Copyright Statement
The material on this website is copyright. The copyright owner is the Earthquake Commission.
Material may be copied for personal use, or for educational or research purposes provided that it is attributed to the Earthquake Commission. Material on this website must not be used for any other purpose without the prior written consent of the Earthquake Commission.
Where any inconsistency exists between this copyright statement and any copyright statement contained in any document on this website, any such inconsistency shall be resolved in favour of the latter document.
Privacy
Scope
This privacy statement applies to personal and other information collected on the Earthquake Commission’s website: www.eqc.govt.nz.
The collection, use and disclosure of personal information by the Earthquake Commission is subject to New Zealand's Privacy Act 1993.
No obligation to disclose personal information
You may browse and access information contained within this website without providing any personal information (other than cookies, as described below).
Use of personal information
If you choose to give EQC personal information while using this website (for example, by an online claims form or giving us your email address), that information will be held by the Earthquake Commission and our authorised web service providers and may be used by for the purpose specified at the point of collection.
Disclosure of personal information
EQC will not disclose your personal information to other agencies (including other government entities) unless:
- you have consented to such disclosure, or
- disclosure is required or permitted by the Privacy Act 1993 or otherwise required or permitted by law.
Cookies
EQC does not use cookies to collect and hold personal information in relation to this website. You can access and use our website with cookies disabled in your browser settings. EQC also collects statistical information about this website’s use, including:
- your service address (IP address);
- date, time and duration of your visit to the site;
- pages accessed and the documents downloaded; and
- your browser type.