Privacy Statement

If you are only browsing this website, we do not capture data that allows us to identify you individually.

Care Matters is funded by the Ministry of Health, for reporting purposes we analyse some website data through google analytics, which includes the number of page views, number of users and the number and type of resources downloaded from the website.

The only personal information gathered is for the registration of workshops. Participants can indicate if they would like Care Matters to keep them informed about upcoming workshops in their area. This information is held in a database on a secure server. You can be added to this database or opt out of the database at any time by contacting info@carematters.org.nz

As indicated on the registration form – statistical information (only) is provided to the Ministry of Health.  All other information is confidential to Care Matters and used for the purposes of workshop registrations/advertising/feedback/resource development. All information is held under the Health Information Privacy Code (1994).

Care Matters does NOT share your personal data with any other government or non-government entity.

To safeguard your personal data, all electronic storage and transmission of personal data are secured with appropriate security technologies.

This site may contain links to other sites whose data protection and privacy practices may differ from ours. We are not responsible for the content and privacy practices of these other websites and encourage you to consult the privacy notices of those sites.

Cookies are small pieces of information that a website stores on a user’s computer, and they are retrieved each time the user visits the website. Generally this is done to provide convenience for the user, such as “remembering” the user each time he or she visits the site.The use of cookies is standard on the Internet. Although most Web browsers automatically accept cookies (i.e., allow websites to store cookies on your computer), all Web browsers contain options to accept or reject cookies. See our privacy policy for more information on how cookies are used on this site.

Under the Privacy Act (2020), you have the right to access all information Care Matters holds about you. If required, we can correct this information, or you can view your details and correct them yourself by contacting our Privacy Office at info@sams.org.nz