisation to reproduce such material must be obtained from the copyright owners concerned. Copyright takedown notice Where you are the owner of copyright work which you believe is available on the University of Auckland network in such a way that does not satisfy the fair dealing provisions of the Copyright Act 1994 or otherwise constitutes a copyright infringement, or a breach of an agreed licence or contract, please notify the University using the Copyright Takedown Notice below and forward to the General Counsel of the University of Auckland. The University of Auckland and Collaborative Partners make all reasonable efforts to ensure that the information published on its websites is as accurate and up-to-date as possible. If you believe any of the information held on our websites is incorrect please use the feedback link at the bottom right of the relevant page or contact us.
When you are accessing the University and Collaborative Partner websites (including social media, blogs, forums, Web 2.0, electronic collaboration and online worlds) which may express the personal views of the individuals posting content, you must make your own assessment of information posted.
Information on this website may be protected by copyright; you may only use this information for your own private study and research. Unless you clearly state otherwise, all information submitted by you through this site for posting on social media, blogs, forums, Web 2.0, electronic collaboration and online worlds, shall be treated as freely available to share. By submitting this information you represent that you either own or have the permission of the owner to submit this information and agree that you will not submit any information that is defamatory, offensive or breaches the privacy of any individual. Because of the open nature of the Internet, we recommend that you not submit information you consider confidential.
Hypertext links are provided to external sites for information only. The University does not accept any responsibility for the content or accuracy of those sites.
Where files or software applications are available for copying, they are provided 'as is' without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of fitness for a purpose, or the warranty of non-infringement. Please do not rely on files or software made available in this manner until you have tested and assured yourself it is fit for your intended purpose.
In no event shall the University and Collaborative Partners be liable to you or any third parties for any special, punitive, incidental, indirect or consequential damages of any kind, or any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, those resulting from damage or loss incurred as a result of reliance on any information, loss of use, data or profits, whether or not the University or Collaborative Partners have been advised of the possibility of such damages, and on any theory of liability, arising out of or in connection with your use of information available on this site or software downloaded from it.
Nothing in this disclaimer has the effect of contracting out of the provisions of the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 and the Fair Trading Act 1987 except to the extent permitted by New Zealand law. COPYRIGHT
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