Policies

NZDA ETHICAL GUIDELINES

Every member of the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association shall:

  1. Honour the Associations Policy, Code of Ethics and Guidelines, and abide by the rules of officially recognized Game management plans.
  2. Maintain safe mountain and Alpine practices.
  3. Respect the property of others and leave huts in a clean and orderly condition with plentiful supply of fuel and ensure the proper disposal of refuse.
  4. Avoid disturbances to stock, assist stock in distress and leave gates as found.
  5. Refrain from the coursing of Deer, Thar, and Chamois with dogs.
  6. Exercise at all times proper precautions against fire, water pollution and damage to the forest.
  7. Not hunt or carry a firearm on property without the proper approval of the owner, occupier or controlling authority and shall strictly observe any conditions imposed upon him.
  8. Not use aircraft for any purpose other than transportation of personnel, or equipment to or from a predetermined base, airstrip or drop-site.
  9. Approach recreational hunting from the highest possible level of ethics, having due regard to the welfare of the animals hunted, and prevention of cruelty to the same.

RANGE RULES & PROCEDURES

A registered Range Officer will control all official posted “Range Days”.

Red flags are posted at entry and around danger area before firing starts and remove as soon as possible after firing ceases for the day. The rules as laid down must be strictly adhered to. Failure to comply will render the member or visitor liable to immediate suspension from all range activities.

Rules

  1. The Range Officer is in complete and absolute control of range.
  2. Absolutely no alcohol or drugs on the range while rifles are at hand.
  3. At all times firearms must have action open, only at the mound or at the gun stations can actions be closed on instruction from the Range Officer.
  4. No one is to touch or handle a firearm without the express permission from the owner.
  5. No one shall move forward to the mound or leave the butts unless the Range Officer gives the “all clear”.
  6. No one, except the detail firing, is allowed on the mound without the permission of the Range Officer.
  7. When a red flag is hoisted all shooting is to stop immediately and all actions must be opened.
  8. No unsafe ammunition is allowed. Illegal firearms and/or ammunition deemed to be unsafe by the Range Officer cannot, be used on the range under any circumstances.
  9. No loading firearms or attaching magazines to rifles is allowed without the express permission of the Range Officer.
  10. In the case of a miss-fire, the bolt must be kept close for at least 30 seconds and the Range Officer notified by raising one hand.
  11. When leaving the mound rifles must be presented with the bolt open for inspections by the Range Officer.
  12. Dry sighting may be done only with the express permission of the Range Officer and only in the area designated.
  13. The 25m and the other ranges may only be used with the permission of the Range Officer and under the supervision of the Range Officer, Assistant Range Officer or designated official.

NOTE – To help us run the range in a safe, efficient and pleasant manner, please obey the rules and assist on the range or at the butts when requested.

When taking part in our club activities or using the club facilities, you agree to abide to the Associations rules and all official hunting and firearms regulations.

PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy statement describes how NZDA Taupō deals with your personal information, and how we protect your privacy. We deal with your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020 and this privacy statement. We do not sell, rent or lease your personal information to any third party.

Your privacy

NZDA Taupō is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you a powerful and safe online experience. This Privacy Policy applies to the NZDA Taupō website only and outlines what personal information we collect and how we store and use it. By using the NZDA Taupō website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collecting your personal information

We collect personal information that we need to deliver our services to you. We collect personal information directly from you when you access our services or engage with us through our website.

NZDA Taupō collects personally identifiable information, such as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. NZDA Taupō also collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your post code, age, gender, preferences, interests, and favourites.

There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by NZDA Taupō. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used by NZDA Taupō for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the NZDA Taupō website.

Note: We do not store full credit card details. These are captured directly by a Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliant payment provider, which will only deal with your personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act and its privacy policy.

Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through NZDA Taupō public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: NZDA Taupō does not read any of your private online communications.

NZDA Taupō encourages you to review the privacy statements of websites you choose to link to from NZDA Taupō so that you can understand how those websites collect, use and share your information. NZDA Taupō is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content outside of the NZDA Taupō website.

Use of your Personal Information

NZDA Taupō collects and uses your personal information to operate the NZDA Taupō website and deliver the services you have requested. NZDA Taupō also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from NZDA Taupō and its affiliates. NZDA Taupō may also contact you via surveys to conduct research about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.

NZDA Taupō may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party.

In addition, NZDA Taupō may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using your personal information except to provide these services to NZDA Taupō, and they are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information.

NZDA Taupō does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent. NZDA Taupō keeps track of the pages our customers visit within NZDA Taupō, to determine what NZDA Taupō services are most popular. This data is used to deliver customised content and advertising within NZDA Taupō to customers whose behaviour indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

NZDA Taupō will disclose your personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on NZDA Taupō or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of NZDA Taupō; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of NZDA Taupō, or the public.

Use of Cookies

The NZDA Taupō website uses “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.

One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the webserver that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalise NZDA Taupō pages, or register with NZDA Taupō site or services, a cookie helps NZDA Taupō to recall your specific information on subsequent visits.

This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the NZDA Taupō website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the NZDA Taupō features that you customised.

You can accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the NZDA Taupō services or websites you visit.

Security of your Personal Information

NZDA Taupō secures your personal information from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. NZDA Taupō secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorised access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.

Changes to this Statement

NZDA Taupō will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer feedback. NZDA Taupō encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how NZDA Taupō is protecting your information. This statement was last updated on 6 October 2021.