Website Privacy Policy

Last updated: July 18, 2024

The purpose of this privacy policy is to let users of the TTI (The Teachers’ Institute) website (the “Site”) know when we collect personal information and what we do with it. We do not use, share or transfer personal information in connection with the Site except as set out in this policy.

Collection, Storage and Use

Use of Personal Information

We will only use personal information provided for the purpose of evaluating, administering and improving the Site, improving our services and communicating with you.

We may share your personal information in the following situations:

With Affiliates: We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honour this Privacy Policy. Affiliates are our community of schools and entities such as the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, The Teaching Council or The Ministry of Education.
With Law Enforcement: Under certain circumstances, TTI may be required to disclose your personal information by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g. a court or a government agency).
With your consent: We may disclose your personal information for any other purpose with your consent.

Security of Information

Whilst we strive to protect your data, we do not warrant and cannot ensure the security of any information which you transmit to us over the internet. Accordingly, any information that is transmitted, is transmitted at your own risk. Nevertheless, once we receive your transmission, we will take reasonable steps to preserve the security of such information.

Feedback

We will use feedback shared with us to improve and evaluate the Site. You can provide feedback on the Site by using the form on the “Contact us” page. This will be sent to the appropriate staff at The Teachers’ Institute.

Statistical Information and Cookies

We may collect aggregated and non-personally identifying information about your visit to help us improve the Site. It includes but is not limited to:

your IP address;
the search terms you used;
the pages you accessed on our Site and the links you clicked on;
the date and time you visited the Site;
the referring Site (if any) through which you clicked through to the Site;
your operating system (e.g. Windows XP, Mac OS X);
the type of web browser you use (e.g. Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox); and
other incidental matters such as screen resolution, the release of your installed Flash version and language setting of your browser.

Use of Statistical Information

The statistical information referred to above will be viewable by select TTI staff and site administrators.

Cookies

This Site generates persistent session cookies for the purpose of monitoring Site usage. The cookies do not collect personal information. You can disable them or clear them using the settings in the web browser you are using to view this Site.

Retention of Your Personal Information

TTI will retain your personal information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your personal information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

Your Rights

Under the Privacy Act 2020, you have the right to access and to request the correction or deletion of any of your personal information provided to TTI in connection with your use of this Site. If you would like to see the personal information relating to you that TTI has stored or to change such personal information, delete your information, or if you have any concerns regarding your privacy, please contact us. TTI may require proof of your identity before being able to provide you with any personal information.

Please note, however, that we may need to retain certain information when we have a legal obligation or lawful basis to do so.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page.

If we hold your contact details, we may let you know via email, prior to the change becoming effective and update the “Last updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us:

By email: info@teachersinstitute.org.nz

By phone number: 0800437687