April 23, 2019

Privacy Policy

Who we are

We are Hivesite Limited, a beekeeping technology company, based in both Horotiu and Auckland, New Zealand. Our website address is: https://hivesite.co.

Our commitment to privacy

We think privacy is important and as such we would like to be as clear, precise and transparent about it as possible. Any information we do collect is done so to help improve our products and provide the best service to our customers. If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch via our contact form.

We do not share or sell your personally identifiable data with any 3rd parties without your clear permission.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Comments and Contact forms

When visitors submit messages through our contact forms on the site we collect the data entered in the form in order to process and respond to the message only.

In addition, when the form is submitted, our anti-spam system provided by Google reCAPTCHA may also record information which is not visible to us. The privacy policy of Google reCAPTCHA is viewable by clicking on the link at bottom right of any page where it is enabled.

Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics cookies to track anonymous site usage data (number of viewers, their country etc). Some of this data is shared and stored within Google servers. Any user is free to opt out of Google Analytics using methods provided by Google, such as their browser plugin.

Embedded content from other websites

Pages on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How long we retain your data

If you have submitted a message, the message and its metadata (e.g. names and email addresses) are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognise and approve any follow-up comments.

What rights you have over your data

If you have submitted a message, you can request to receive 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.