About this policy
At Kevler Group (Kevler Group is defined below) (“Kevler”) trading as KEVLER HOMES (‘We’, ‘Us’, ‘Our’), we take our privacy obligations seriously. We comply with the Privacy Act 2020 when dealing with personal information. Personal information is information about an
identifiable individual (a natural person).
This Privacy Policy explains how we will collect, use and disclose your personal information, and how you can exercise your rights in relation to your personal information.
This Privacy Policy applies across all our websites/platforms and any other products or Services we may offer. We will refer to them all as our (“Goods”/“Services”) in this policy.
We may need to update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The change will apply from the date we upload the updated policy. We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time by notifying you on this page. It is strongly recommended to check this page
often, referring to the date of the last modification listed at the bottom. This Private Policy was last updated on 15 February 2024.
What personal information we collect
We collect personal information about you. This may include your:
(a) Name.
(b) Contact details, such as your email address, phone number, residential address
and postal address.
(c) Date of birth.
(d) Race.
(e) Ethnicity.
(f) Sex and/or gender.
(g) Photos and/or image in any video footage.
(h) Billing information.
(i) Financial information.
(j) Computer/network Internet Protocol (‘IP’) address.
(k) Identification information, such as your driver’s licence or passport.
(l) Vehicle registration number.
(m) Personal opinions or feedback you provide on our Goods/Services.
Who we collect your personal information from
We collect your personal information directly from you, where this is possible and practicable.
We may also collect your personal information:
(a) from someone else, where you have authorised this;
(b) from publicly-available sources;
(c) automatically, when you visit our website or use our Services / purchase our Goods, such as your IP address, web pages you viewed and links you clicked on. Some of this information is collected using cookies (text files saved on your device)
and similar tracking technologies.
Why we collect your personal information
We collect your personal information for the following purposes:
(a) assess your application both now and in the future in relation to the Goods/Services that you wish to obtained from us;
(b) to deliver the Goods/Services to you;
(c) to communicate with you regarding the Goods/Services;
(d) to verify your identity;
(e) to monitor suspicious or fraudulent activity;
(f) to undertake credit checks of you (if necessary);
(g) to bill you and collect money that you owe us;
(h) to provide relevant marketing and advertising relating to our Goods/Services;
(i) to improve our Goods/Services based on your feedback;
(j) to protect and/or enforce our legitimate business interests and legal rights, including defending any claim and compliance with regulatory and audit functions;
(k) for any other purpose authorised by you or by the Privacy Act 2020.
If you do not provide us with some of the personal information we request, we may be unable to provide you with the Goods/Services you have requested.
Who we share your personal information with
There may be times where we need to share your personal information with third parties. We will only disclose your personal information to:
(a) Related Company of Kevler Group.
(b) Any parties necessary for us to provide the Services/Goods of which you are purchasing from us;
(c) Any party necessary for us to provide you with access to our website and external IT service provider to ensure the security of our computer network is maintained;
(d) Your authorised representatives and/or your legal advisors and other people, where authorised by you.
(e) A credit reference agency, for the purpose of carrying out a credit check on you;
(f) A fraud checking agency;
(g) Our professional advisors, including but not limited to our accountants, auditors and lawyers;
(h) Our marketing partners ;
(i) An actual or potential buyer (and its agents and advisors) in connection with an actual or proposed purchase, merger or acquisition of any part of our business;
(j) Regulators, law enforcement bodies, government agencies, dispute resolution providers, or other third parties where we consider it is necessary to comply with applicable laws or regulations, or to exercise or defend our legal rights. Where possible and appropriate, we will notify you of this type of disclosure;
We may share your personal information with third parties based outside New Zealand. This means your personal information may be processed in an overseas country which does not provide the same level of protection to personal information as in New Zealand.
How long we keep your personal information
We will keep your personal information for as long as we have a legal or business need to
retain it. After the end of this period, we will either delete or anonymise your personal
information either by securely erasing all digital data and/or securely disposing of all paper
documents relating to your account/file.
Cookie Policy
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer for record-keeping purposes. It does not identify you personally or contain any other information about you but it does identify your computer.
Along with some of our affiliates and third-party service providers, we may use a combination of “persistent cookies” (cookies that remain on your hard drive for an extended period of time) and “session ID cookies” (cookies that expire when you close your browser) on our
website. Amongst other purposes, these can be used to track how the website is being used and the level of engagement with ads.
You have the ability to get your browser to send you an alert when you receive a cookie. This then gives you the chance to accept or reject it. If you refuse a cookie, this can have a negative impact on how the website is used or functions.
Performance and targeting cookies may be used when you visit our website.
Performance cookies serve to collect information on how you use the website. This can tell us about our most popular pages, and if you have received any error messages while on the pages. No identifying personal information is gathered via these cookies. Instead, these cookies only work to improve the usage of the website.
Alternatively, targeting cookies provide you with personalised advertisements that are related to you and your interests. They can determine how often you see a particular advertisement and can measure whether the advertising campaign has been effective. They will remember that you have visited the website and may share this information with other parties such as advertisers. As a result, you may see advertisements about our Activities in other areas of the internet. When you use our website, third party providers may display advertisements relevant to your interests. This information will have been generated by your previous use of the website and other browsing history. Your browser collects information about your internet use. Third party providers then use this information to place ads on websites throughout the internet that may relate to you and your interests.
If you wish to access or correct your personal information
Subject to certain grounds for refusal set out in the Privacy Act 2020, you have the right to ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you, and to ask for your personal information to be corrected if you think it is wrong.
We may impose a charge for complying with your request for access to or correction of your personal information.
How to contact us
To exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal information, or to otherwise discuss this Privacy Policy, you can contact us in the following ways:
Email: info@kevlerhomes.co.nz
Phone: 03 261 9211
Write to: 10 Logistics Drive, Harewood, Christchurch
Privacy complaints process
If you are unhappy with how we have handled your personal information, you may send a complaint. Please provide us with the full details of your complaint along with any supporting documentation:
Email: info@kevlerhomes.co.nz
Post: 10 Logistics Drive, Harewood, Christchurch
We will:
a. send you an initial response to your query or complaint within ten (10) business days; and b. look into and seek to resolve the issue within twenty (20) business days. If necessary, we may need a longer period to do this but will notify you of this delay.
Kevler Group and Related Companies
For the purposes of the preceding clauses the term, ‘Kevler Group’, ‘us’, ‘our’ means any one or more of the following: Kevler Holdings Limited, Kevler Development Limited, Kevler Homes Auckland Limited, Kevler Homes Christchurch Limited, Kevler Architecture Limited, Kevler
Capital Limited, Kevler Sections Limited, Kevler Homes Canterbury Limited, kevler Property Management Limited, Integrity Property Management Limited trading as Kevler Property Management, Harrow Green Limited and any Related Company of Kevler Group. The term
Related Company has the meaning given it by the Companies Act 1993 or replacement legislation.
