Seed and Grain Readiness and Response Incorporated (SGRR) is committed to protecting your privacy and handling personal information in a safe, transparent, and responsible manner.
This Privacy Statement explains how we collect, use, store, and share your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020.
In this statement, personal information means any information about an identifiable individual.
SGRR is a New Zealand incorporated society that supports arable growers through biosecurity readiness and response, including the development of knowledge, tools, and industry coordination systems.
We may collect personal information when you:
The information we collect may include:
We only collect information that is necessary for our functions and activities.
We collect and use personal information to:
Your information may be used to:
Where possible, information used for reporting or research is aggregated or de-identified so individuals and specific properties cannot be identified.
Some information collected by SGRR may relate to biosecurity risks, crop production, or farm practices.
We recognise this information may be sensitive. We take steps to:
Information may be used to support biosecurity readiness and response activities where necessary.
We may share personal information where necessary with:
This may include sharing information to support biosecurity response, industry coordination, or where required under the Biosecurity (Response Arable Crops Levy) Order 2023 or other applicable laws.
We do not disclose personal information unnecessarily.
We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss, misuse, or unauthorised access.
Information is stored securely using trusted systems, including:
Data is protected through safeguards such as encryption and access controls.
Where third-party providers are used (e.g. hosting or data storage), they are required to meet appropriate privacy and security standards.
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes it was collected.
In general:
When information is no longer required, it is securely deleted or anonymised.
Under the Privacy Act, you have the right to:
If you are an account holder, you may update some of your information directly through your account.
To request access or correction, please contact us using the details below.
Our website may use cookies and analytics tools to understand how users interact with the site and to improve performance.
These tools generally collect non-identifiable information such as browser type, pages visited, and time spent on the site.
You can adjust your browser settings to disable cookies if you prefer.
We may contact you about levies, annual returns, research, tools, or events.
You can opt out of receiving non-essential communications at any time by contacting us at info@sgrr.org.nz.
If a privacy breach occurs that is required to be reported under the Privacy Act, we will notify affected individuals and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
If you have a concern or complaint about how your information has been handled, please contact us. We will investigate and respond as soon as practicable.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
If you have any questions or wish to request access to or correction of your personal information, please contact:
Seed and Grain Readiness and Response (SGRR)
Email: info@sgrr.org.nz
We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time.
The latest version will always be available on our website.