Wai July · 2026

Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Hāpai Te Hauora — Aotearoa's largest Māori public health organisation ("we", "us", "our") — collects, uses, stores, and protects your personal information in relation to the Wai July 2026 campaign and this website (waijuly.nz). Hāpai Te Hauora is responsible for this website and for any personal information collected through it. We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information in accordance with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020.

Information we collect

Information you give us

When you sign up to Wai July through our registration form, we collect the personal information you provide, which may include:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your region or location
• Team details, if you sign up as part of a team
• Any other information you choose to provide — for example, your reason for taking part, or whether you'd like a free support session

Our sign-up form is provided by Snapforms, a third-party form service that collects and processes this information on our behalf.

Information we collect automatically

When you visit this website we use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site. This may include the pages you visit, the type of device and browser you use, your approximate location, and how you arrived at the site. This information is collected using cookies (see "Cookies and analytics" below), is generally aggregated, and does not usually identify you personally.

How we use your information

We use the personal information you provide for the following purposes:

• Registering and administering your participation in Wai July
• Verifying your eligibility for prizes and giveaways
• Selecting, contacting, and notifying prize winners
• Announcing winners on Hāpai Te Hauora's official social media channels (this may include your first name and the reason you provided for taking part)
• Contacting you with information, support, and updates relating to the campaign

We use website analytics information to improve the performance, content, and usability of this website.

Cookies and analytics

This website uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to enable Google Analytics. By using this site, you consent to the processing of data by Google in the manner and for the purposes described in Google's Privacy Policy.

You can disable or delete cookies through your browser settings, and you can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Sharing your information

We do not sell your personal information. We only share it where necessary to run the campaign, including with:

• Snapforms, our form provider, which processes sign-up information on our behalf
• Google, which provides our website analytics

We may also disclose your information where required or permitted by law. As set out in the campaign Terms and Conditions, winners' first names and their stated reason for taking part may be published on our official social media channels.

Third-party services

This site relies on the following third-party services that may process personal information:

• Snapforms — our sign-up form provider. Snapforms is hosted on servers in New Zealand and your form data remains in New Zealand, encrypted in transit (256-bit SSL) and at rest (AES-256). Snapforms states it is compliant with the New Zealand Information Privacy Principles. Snapforms & the NZ Privacy Principles
• Google Analytics — website usage analytics. Google Privacy Policy

Storage and security

We take reasonable steps to keep your personal information safe from loss and from unauthorised access, use, or disclosure. Sign-up information collected through our form is hosted in New Zealand by Snapforms and is encrypted in transit and at rest. Some other service providers (such as Google Analytics) may store or process information on servers located outside New Zealand; where this occurs, we take reasonable steps to ensure your information is handled with comparable privacy protections.

How long we keep your information

We keep your personal information only for as long as it is needed for the purposes described in this policy. All personal information collected for the Wai July 2026 campaign will be securely deleted on or before 30 September 2026.

Your rights

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

• Ask whether we hold personal information about you
• Request access to that information
• Request a correction if the information is wrong or misleading
• Request that we delete personal information we hold about you, where it is no longer needed for the purpose it was collected

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hauora@hapai.co.nz.

Contact us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact Hāpai Te Hauora at hauora@hapai.co.nz.

Complaints

If you believe we have breached your privacy rights, please contact us first at hauora@hapai.co.nz. If you are not satisfied with our response, you can make a complaint to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner: privacy.org.nz.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.