Privacy Policy

Last updated: June 2026

Introduction

The Kāpiti US Marines Trust respects the privacy of visitors to MarinesNZ.com and is committed to protecting personal information submitted through the website.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected through the website, how it is used, and the steps taken to help protect visitor information.

By using this website, visitors agree to the practices described in this policy.

Information We Collect

The website may collect limited personal information when visitors contact the Trust through the website contact form.

This information may include:

• name;
• email address;
• message content.

Basic technical information such as IP addresses, browser information and security logs may also be collected automatically for website security and performance purposes.

Contact Forms

Information submitted through the contact form is used solely for responding to enquiries and administering the website.

To help reduce spam and automated abuse, the contact form uses several security measures, including:

• Cloudflare protection;
• Turnstile verification;
• honeypot spam detection;
• server-side validation.

Messages submitted through the form may be temporarily stored securely on the website server as part of normal website administration and backup processes.

Personal information submitted through the website is kept only as long as necessary.

Analytics and Cookies

MarinesNZ.com uses Google Analytics to help understand how visitors use the website and to improve website content and performance.

Google Analytics may collect anonymous information such as:

• pages visited;
• approximate geographic location;
• browser and device type;
• time spent on pages.

Google Analytics uses cookies to provide these statistics.

By continuing to use the website, visitors consent to the use of these cookies and analytics services.

Embedded Media and External Services

Some pages on the website include externally hosted media and links to third-party services.

These may include:

• Vimeo video content hosted by Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision;
• YouTube content;
• Facebook links;
• Google Maps links;
• Givealittle donation links;
• Chapel & York links.

These third-party services may collect information in accordance with their own privacy policies. The Kāpiti US Marines Trust is not responsible for the privacy practices of external websites or services.

Trustee Intranet

The website includes a restricted intranet area accessible only to authorised trustees and administrators.

Login information for this area is used solely for authorised access and website administration purposes.

Data Security

Reasonable measures are taken to help protect website information and reduce unauthorised access, spam and misuse.

Security measures used on the website include website firewall protection, spam prevention systems and secure administrative access controls.

However, no method of internet transmission or electronic storage can be guaranteed completely secure.

External Links

This website contains links to external websites and services operated by third parties.

The Kāpiti US Marines Trust is not responsible for the content, security or privacy practices of those external websites.

Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes to the website or applicable legal requirements.

Any updates will be published on this page.

Contact

Questions about this Privacy Policy may be submitted through the website Contact page.

MarinesNZ.com is operated by the Kāpiti US Marines Trust.