Privacy Policy

Herefordtoastmasters.org.nz (“this website”) is operated by Hereford Street Toastmasters (“we”, “us”, “our”). We respect the privacy of our website users (“you”, “your”) and are committed to protecting your security and privacy.  This website is powered by Instinct Design.

Collection of Your Information

We collect information about you through our websites in an effort to improve your viewing experience. We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We release account and other personal information only when we believe release is appropriate to comply with law; facilitate court proceedings; enforce or apply our terms and conditions; or protect the rights, property, or safety of Hereford Street Toastmasters, our users, or others.

Types of Information Collected

We may collect personal information from you (including, without limitation, your name, email address, phone number, and postal address) when you visit our website, register with our website, save your information with us online, contact us with a question or concern, or participate in a promotion.  We may receive and collect the name of the domain and host from which you access the Internet; the Internet protocol (IP) address of the computer you are using; the browser software you use and your operating system; the date and time you access our site; and any search engine or inbound hyperlink used to reach this website. This information is used only for statistical purposes and in regards to how we may enhance the customer experience.

• Cookies: Our website uses "cookies," which are small data files that are stored on your computer when you visit a website. Cookies may be used in a variety of ways to enhance or personalize your online browsing experience. Cookies may be used to personalise your visits to this website, eliminate the need for you to repeatedly enter the same information, enable us to improve the content, reliability and functionality of this website, evaluate the effectiveness of the advertising on this website and track website usage patterns. Accepting a cookie will not give us access to any data on your computer other than the data stored in the cookie. Although you may configure your web browser to not accept cookies, you may experience a loss of functionality as a result.

How we use Your Information

We may use your collected information in the following ways:

• To verify your identity and to assist you if you have forgotten your username or password
• To communicate with you and to send you information by email, postal mail or other means about our services and promotions, where you agree to receive such information.
• To analyze trends and statistics.
• To improve or update this website and our services.
• To protect the security or integrity of our website and our club.
• To respond to your enquiries and communicate with you if necessary.

You always have the choice not to receive marketing and promotional information. It is our policy to remove any member from our database or mailing list upon the members’ request.  Please Contact Us if you wish to opt out of receiving communications from Hereford Street Toastmasters.

Linking to Third-Party Websites

When you click on links and banners on our site that take you to third party web sites, you will be subject to the third party's privacy policies. While we support the protection of privacy on the Internet, Hereford Street Toastmasters cannot be responsible for the actions of any third-party web sites.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to change this privacy policy from time to time by publishing the revised privacy policy on our website. We encourage you to check this policy regularly for any modifications or updates. Your continued use of our Services after any changes have been posted on our Website indicates your acceptance of those changes.

If you have any questions regarding our privacy policy or any other matter, please Contact Us.