Privacy Policy

This page explains how the Stroke Foundation uses information you give to us and how we protect your privacy.

Data protection

We have a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. We use leading technologies and encryption software to safeguard your data, and strict security standards to prevent any unauthorised access to it. We do not pass on your details to any third party unless you give us permission to do so.

What information do we collect?

We collect different kinds of information from visitors to this website:

  • feedback via email
  • registration (for access to any section of our website requiring a log in)
  • site usage information, from cookies and log files.

Comments and questions

If you ask us for information via this website, we may need to contact organisations to find the answer. If your question is technical, we may need to pass it to our technology suppliers’ team. We do include your personal information when dealing with your enquiry. When a member of The Stroke Foundation team has replied to you, they keep a record of your message for three months for reference and audit purposes, after which it is deleted.

Cookies

Cookies are pieces of data created when you visit this and some other websites, and are stored in the cookie directory of your computer. Cookies contain no personal information and cannot be used to identify an individual user.

You can set your browser not to accept cookies, however if you do some parts of this site may not work correctly.

Log files

Log files allow us to record visitors' use of the site. We analyse log file information from all our visitors and use it to make changes to the information or layout at the site.

Log files contain no personal information and cannot be used to identify individual patterns of use at the site.

What happens when I link to another site?

This website contains links to other websites. This privacy policy applies only to our site. When you move to another site, read the privacy statement of any site that collects personal information.

We do not pass on any personal information you have given us to any other site.

What happens with the information I supply you?

Any details you give us are held in strict confidence. If you state you are happy for us to hold your details we will from time to time contact you either by phone, post or email about our work at the Foundation. Should you not wish us to contact you in this way please notify us in writing at the following address. Stroke Foundation of N.Z. Inc (National office), P O Box 12482, L1, Federation House 95-99 Molesworth Street WELLINGTON.