Privacy Policy

The Bridge Generation is operated by Debbie Ireland and is based in New Zealand. We are not a registered company or incorporated society — we are a community initiative. For privacy enquiries, contact us at [email protected].

We may collect the following personal information:

• Contact details — your name, email address, and organisation (if you choose to provide it) when you submit our Get Involved form.
• Enquiry content — the message you send us, including your enquiry type and any details you include.
• Usage data — standard web server logs (IP address, browser type, pages visited, time of visit). This data is not linked to your identity.

We do not collect sensitive information (as defined in the Privacy Act 2020), payment card data, or information from children under 16 without parental consent.

We collect personal information:

• Directly from you when you complete the contact or Get Involved form on this website.
• When you email or contact us directly.
• Automatically via web server logs when you browse this site.

In accordance with IPP 3, we collect personal information directly from you wherever practicable, and we will tell you why we are collecting it and how it will be used at the time of collection.

We use your personal information to:

• Respond to your enquiry or request for involvement.
• Keep you informed about events, resources, and updates related to The Bridge Generation (only if you have indicated interest).
• Improve the content and functionality of this website.
• Comply with our legal obligations.

We will not use your information for any purpose that is incompatible with the reason it was collected (IPP 10).

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information. We may share it only in the following limited circumstances:

• Service providers — we use GoDaddy's Airo platform to host this website and manage contact form submissions. GoDaddy processes data on our behalf and is bound by its own privacy obligations.
• Legal requirements — if required by law, a court order, or to protect the rights and safety of individuals.

Where we share information with overseas parties (such as cloud hosting providers), we take reasonable steps to ensure those parties protect your information consistently with the Privacy Act 2020 (IPP 12).

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss, unauthorised access, use, modification, or disclosure (IPP 5). Your information is stored on secure servers. We retain contact form submissions only as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry and for a reasonable period thereafter. We do not retain personal information longer than necessary for the purpose it was collected.

This website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience and understand how visitors use the site. Cookies are small text files stored on your device.

We may use analytics tools that collect anonymised usage data (such as pages visited and time on site). This data does not identify you personally. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, though some site features may not function as intended.

Under the Privacy Act 2020, you have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you (IPP 6).
• Correct any personal information that is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, or misleading (IPP 7).
• Request deletion of your personal information where we no longer have a lawful basis to retain it.
• Withdraw consent to receive communications from us at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. We will respond within 20 working days as required by the Privacy Act 2020.

If you believe we have breached your privacy rights, please contact us first so we can try to resolve the matter. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may lodge a complaint with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner:

This website contains links to external websites, including resources and articles we recommend. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised. Continued use of this website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.