Last updated: 21 May 2026

1. Overview

Mach1 Survey & Spatial ('we', 'us', or 'our') is committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to mach1survey.co.nz. This policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, and how it is handled. We operate in accordance with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020.

2. Information We Collect

We collect two types of information through this website:

Contact form submissions
When you submit an enquiry through our contact form (powered by WPForms), we collect:

  • Your name
  • Company name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Project type, location, description, timeframe, and budget (where provided)

This information is used solely to respond to your enquiry. It is not added to any mailing list, CRM, or marketing database.

Usage and analytics data
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website. This collects anonymised data including pages visited, time on site, device type, and approximate location. This data does not identify you personally. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

3. Cookies

This website uses cookies — small text files stored on your device. The cookies used are:

  • Google Analytics cookies (_ga, _gid, _gat) — used to distinguish users and throttle request rates. These expire after 2 years, 24 hours, and 1 minute respectively.
  • WordPress session cookies — used for core website functionality. These are session-based and expire when you close your browser.
  • Yoast SEO cookies — used to track whether a visitor has previously visited the site. Expires after 1 year.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of the site.

4. Third-Party Services

This website uses third-party services to support core functionality, including analytics, contact form processing, and search performance monitoring. These services may process limited data in accordance with their own privacy policies.

We use Google Analytics to monitor website usage. Their privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.

We do not sell or share your personal information with any third parties beyond what is necessary to operate this website.

5. Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained only as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry. We do not retain enquiry data beyond the resolution of that enquiry unless you enter into an ongoing working relationship with us.

Google Analytics data is retained for 26 months in accordance with Google's default settings.

6. Your Rights

Under the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020, you have the right to:

  • Request access to any personal information we hold about you
  • Request correction of any inaccurate personal information
  • Ask us to delete personal information we hold about you

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

7. Data Security

This website is hosted on a secure server with HTTPS encryption. We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from loss, unauthorised access, use, modification, or disclosure.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

9. Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your information, please contact us through the enquiry form on this website at mach1survey.co.nz.