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Privacy Policy

Last updated: September 2026

What information is collected

When you subscribe to The Sparks Letter, your name, email address and any information you choose to provide through the subscription form is collected. Information on how you interact with our emails, such as whether an email is opened or a link is clicked, may also be collected. This helps us understand what content is useful to subscribers and improve future editions of The Sparks Letter.

How your information is used

Your information is used to:

  • send you The Sparks Letter and other communications you have asked to receive
  • understand subscriber interests and improve our content
  • respond to enquiries or requests you make
  • maintain and manage our subscriber records.

Your personal information will not be sold or rented to third parties.

Email communications

You can unsubscribe from The Sparks Letter at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in the emails. If you unsubscribe, the newsletter will be stopped, although limited information may be retained where necessary to maintain records and comply with legal obligations.

Sharing your information

Trusted service providers that help operate the website, manage subscriptions and send email communications might be used. These providers may have access to personal information only as necessary to provide those services.

Keeping your information secure

Reasonable steps will be taken to protect your personal information from loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure or alteration. No method of transmitting or storing information electronically is completely secure, but we take reasonable measures to protect the information we hold.

Accessing or correcting your information

You have rights under the Privacy Act 2020 to request access to personal information held about you and to ask for information to be corrected that is inaccurate. To make a request, or if you have a question about how your personal information is collected or used, please contact using the details below.

Contact

Sarah Sparks

Barfoot & Thompson City Branch

Auckland, New Zealand

Email: s.sparks@barfoot.co.nz

Changes to this policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to services, the way personal information is handled or applicable privacy requirements. The latest version will always be published on this page.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please get in touch.