Privacy Policy

In this policy, we describe what personal information we collect on our site, how we use the information, and your options regarding information we may collect about you.
If you have questions about this policy, please feel free to contact us.

Information collected from all Members
When registering to become a member, we require that you supply a valid email address and that you supply minimal location information and a first name. You must also supply a password of your choosing. The password you set will confirm your identity to us during the process of signing in.
We use your email address to send you administrative information, including a new password if you have forgotten yours. We use this email address to identify you when you sign in to give you the ability to save information that you are interested in.

As a convenience for you and at your request (through an opt-in check box), we will save your email address in a cookie. This cookie is used to fill in the email address for you when you reach our sign in page. With the "Remember my Email Address" box checked, we set this cookie to expire 60 days after the last time you signed in. If you uncheck the box before signing in, we will tell your browser to delete this cookie. If you are sharing a browser with others and feel that the cookie should not be used to fill in your email address, leave this box unchecked. Information is collected from users with paid listings and paid subscriptions.

We recognise that we need to earn your trust, and firmly believe that you should know exactly what personally identifying information we collect and how we're going to use it before you share it with us.

Accessing your Information
Members may access their information through our web site by signing in with an email address and password. Our web site gives you access to all information associated with your identity. You are free to modify this information as needed.

Use of your Information by Tradesmen Direct
We monitor all access to our site and all information on our site to assure the integrity of our site, including the proper use of the site according to our published Terms and Conditions.
We gather usage statistics for our review to make decisions on changes to our site and to guide our marketing strategies.

We access specific user information in the process of managing the site and supporting the user. We share this information internally as required for proper operations and support.

Sharing your Information with others
We do not share your personal information with others.

Protecting your Information
Information is protected to prevent unauthorised access to member information.

Links to other Sites
There are links to other web sites on Tradesmen Direct that takes you outside our service. For example, if you "click" on a banner advertisement or a Tradesmen Direct Source search result, the "click" takes you away from the Tradesmen Direct website. Such links include links from advertisers, sponsors and partners that may use the Tradesmen Direct logo as part of a co-branding agreement. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data or solicit personal information. Always be aware of where you end up!

The Tradesmen Direct policy applies only to pages served from Tradesmen Direct. Please take time to understand the policies of the sites you visit before sharing any information with the site.

Updates to this Policy
As our Web site evolves over time or our data handling policies change, we will update this privacy policy. Changes made to this policy will be effective ten days following the posting of the new policy on the Web site. If we make significant changes to our data handling practices, we will make efforts to notify our active customers in other reasonable ways that may include an administrative email or other notice. This privacy policy will be governed by the laws of New Zealand.