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If you sign up to receive Gen Less information, whether as an individual or organisation, we (the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority) will collect your name and email address. If you are an organisation, we will also collect your organisation name, location, number of employees and whether or not you measure carbon emissions. We will securely store that information on a cloud-based programme (Campaign Monitor) and will only use it to send you information about Gen Less.
If you no longer want to receive such information, please click the unsubscribe button at the bottom of an email from us. If you would like us to delete your details from our database, please write to us at genless@eeca.govt.nz.
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If you upload an image to our website, your name, email address and image will be held by us and Flockler (Rautatienkatu 21 B, 33100 Tampere, Finland), and you agree to us using your image on our social media accounts, website and newsletters.
Unless you authorise us to do so, we will not disclose your personal information to any third party.
Access and Correction
You have the right to access and to request correction of the personal information you provide us. To exercise this right, or to ask anything else in relation to your privacy, please contact us:
The Privacy Officer
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority
44 The Terrace
Wellington
info@eeca.govt.nz
We may require proof of your identity before being able to provide you with any personal information.
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Questions and complaints
The agency behind Gen Less, the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA), is committed to delivering first class services. If you think we are not meeting this standard, we would like to hear from you so we can put things right.
You can telephone, email or write to us.
We ask for your contact details so we can respond directly to you. However if you wish to make a complaint anonymously it will be treated with the same level of importance.
We will advise you in writing when your complaint has been received and endeavour to respond within 24 hours, although complex issues where we need to work with others may take longer.
We take all questions and complaints seriously and will ensure you are treated with respect.