Who we are
Our website address is: https://techadvisory.co.nz.
Data We Collect and How We Use It
Consultation Forms
When you submit a consultation request or a question through our website, we collect the information you provide, including your name, email address, and details about your IT challenges or inquiries. This information is used solely to respond to your inquiries and provide tailored advice.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string, to help with spam detection.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may download and extract any location data from these images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so you do not have to fill in your details again when leaving another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up cookies to save your login information and screen display preferences:
- Login cookies last for two days.
- Screen options cookies last for one year.
- If you select “Remember Me,” your login will persist for two weeks.
- Logging out will remove login cookies.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser, which includes no personal data and expires after one day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, or articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves the same way as if the visitor had visited the other website. These websites may:
Monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Collect data about you.
Use cookies.
Embed additional third-party tracking.
Monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
We do not share your data with third parties except as necessary to respond to your inquiries. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
Consultation Requests: Information provided through forms is retained only as long as needed to respond to your inquiry and for record-keeping purposes.
Comments: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them for moderation.
For registered users (if any), we store the personal information provided in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except their username. Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have left comments or submitted inquiries through our site, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.