Last updated on 02/03/18

At Kotahi Logistics LP (along with its related entities, “Kotahi”, “us”, “we”, or “our”) we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy sets out how we may gather, use, disclose and manage personal information through this Scout app.

We respect your privacy and comply with the Privacy Act 1993. You are entitled to access the personal information we hold about you, and request that we amend it if it is incorrect. If you would like to do any of these things or for further information about our privacy policy, please contact us at info@kotahi.co.nz

Personal information means information or opinions about an individual whose identity is apparent or can reasonably be ascertained from the information.

We can change this privacy policy at any time by publishing an updated version on the Scout app.

What we collect

Information you provide to us:

  • During the course of dealing with you, Kotahi may generally collect basic personal information about you, such as your name, address and contact details.
  • We may also request other specific information from you. If you choose to provide us with personal information via this app, this information will be collected and held by us and other permitted third party service providers as identified in this Privacy Policy.


This app also collects information automatically by analytics tools as you use the Scout app, and may include statistics about how you use the app, and data on the devices you use to access the app, such as IP address, device ID and location.

Why we collect it, and what we use it for

Kotahi will hold and use any personal information collected for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or for any purpose disclosed at the time of collection or for related purposes. Generally we will only use or disclose your personal information as follows:
To provide the product or service you have requested or to answer your inquiry;

  • To third parties where we have retained those third parties to assist us to provide the products or services you have requested. For example, we have contracts with third parties to assist us with functions such as mail-outs;
  • To assist with the resolution of technical support issues or other issues relating to this app;
  • For research, operation, development and optimisation of this app;
  • To different entities within Kotahi, to enable the development and marketing of other products and services and to improve our customer service in general;
  • For direct marketing of products or services. If we contact you in this way without obtaining your prior consent, we will provide you with the opportunity to decline any further marketing communications;
  • Managing our relationship with you, and exercising our rights under our Terms and Conditions of Use of this app;
  • Complying with laws in New Zealand and overseas, where they apply; or
  • Where otherwise legally permitted.
Sharing your personal information

We may provide your personal information to our employees, contractors, advisors, agents and third party service providers. We will take reasonable steps to ensure that those recipients do not use that personal information for any other purpose.

How we store your personal information

We will store any personal information we collect from you in accordance with our obligations under the Privacy Act 1993, and will take reasonable steps to ensure the security of your personal information.

Analytics

To improve the operation of this app and our advertising, we may use patterns and other meaningful information gathered from app analytics tools. This may include the timing and frequency of your use of this app, your IP address, your location, application performance metadata and other information that you voluntarily enter into the app.