Privacy policy

www.LightsOn.co.nz understands and appreciates that you, as a LightsOn visitor, are concerned about the confidentiality and security of information LightsOn may collect about you. LightsOn is committed to providing you with high quality lighting consulting services and products within a secure and confidential online environment. Our privacy statement sets out, for your information:

• What information we may collect from you.
• What cookies are used in the Site.
• How your information may be used.
• The security of any information you provide.
• Acceptance and changes to the privacy statement

What information we may collect from you

The information that we collect about you will depend on the functions that you use within LightsOn. We will not collect any information that identifies you as an individual unless you knowingly provide it to us. Any personal information you supply will be used only in accordance with this privacy statement. If you browse on the Site, read or download information, our system will record the date and time of your visit and the pages viewed and information downloaded.

What cookies we use

A cookie is a small data file placed on your computer by the LightsOn server. The cookie contains a single, unique string that lasts for the duration of the visit to our site. This cookie enables the Shopping Cart function of this web site to 'remember' the contents of your Shopping Cart. The cookie is automatically deleted when you leave this site. We use cookies:

• To run Active Server Pages (ASP) session variables for Shopping Cart functions.

The cookie installed on your computer will not contain personal information about you. Any personal data you submit will be stored in a secure off-line environment (inaccessible through the Internet). It is recommended that you turn off any cookie warnings in your browser before using this Site, otherwise you may not be able to use the full functionality of this Site.

Use and disclosure of information

Any information we collect from you via the Site, will only be made available to, or used by, members of LightsOn, or any entity carrying out functions on behalf of LightsOn for:

• the purpose of enabling LightsOn to provide products, services or information to you in accordance with your requests or reasonable expectations;
• the purpose of enabling LightsOn to ascertain whether or not it has other services or products which may foreseeably meet your needs, and to notify you about these;
• the purposes of enabling LightsOn research, planning, product development, risk assessment, risk modelling and marketing; and
• any other purpose required or authorised by law.

We will only disclose personal information to third party entities carrying out functions on behalf of LightsOn on a confidential basis. You should note that information we collect from you may also be disclosed to third parties if that disclosure is required or authorised by law.

Security of your information

LightsOn takes reasonable steps to preserve the security of personal information it collects via the Site. Your personal details are encrypted for privacy during transmission using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. To ensure your browser is SSL compliant, check the bottom status bar now. You should see either a closed padlock or a non-broken key symbol.

Unfortunately, no data transmission over the internet can be guaranteed as totally secure. Accordingly, although LightsOn strives to protect such information, LightsOn cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or receive from our online products or services and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your transmission, we take reasonable steps to preserve the security of information on our own system. From time to time the Site may contain links to other web-sites, and LightsOn is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of these web sites.

Acceptance and changes to privacy statements

You acknowledge and accept that your use of the Site indicates your acceptance of the Site terms and conditions of use and this privacy statement. This privacy statement may change from time to time, so please check back occasionally. Any information collected after an amended privacy statement has been posted on this site, will be subject to that amended privacy statement.