Privacy Policy
Effective from: 17 June 2026
1. About This Policy
Rogue Scorpion Limited trading as Plastered Foundations (“we“, “us“, “our“) is committed to protecting your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020 and its Information Privacy Principles.
This policy explains what personal information we collect, why we collect it, how we use and protect it, and your rights in relation to it. It applies to all personal information collected through our website at plasteredfoundations.co.nz, by phone, email, and in the course of providing our services.
2. What Personal Information We Collect
We may collect the following types of personal information:
- Identity information — your name
- Contact details — phone number, email address, and postal address
- Property information — the address of the property where work is requested or carried out, which may differ from your own address
- Job and service history — details of quotes provided, work carried out, communications, and records of our services over time
- Site photographs — photos taken at your property for the purposes of quoting, job documentation, and marketing
- Website and device data — information about your device, browser, and how you interact with our website, collected through cookies and tracking technologies (see Section 7)
We may also collect personal information about third parties — for example, where a landlord, property manager, builder, or insurance company provides us with a tenant’s or property owner’s contact details in order to arrange access or coordinate work. We collect such information only where it has been provided with the knowledge and consent of the person concerned. If you believe your information has been shared with us and you would like to know more, please contact us using the details in Section 15.
3. How We Collect Personal Information
We collect personal information:
- Directly from you when you contact us by phone, email, or through the contact form on our website
- From third parties such as landlords, property managers, builders, or insurers acting on behalf of a property owner or tenant
- Automatically through our website via cookies and tracking technologies when you visit our site
- During site visits and in the course of providing services at a property
4. Why We Collect Your Personal Information
We collect and use personal information in order to:
- Respond to enquiries and provide quotes for plastering and related services
- Arrange, carry out, and follow up on work at your property
- Communicate with you about your job, including coordinating scheduling and site access
- Maintain records of work and services for business, accounting, and legal purposes
- Request feedback or reviews from past clients
- Send marketing communications about our services, where you have not opted out (see Section 8)
- Measure and improve the performance of our website and advertising
- Meet our legal and regulatory obligations
5. Who We Share Your Personal Information With
We may share your personal information with:
- Our staff involved in delivering our services
- Subcontractors engaged to carry out or assist with work at your property
- Marketing and communications service providers such as digital marketing, web, and communications partners who assist us in operating our business and marketing our services
- Third-party platform and software providers used to support our business operations
- Professional advisers such as accountants or legal advisers, where necessary
We take reasonable steps to ensure that any party with whom we share your information handles it appropriately and in a manner consistent with the Privacy Act 2020.
6. Overseas Disclosure
Some of the services we use are operated by companies based outside New Zealand, meaning your personal information may be stored or processed overseas.
These include:
- Google LLC (United States) — for website analytics (Google Analytics), advertising measurement (Google Ads), and related services
- Meta Platforms, Inc. (United States) — for advertising measurement and potential audience targeting via Meta Pixel on Facebook and Instagram
- Communications and marketing technology providers (United States) — including platforms used for phone tracking, SMS communications, and related marketing functions
Where your information is disclosed to overseas parties, we take reasonable steps to ensure it is protected consistently with the Privacy Act 2020. However, overseas recipients may be subject to different privacy laws than those that apply in New Zealand.
7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to understand how visitors use our site and to measure the effectiveness of our advertising. By continuing to use our website, you acknowledge this use.
Google Analytics We use Google Analytics with IP anonymisation enabled to collect anonymised data about website traffic and visitor behaviour — including page views, scroll activity, and outbound link interactions. This information helps us understand how people find and use our website.
Google Ads We use Google Ads conversion tracking and extended measurement to understand how our advertising leads to enquiries and jobs.
Meta Pixel We use the Meta Pixel to measure conversions from our Facebook and Instagram advertising. We may also use it for retargeting campaigns — showing our ads to people who have previously visited our website.
Data collected through these technologies may be transferred to and processed on servers in the United States by Google and Meta respectively.
You can manage your advertising preferences directly through these platforms:
- Google: Google Ad Settings
- Meta: Meta Ad Preferences
Most web browsers also allow you to manage or disable cookies through their settings. Note that restricting cookies may affect some website functionality.
8. Marketing Communications
We may contact you from time to time with information about our services, including by email or SMS.
9. How We Protect Your Personal Information
We take reasonable physical, electronic, and procedural steps to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or disclosure. Access to personal information is limited to those who need it to carry out their responsibilities.
10. How Long We Keep Your Personal Information
We keep personal information for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, and to meet our legal, accounting, and business requirements. Records relating to jobs carried out are typically retained for up to seven years in accordance with standard business and tax obligations. Other information is retained for as long as it remains relevant to the purpose for which it was collected.
11. Your Rights
Under the Privacy Act 2020, you have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of any personal information that is inaccurate, incomplete, or out of date
To exercise either right, please contact us using the details in Section 15. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe.
12. Privacy Breaches
We take privacy seriously. If a privacy breach occurs that we reasonably believe has caused, or is likely to cause, serious harm, we will notify the affected individual(s) and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner as required under the Privacy Act 2020.
13. Third-Party Websites
Our website contains links to third-party websites and platforms, including Facebook and Google. This privacy policy applies only to our website and our services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of any third-party websites and encourage you to read their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
14. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy at any time without prior notice. The current version will always be available on our website. We encourage you to check back periodically.
15. Contact Us and Complaints
For any privacy-related questions, or to access or request correction of your personal information, or to opt out of marketing communications, please contact:
Plastered Foundations Rogue Scorpion Limited arne@plasteredfoundations.co.nz,
021 113 0738
If you are not satisfied with how we have handled a privacy concern, you have the right to make a complaint to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner: www.privacy.org.nz