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MedicinalCannabis.co.nz is an independent New Zealand medicinal cannabis directory and information platform.
Our website address is:
https://medicinalcannabis.co.nz
This Privacy Policy explains how MedicinalCannabis.co.nz collects, uses, stores and protects personal information when you visit our website, contact us, create an account, submit or claim a business listing, or otherwise interact with our services.
We are committed to handling personal information in accordance with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 and applicable Information Privacy Principles.
Depending on how you use our website, we may collect information including:
• Your name and email address
• Contact information
• Account and login information
• Information submitted through contact forms
• Information provided when submitting, managing or claiming a business listing
• Business contact details provided for publication
• Technical information such as IP address, browser type and device information
• Information required to process or administer paid services, where applicable
We only collect personal information that is reasonably necessary for operating, administering, securing and improving our website and services.
MedicinalCannabis.co.nz provides directory listings for organisations and businesses operating in or connected with New Zealand’s medicinal cannabis and hemp industries.
Information submitted for a business listing may be published publicly on the website. This may include business names, locations, websites, telephone numbers, business email addresses, descriptions, images, logos, social-media links and other information intended for public display.
If you submit or claim a listing, you are responsible for ensuring that you have authority to provide the information submitted.
We may also obtain business information from legitimate publicly available sources for the purpose of creating or maintaining directory listings.
Where personal information is collected indirectly, we will handle that information in accordance with applicable requirements under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020.
If you register for an account, we may store information associated with your account so that you can access and manage relevant website features or business listings.
Users may be able to view or update certain account information through their account dashboard.
When you contact us through a website form, we collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address and message.
We use this information to respond to your enquiry, provide support, administer listings or communicate with you about our services.
We do not sell personal information.
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images containing embedded location information such as EXIF GPS data unless you intend that information to be publicly accessible.
Images submitted for public business listings may be publicly displayed and accessible through the website.
MedicinalCannabis.co.nz may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, maintain login sessions, remember preferences, improve performance and understand how visitors use the website.
Some cookies are necessary for website functionality.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings, although disabling certain cookies may affect website functionality.
We may use website analytics and performance tools to understand how visitors interact with MedicinalCannabis.co.nz.
These services may collect technical information such as browser type, device type, approximate location, pages visited and interaction data.
We use this information to improve website performance, content and user experience.
Our website may contain links to or embedded content from third-party websites, including videos, maps, social-media services, booking systems and other external services.
When you interact with third-party content, those providers may collect information according to their own privacy policies.
MedicinalCannabis.co.nz does not control the privacy practices of independent third-party websites.
We may use trusted third-party service providers for services such as website hosting, email delivery, security, analytics, spam prevention, payment processing and website functionality.
Some service providers may store or process information outside New Zealand.
Where personal information is disclosed or processed overseas, we will take reasonable steps to comply with applicable requirements of the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020.
We may use personal information to:
• Operate and maintain MedicinalCannabis.co.nz
• Respond to enquiries
• Administer user accounts and business listings
• Process services or payments where applicable
• Prevent fraud or misuse
• Maintain website security
• Improve our services
• Comply with legal obligations
We will not use personal information for purposes materially unrelated to those for which it was collected unless permitted or required by law.
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, to administer our services, resolve disputes, maintain appropriate business records or comply with legal obligations.
Information forming part of a public business listing may remain available while the listing remains active or where retention is otherwise reasonably necessary.
Under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020, you may have the right to request access to personal information we hold about you and request correction of information you believe is inaccurate.
You may also ask us to delete information. Whether information can be deleted will depend on applicable legal, administrative, security and operational requirements.
Privacy requests can be sent to:
info@medicinalcannabis.co.nz
We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling certain requests.
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against loss, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or misuse.
However, no internet-based service can guarantee absolute security.
If a privacy breach occurs, we will investigate and take reasonable steps to contain and address the breach.
Where a breach meets the notification requirements of the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020, we will notify the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and affected individuals as required by law.
We do not use personal information to make solely automated decisions that produce legal or similarly significant effects on individuals.
We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, services or legal obligations change.
The current version will be published on this page.
For privacy enquiries or requests concerning personal information, contact:
MedicinalCannabis.co.nz
Email: info@medicinalcannabis.co.nz
Website: https://medicinalcannabis.co.nz
