Purpose

The purpose of this privacy policy is to let users of AsureQuality.com (the “Site”) know when we collect personal information and what we do with it. We don't use, share or transfer personal information in connection with the Site except as set out in this policy.

Collection, Storage and Use

You can use the Site without disclosing any personal information.

However, you may choose to disclose personal information to us when you give feedback or in submission forms. This information will be viewable by site administrators, and certain AsureQuality staff. Please don't send us sensitive personal information or include any sensitive personal information in submission forms.

Holding of information

If you provide personal information, it will be held by AsureQuality. Email addresses are not made available to the public. Unless required by law, we won't publicise the names or email addresses of individuals who provide feedback to us or who provide us with submission forms without their consent.

Use of personal information

We'll only use personal information provided to us for the purpose of administering, evaluating and improving the Site, improving our services and communicating with you (including responding to your feedback and information provided in submission forms).

Feedback

Feedback is important and is used to evaluate and improve the Site. If you provide feedback by email or by using the feedback form, that feedback will be sent to appropriate AsureQuality staff. This could include your email address and other identifying information that you've provided.

Submission forms

If you provide us with a submission form, that submission form will be sent to appropriate AsureQuality staff, including your email address and other identifying information that you've provided.

Statistical information

We may collect statistical information about your visit to help us improve the Site. This information is aggregated and doesn't identify you personally. It includes:

• Your IP address
• The search terms you used
• The pages you accessed on our Site and the links you clicked on
• The date and time you visited the site
• The referring site (if any) through which you clicked through to this site
• Your operating system (e.g., Windows XP, Mac OS X)
• The type of web browser you use (e.g. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox)
• Other things like your screen resolution and the language setting of your browser.

Use of statistical information

The statistical information referred to above will be viewable by Site administrators and certain other AsureQuality staff.

Version 1.0 effective 1 August 2017

Introduction

Our privacy policy will help guide you on what information we collect at AsureQuality, what AsureQuality does with it, and what choices you have.

AsureQuality Limited is the company which provides the Services. The word “Services” in this policy refers to our CrateScan application. Our Services are currently available for as an applications on your mobile device.

Information we collect and receive

Our app does not require authentication and only displays publicly accessible information.  It will temporarily store information scanned from a bar code or a QR code in order to display a result.

AsureQuality automatically collects logging data that includes information about when and where  the Services were used, and on what device and software the Services were accessed by.  We use this information to manage and improve the Services

Sharing and Disclosure

AsureQuality will share publicly accessible information to people using the Services.

AsureQuality may share aggregated logging data with customers directly involved in the provision of the Services in order to verify usage of the Services and to manage and improve the Services.

AsureQuality may also share information

• if we engage in a merger, acquisition, dissolution or reorganization of our company or parts of our company
• to comply with legal or regulatory requirements and to respond to lawful requests, court orders and legal process.
• to enforce our rights, prevent fraud and for safety
• we may disclose or use aggregate or de-identified information for any purpose

Security

We take steps to protect information you provide to AsureQuality from loss, misuse or unauthorised access.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may change this policy from time to time, and we will post any changes on this page. If you use the Services after those changes are in effect, you agree to the revised policy.

No access to other personal information

AsureQuality does not have access to any personal information you choose to enter directly into Ako Tahi. Specifically, when using our Cultural Intelligence App, which allows you to develop your understanding of Māori customs and concepts, you may find it useful to fill out the ‘pepeha’ which is a personalized introduction/greeting, or the Cultural Competence Self- Development Plan. Any personal information entered into the application will be stored locally and securely in the application, and it will be deleted when you delete the application.

AsureQuality does not have access to any further personal usage information. Google, Apple, and Microsoft will receive the general usage information from the use of the application however this will be at an aggregate level and no personal information about a particular individual will be shared.

Purpose

The purpose of this privacy policy is to inform persons who have applied to become a freshwater farm plans certifier or auditor, farm operators (farmers & growers), and referees as to why AsureQuality is collecting their personal information and what AsureQuality will do with this personal information that is collected for the freshwater farm plans appointments process.

AsureQuality is required to collect personal information to meet the requirements of the Resource Management (Freshwater Farm Plans) Regulations 2023 (external link) and will only share or publish information that the regulations require us to share or publish.

Collection, Storage and Use of personal information

To be considered for appointment a freshwater farm plans applicant must provide personal information in the freshwater farm application forms that are accessible form the freshwater farm plans website. Farm operators may provide personal information for communications between farm operator and AsureQuality. Referees may also provide personal information for the purposes of verifying claims made by a freshwater farm plans applicant.

Personal information collected will be viewable by the AsureQuality freshwater farm plans administrative team including independent contractors, regional council, and Ministry for the Environment.

Holding and sharing of personal information

Personal information will be held by AsureQuality in a national administrative list. Persons appointed to freshwater farm plans certifier and auditor roles must have their name published on a publicly available national list on the internet. This is a requirement of Schedule 2, Sections 6 and 13 of the Resource Management (Freshwater Farm Plans) Regulations 2023 (external link) . Additional personal information e.g., contact details will not be published unless a person chooses to have this information published with their name.

Use of personal information

AsureQuality will use the personal information provided to us for the purposes of the validation of identity, qualifications, and experience. This includes the assessment of the personal information against regulated appointment criteria, coordination of necessary national training and the appointment by a regional council. Farm operator and referee details will be used for the appropriate communications. A subset of the personal information will also be used for statistical and reporting purposes.

Note: the Resource Management (Freshwater Farm Plans) Regulations 2023 (external link) mandate that only a regional council can appoint a freshwater farm plans certifier or auditor, the regional council will be making this decision based upon the recommendation that they receive from AsureQuality. All personal information will be held in an AsureQuality system and shared with a regional council to assist the regional council with the appointment decision making process.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

AsureQuality may change this policy from time to time, AsureQuality will post any changes to this policy on this page. The use of freshwater farm plans services after those changes are in effect, will be considered as an agreement to the revised policy.

Applicants and appointed freshwater farm plans certifiers and auditors have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information that AsureQuality holds about them, and to ask for it to be corrected if they think it is wrong.

If you would like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, please contact us at:

farmplancertifiers@asurequality.com