We collect personal information from you, including your:
- site address
- contact information (such as your name, email, phone, address)
- contact details for the person in charge of the building site
- other information needed to complete an inspection booking.
We collect your personal information to:
- positively confirm your identity
- reply to you and provide you with information or services that you have requested
- process your application for any consent, licence, approval, permit or other requested authorisation.
Besides relevant staff, we share this information with:
- any third-party person or organisation we use to provide products or services to you on our behalf, where your personal information is necessary for the provision of those products or services.
We keep your information safe by taking reasonable steps to ensure personal data is protected against loss, damage, misuse, and unauthorised access. We restrict access to personal information to individuals who need access to this information to assist us in performing our duties and obligations. Third-party access to our systems and data is restricted to approved contractors only and is reviewed through our internal and external audit programmes. The data is accurate, up to date, complete, relevant, and not misleading.
You have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, please contact us at
building.inspections@hcc.govt.nz, or +64 7 838 6677, or Private Bag 3010, Hamilton, 3240, New Zealand.