Privacy policy.
How we collect, use and protect your personal information — in line with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020. Last updated 30 June 2026.
Papanui Spiritual Centre (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, store and disclose your personal information, and your rights in relation to it. We handle personal information in accordance with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020.
Who we are
Papanui Spiritual Centre — a registered charity (Charity No. CC35335).
150 Harewood Road, Papanui, Christchurch
[email protected]
+64 21 022 60343
What personal information we collect
We may collect personal information including:
- Your name, email address, phone number and postal address
- Information you provide through our contact form, a centre-hire booking, a membership or a donation
- Your date of birth, where you provide it as part of a membership
- Payment and billing details when you pay a hire fee, membership or donation
- Correspondence and records of your interactions with us
- Technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device and pages visited, collected automatically when you use our website
We only collect information that is necessary for the purposes set out below.
How we collect it
We collect personal information directly from you when you contact us, fill in a form, make a booking, become a member or make a donation. We also collect some information automatically through cookies and analytics tools when you use our website (see “Cookies and analytics” below).
Why we collect it and how we use it
We use your personal information to:
- Respond to your enquiries
- Provide our services to you — events, centre hire and membership
- Process payments and manage our accounts
- Communicate with you about your enquiry, booking, membership or donation
- Send you our newsletter or updates where you have signed up (you can opt out at any time)
- Improve our website and services
- Meet our legal obligations
Disclosure of your information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share it with:
- Service providers who help us run the centre — for example website hosting, email, booking and calendar software, our mailing-list provider, and payment processors (such as Stripe)
- Professional advisers such as accountants and lawyers
- Government agencies or other parties where required or permitted by law
Some of our service providers may store information overseas. Where personal information is disclosed to a party outside New Zealand, we take reasonable steps to ensure it is subject to comparable privacy safeguards, consistent with the Privacy Act.
Cookies and analytics
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to help it function and to understand how visitors use it. We use Google Analytics to collect anonymous statistics about site usage. You can disable cookies through your browser settings, although some parts of the site may not work as well as a result.
How we store and protect your information
We hold personal information securely and take reasonable steps to protect it from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure or alteration. We keep personal information only for as long as we need it for the purposes set out in this policy, or as required by law, after which we securely delete or de-identify it.
Your rights
Under the Privacy Act 2020 you have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of that information if it is wrong
To make a request, contact us using the details below. We will respond as soon as reasonably practicable and within the timeframes required by the Privacy Act. There is generally no charge to access your information.
Complaints
If you have a concern about how we have handled your personal information, please contact us first so we can try to resolve it. If you are not satisfied, you can contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner:
Website: www.privacy.org.nz
Phone: 0800 803 909
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The current version will always be available on our website, with the “last updated” date shown at the top.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this policy or your personal information, please contact the Papanui Spiritual Centre committee: