Privacy Policy

We respect your privacy and take care to handle your information thoughtfully,

securely, and only for the purposes it was collected.

Agri-Fencing Taranaki
Last updated: 23 August 2026

Agri-Fencing Taranaki respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information we collect and hold.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and disclose personal information when you interact with us, including through our website, enquiries, recruitment processes, social media and business activities.

We handle personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020 and the applicable Information Privacy Principles.

1. Who we are

Agri-Fencing Taranaki is a Taranaki-based fencing business providing agricultural, environmental and related fencing services.

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Agri-Fencing Taranaki”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to the business operating as Agri-Fencing Taranaki.

Privacy Officer: Susanne Rawson
Email: info@agri-fencingtaranaki.co.nz
Address: 380 Junction Road, Burgess Park, New Plymouth

2. What personal information we may collect

The information we collect depends on how you interact with us.

Website and customer enquiries

We may collect information such as:

Your name
Email address
Phone number
Property or project location
Information you provide about a fencing project or enquiry
Any other information you choose to provide when contacting us

Customers, suppliers and contractors

We may collect information needed to manage our business relationships, including:

Contact details
Property or worksite information
Quotes, contracts and project records
Communications with us
Billing and payment information
Supplier or contractor information

Recruitment and job applications

If you apply for a position with Agri-Fencing Taranaki, we may collect information relevant to assessing your suitability for the role, including:

Your name and contact details
Current country and location
Employment history
Rural, agricultural and fencing experience
Qualifications, certificates and machinery tickets
Driver licence information and licence classes
Leadership and job-management experience
Information about your legal right to work in New Zealand
Information about whether immigration or visa support may be required
Your preferred relocation or commencement timeframe
Your CV or resume, if requested
Information provided during interviews
Information supplied by referees you have authorised us to contact
Other information that is reasonably relevant to the position

We aim to collect only information that is reasonably necessary for assessing your suitability for the position.

Website and technical information

When you use our website, our website hosting, analytics or other technology providers may automatically collect limited technical information such as:

IP address
Browser and device type
Pages viewed
Approximate location
Date and time of visits
Referring website or search engine
Website usage information

Our website may use cookies or similar technologies to help operate the website, understand how it is being used and improve its performance.

You can usually manage or disable cookies through your browser settings, although doing so may affect some website functionality.

Social media

If you interact with Agri-Fencing Taranaki through Facebook, Instagram or another social media platform, we may receive information that you choose to make available through that platform.

Your use of those platforms is also subject to the privacy practices and terms of the relevant social media provider.

3. How we collect personal information

Where practical, we collect personal information directly from you.

This may occur when you:

Submit a website enquiry
Call or email us
Request a quote
Become a customer, supplier or contractor
Complete a recruitment application
Apply through a recruitment platform
Participate in an interview
Communicate with us through social media
Provide information to us in person

We may also receive information from third parties where relevant and permitted, such as recruitment platforms, referees you have authorised us to contact, service providers or publicly available professional sources.

Where required by law, we will take reasonable steps to make you aware when personal information about you has been collected from another source.

4. Why we collect and use personal information

We may use personal information to:

Respond to enquiries
Prepare quotes and estimates
Provide and manage fencing services
Schedule and carry out work
Communicate with customers, suppliers and contractors
Maintain business and accounting records
Improve our website and services
Manage health, safety and operational requirements
Assess job applications
Communicate with job applicants
Conduct interviews and authorised pre-employment checks
Assess work-right and immigration requirements for overseas applicants
Manage employment relationships
Meet legal, regulatory, insurance and contractual obligations
Protect our business, customers, staff and property
Deal with disputes, complaints or legal claims

We will generally use personal information only for the purpose for which it was collected, or for another purpose permitted by law.

5. Recruitment information

We take the privacy of job applicants seriously.

Recruitment information will only be made available to people who need it for the recruitment process, such as relevant Agri-Fencing Taranaki directors, managers or administrators and, where appropriate, professional advisers or recruitment service providers.

