Privacy Policy
Protea Audit Services | Last updated: 7 June 2026
1. Introduction
Protea Audit Services (“we”, “us”, “our”) is committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and handle information when you visit our website at proteaaudit.co.nz (or similar).
We comply with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 and its Information Privacy Principles (IPPs).
2. What information we collect
Information you give us
When you fill in our contact form, we collect:
Your name
Your email address
Your phone number (if provided)
The organisation you represent (if provided)
The content of your message
Information collected automatically
When you visit our website, we automatically collect certain information through Google Analytics, including:
Your approximate location (country/city level)
The device and browser you are using
Pages you visit and how long you spend on them
How you arrived at our website (e.g. a search engine or a link)
This information is collected using cookies and similar tracking technologies. It does not identify you personally.
3. How we use your information
We use the information you provide via the contact form to:
Respond to your enquiry
Determine whether our services are a good fit for your organisation
Follow up with you if appropriate
We use the information collected through Google Analytics to:
Understand how visitors use our website
Improve the content and structure of our site
Measure the effectiveness of our online presence
We do not use your personal information for marketing purposes without your consent, and we do not sell your information to third parties.
4. Cookies
Our website uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to help us understand how the site is used. Google Analytics places cookies on your device when you visit our site.
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some websites. For more information on how Google uses data collected through our site, visit: policies.google.com/privacy.
5. Who we share your information with
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share your information with:
Google (via Google Analytics) — for website analytics purposes only, under Google’s data processing terms
Our website hosting provider — who stores data on our behalf and is bound by confidentiality obligations
We will only disclose your personal information if required to do so by law.
6. How long we keep your information
Contact form enquiries are retained for as long as necessary to respond to and manage your enquiry, and for a reasonable period thereafter in case of follow-up. Google Analytics data is retained in accordance with Google’s standard retention settings (26 months by default).
You can request deletion of your information at any time by contacting us (see section 8).
7. Your rights
Under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020, you have the right to:
Ask whether we hold personal information about you
Request access to that information
Request that we correct any information that is inaccurate or misleading
Request that we delete your information (subject to any legal obligations we may have)
We will respond to any privacy request within 20 working days, as required by the Privacy Act 2020.
8. Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us:
Protea Audit Services
Email: l.vosloo@proteaaudit.co.nz
If you are not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner at privacy.org.nz or by calling 0800 803 909.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The most current version will always be available on our website, with the date it was last updated shown at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.