Consol's Privacy policy

At Consol NZ Limited, we are dedicated to safeguarding your privacy and complying with New Zealand's Privacy Act 2020. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information in accordance with New Zealand law. By using our website or services, you consent to the practices described in this policy.

We take your privacy seriously and are committed to protecting your personal information. When uploading images to our website, we ensure that any embedded location data (EXIF GPS) is removed to safeguard your privacy. We also advise our website visitors not to download or extract location data from the images on our website. We do not collect or use this information for any purpose, and we encourage responsible and respectful use of the content on our website. If you have any concerns or questions about your privacy, please feel free to contact us.

Articles on our website may include embedded content such as videos, images, articles, and more. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you were visiting the other website directly.

These external websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. This includes tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that external website.

Please be aware that the privacy practices of these external websites may differ from ours. We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of these websites before interacting with their embedded content.

At Consol NZ Limited, we take your privacy seriously. We may share your personal information with the following categories of third parties:

Service Providers (3.1.1) We may engage trusted third-party service providers, partners, or affiliates to perform certain services on our behalf or to assist us in operating our business. These service providers may have access to your personal information only to the extent necessary to fulfil their designated tasks and are obligated to handle it securely and in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Business Transfers (3.1.2) In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, personal information held by us may be transferred to the acquiring entity or merged with their databases. We will notify you before your personal information becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

Legal Obligations (3.1.3) We may disclose your personal information if required by law, legal process, or government request, or to protect our rights, property, or safety, as well as the rights, property, or safety of others.

Aggregated or Anonymised Data (3.1.4) We may share aggregated or anonymised information that does not personally identify you with third parties for various purposes, including analytics, research, or marketing.

We take appropriate measures to ensure that any third parties with whom we share your personal information handle it securely and in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

For more details about how we protect your data and your rights regarding your personal information, please refer to our Privacy Policy.

Comment Data: If you leave a comment on our website, the comment itself and its associated metadata are retained indefinitely. This is done to enable us to recognize and automatically approve any follow-up comments, ensuring a seamless experience without holding comments in a moderation queue.

User Registration Data: For users who register on our website (if any), the personal information they provide in their user profile is stored. All registered users have the ability to view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, with the exception of their username. Website administrators also have access to view and edit this information.

Inquiry Contact Form Data: When a user fills out an inquiry contact form on our website, the information provided in the form may be retained for a specific period necessary to respond to inquiries, provide customer support, or for record-keeping purposes. After the necessary retention period, this data may be securely deleted.

We are committed to safeguarding your data and respecting your privacy rights. If you have any inquiries or concerns about your personal information, comments, or inquiry form data, please don't hesitate to contact us.

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you have certain rights over your personal data:

Data Access: You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any information you have provided to us.

Data Deletion: You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. However, please note that this request does not apply to any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

International Data Transfer (4.1.) We may transfer and store your personal information on servers located in various countries or regions around the world. By using our services and providing your personal information, you consent to the transfer of your data to these countries or regions, which may have different data protection laws than your country of residence.

Data Protection Measures (4.2.) To ensure that any cross-border transfer of your personal information complies with applicable data protection laws, we implement suitable safeguards, such as standard contractual clauses or other lawful transfer mechanisms. These measures protect your personal information during transit and at the receiving location.

Recipient Disclosure (4.3.) In certain circumstances, your personal information may be disclosed to recipients located in other countries for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. Such recipients may include our trusted service providers, partners, or affiliates who may be located outside of your country or region.

Legal Requirements (4.4.) Please note that when your personal information is transferred to other countries, it may be subject to the laws of those jurisdictions, including lawful requirements to disclose personal information to government authorities under certain circumstances.

Your Consent (4.5.) By using our services and providing your personal information, you understand and agree that your personal information may be transferred to and processed in countries outside of your country of residence.