We will not contact a referee unless you have authorised us to do so.

Information collected as part of a recruitment process will not ordinarily be used for an unrelated purpose without your permission.

Unsuccessful applications

If your application is unsuccessful, we will securely delete or dispose of your recruitment information when it is no longer required.

Where we would like to retain your application for possible future opportunities, we will seek your permission.

If you have specifically agreed that we may retain your details for future vacancies, we may retain your recruitment information for up to 12 months, after which it will be deleted unless there is a lawful reason to retain it for longer or you provide further consent.

6. Overseas job applicants and immigration information

We may recruit candidates who are currently living outside New Zealand.

During the initial recruitment process, we may ask about your current right to work in New Zealand and whether you may require immigration or visa support.

If your application progresses, we may need to collect additional information relevant to employment eligibility or immigration processes.

Where information needs to be provided to Immigration New Zealand, a licensed immigration adviser, recruitment provider or another relevant organisation, we will only do so where it is necessary, authorised or otherwise permitted by law.

Submitting an application does not guarantee employment, visa support or immigration assistance.

7. Google Forms, Google Workspace and other service providers

We may use third-party technology and service providers to operate our business and collect or store information.

For example, overseas recruitment applications may be collected using Google Forms and managed using Google Workspace.

We may also use providers for services such as:

Website hosting
Email
Cloud storage
Accounting
Recruitment
Website analytics
Customer or business administration

Some service providers may process or store information using systems or data centres located outside New Zealand.

We take reasonable steps to use reputable providers and to handle personal information in accordance with our obligations under New Zealand privacy law.

Where personal information is disclosed to an overseas person or organisation rather than simply being stored or processed by a service provider acting on our behalf, we will take appropriate steps to comply with the overseas disclosure requirements of the Privacy Act 2020.

8. Who we may share personal information with

We do not sell personal information.

We may disclose personal information where reasonably necessary to:

Employees or contractors who need the information to perform their role
IT, website, cloud and software providers
Accountants, insurers, lawyers or other professional advisers
Recruitment providers
Immigration or employment-related providers where relevant
Government agencies or regulators where required or authorised by law
Emergency services or other parties where necessary to prevent or respond to a serious threat
Other parties where you have authorised the disclosure

We will not disclose personal information for an unrelated purpose unless permitted or required by law.

9. Keeping personal information secure

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

Depending on the information involved, safeguards may include:

Password-protected systems
Restricted access to files and accounts
Secure cloud-based storage
Limiting recruitment information to those directly involved in recruitment
Appropriate disposal or deletion of information when it is no longer required

No internet, email or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, but we take reasonable precautions appropriate to the information we hold.

10. How long we keep information

We retain personal information only for as long as it is reasonably required for the purpose for which it was collected or where retention is required for legal, accounting, contractual or operational reasons.

When personal information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely delete, destroy or anonymise it.

Specific recruitment retention practices are described in section 5 of this policy.

11. Accessing or correcting your information

You have the right to ask whether we hold personal information about you and to request access to that information.

You can also ask us to correct personal information that you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.

To request access to or correction of your information, contact our Privacy Officer:

Email: info@agri-fencingtaranaki.co.nz
Address: 380 Junction Road, Burgess Park, New Plymouth

We may need to verify your identity before providing access to personal information.

We will respond to requests in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020.

12. Privacy breaches

If we become aware of a privacy breach, we will take reasonable steps to contain the breach, assess the potential harm and reduce the risk of further harm.

Where a privacy breach is notifiable under the Privacy Act 2020, we will notify the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and affected individuals as required by law.

13. Links to other websites

Our website or social media pages may contain links to third-party websites or services.

Agri-Fencing Taranaki is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites. We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any external website before providing personal information.

14. Questions or privacy complaints

If you have a question, concern or complaint about how Agri-Fencing Taranaki has handled your personal information, please contact our Privacy Officer in the first instance.