PRIVACY POLICY
INTRODUCTION
Philip Sidney Howman (I, me or my) understands that protecting your personal information is important. This Privacy Policy
sets out my commitment to protecting the privacy of personal information provided to me, or collected by me, when
interacting with you.
I comply with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020 when dealing with personal information. Personal information is
information or an opinion, whether true or not and whether recorded in a material form or not, about an individual who is
identified or reasonably identifiable. This policy does not limit or exclude any of your rights under the New Zealand Privacy
Act 2020. If you wish to seek further information, see www.privacy.org.nz.
I may change this Privacy Policy from time to time by posting an updated copy on our website, and I encourage you to
check my website regularly to ensure you are aware of my most current Privacy Policy.
TYPES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION I COLLECT
The types of personal information I may collect about you include:
Identity Data including your name, age, profession and pronouns;
Contact Data including your telephone number, address and email;
Technical and Usage Data when you access my website, including details about your internet protocol (IP)
address, login data, browser session and geo-location data, statistics on page views and sessions, device and
network information, and communications with my website;
Professional Data including, where relevant to our engagement, your professional history such as previous
positions and professional experience; and
Marketing and Communications Data including your preferences in receiving communications from me and
your communication preferences.
HOW I COLLECT PERSONAL INFORMATION
I may collect personal information either directly from you, or from third parties, including where you:
contact me through our website;
communicate with me via email, telephone, SMS or social applications (such as LinkedIn); or
interact with my website or social media pages.
Where I collect personal information about you from a third party source other than you, I will take reasonable steps to
notify you of such collection, including the fact that the information has been collected, the purpose for which the
information has been collected, the intended recipients of the information, and the name and address of the agency that is
holding the information, as required by law.
WHY I COLLECT, HOLD, USE AND DISCLOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION
to provide my services to you;
for record keeping and administrative purposes, including invoicing and billing;
to contact and communicate with you about my services, including in response to any enquiries you make
with me;
for business development, including to operate and improve my business; and
to comply with my legal obligations or if otherwise required or authorised by law.
DISCLOSURES OF PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THIRD PARTIES
I may disclose personal information to:
my contractors and/or related entities;
IT service providers, data storage, web-hosting and server providers;
cloud-based software, storage and artificial intelligence (AI) tools or platforms used to support my business
operations, including marketing;
professional advisors, bankers, auditors, our insurers and insurance brokers; and
courts, tribunals, regulatory authorities and law enforcement officers, as required or authorised by law, in
connection with any actual or prospective legal proceedings, or to establish, exercise or defend our legal
rights.
any other third parties as required or permitted by law, such as where I receive a subpoena.
OVERSEAS DISCLOSURE
I may store personal information in New Zealand or overseas, including where I use cloud-based software, storage or other
service providers (including the third parties listed above) that store, transfer or access data outside of New Zealand, which
may include Australia or other countries. I will only store or disclose your personal information overseas in accordance with
the New Zealand Privacy Principles.
SECURITY
I take reasonable steps to ensure your personal information is secure and protected from misuse or unauthorised access.
My information technology systems are password protected, and I use a range of administrative and technical measures to
protect these systems. However, I cannot guarantee the security of any information transmitted to or by me over the
internet, and the transmission and exchange of information is carried out at your own risk.
COOKIES
I do not currently use cookies on my website. If this changes, I will update this Privacy Policy to explain what cookies I use
and how you can manage your preferences.
LINKS
My website may contain links to other websites. I do not have any control over those websites and I am not responsible for
the protection and privacy of any personal information you provide whilst visiting those websites. Those websites are not
governed by this Privacy Policy.
YOUR RIGHTS AND CONTROLLING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
Your choice: Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you provide personal information to me, you understand I will
collect, hold, use and disclose your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. You do not have to provide
personal information to me, however, if you do not, it may affect my ability to do business with you.
Information from third parties: If I receive personal information about you from a third party, I will protect it as set out in
this Privacy Policy. If you are a third party providing personal information about somebody else, you represent and warrant
that you have such person’s consent to provide the personal information to me.
Restrict and unsubscribe: To object to processing for direct marketing/unsubscribe from my email database or opt-out of
communications (including marketing communications), please contact me using the details below or opt-out using the
opt-out facilities provided in the communication.
Access: You may request access to the personal information that I hold about you. An administrative fee may be payable
for the provision of such information. Please note, in some situations, I may be legally permitted to withhold access to your
personal information. If I cannot provide access to your information, I will advise you as soon as reasonably possible and
provide you with the reasons for my refusal and any mechanism available to complain about the refusal. If I can provide
access to your information in another form that still meets your needs, then I will take reasonable steps to give you such
access.
Correction: If you believe that any information I hold about you is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or
misleading, please contact me using the details below. I will take reasonable steps to promptly correct any information
found to be inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading. Please note, in some situations, I may be legally
permitted to not correct your personal information. If I cannot correct your information, I will advise you as soon as
reasonably possible and provide you with the reasons for our refusal and any mechanism available to complain about the
refusal.
Complaints: If you wish to make a complaint, please contact me using the details below and provide me with full details of
the complaint. I will promptly investigate your complaint and respond to you, in writing, setting out the outcome of my
investigation and the steps I will take in response to your complaint. If you are not satisfied with my response, you may
contact the Office of the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner.
AMENDMENTS
I may, at any time and at my discretion, vary this Privacy Policy by publishing the amended Privacy Policy on my website. I
recommend you check our website regularly to ensure you are aware of our current Privacy Policy.
For any questions or notices, please contact me at:
Philip Sidney Howman
Email: phowman@pobox.com
Last update: 15 September 2026