Privacy
How Bee Resilient collects, uses and protects personal information – including information shared by schools, families, donors, sponsors and website visitors.
Last updated: November 2026. Bee Resilient is a Matakana, New Zealand-based education and community initiative. This policy explains, in plain language, how we handle personal information under the Privacy Act 2020 (New Zealand).
We collect personal information you give us directly through our website forms – for example, your name, email address, phone number, school or organisation name, and any message you choose to include – when you:
Our school programme is delivered in partnership with schools and teachers, not directly with individual children online. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children through this website. Any classroom observations, photos or student work shared through the school portal are provided by, and remain the responsibility of, the participating school and its staff, in line with that school's own policies and parental consent processes. If you believe a child's information has been shared with us in error, please contact us and we will remove it.
We use the information you give us only for the purpose you gave it to us – to respond to your enquiry, process a donation or pledge, arrange a corporate experience or school visit, or provide access to the school portal. We do not sell personal information, and we do not use it for purposes unrelated to Bee Resilient's programmes without asking you first.
Website form submissions are processed through Netlify's form-handling service. We keep enquiry and donation records only as long as reasonably needed to deliver what was requested, maintain accurate financial and donor records, and meet any legal or funder reporting requirements.
We don't share your personal information with third parties for their own marketing purposes. We may share limited, necessary information with service providers who help us run the website, process payments or donations, or deliver a specific programme (for example, sharing a school's registration details with the facilitator visiting that school).
Under the Privacy Act 2020 you have the right to ask what personal information we hold about you, and to ask us to correct it. To make a request, or if you have any question about this policy, email us at info@beeresilient.co.nz.
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