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Welcome To Right To Life NZ, Nau mai, you are loved, arohanui.

About Us

Welcome, Right To Life New Zealand has advocated for the defenceless since 1975.

If you'd like to make a difference to vulnerable lives please consider joining us or making a donation to this life-preserving organisation.

 As a pro life  organisation we care about those impacted by euthanasia & abortion in NZ.  Arohanui

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Mission

Right to Life's aim is to work on behalf of those New Zealanders whose lives are at risk. We are a powerful lobbying organsiation and watchdog. We advocate for just laws that will give protection to unborn children and those whose lives are increasingly threatened by expanding euthanasia. We inform the public about the injusticies posed by laws that neglect the right to life of innocent human life. . We believe that all human beings are created in God's image and have a right to life from conception untill natural death. We also oppose embryonic stem cell research and all artificial manipulation of the human genome.

 

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;  your works are wonderful, I know that full well.

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Psalm 139 V 13-14

Vision

Right to Life's vision is for a society that protects the most vulnerable amongst us. We seek a future for our nation where both unborn chiildren and their mothers are protected  and in which abortion is not only illegal but unthinkable. Our vision is also for a nation where euthanasia is rejected as a solution to human suffering. We work towards a future where all those facing end of life are valued and provided with first class palliative care. Right to Life also rejects all technologies that seek to manipulate the human genome, facilitate eugenics and any measure that leads to the commoditisation of human life.

'And God blessed them, and God said to them, ‘Be fertile and multiply.’

Genesis 1:28:

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Our Work

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  • We work on behalf of the defenceless and fight for their right to life from conception till natural death.

  • We work to lobby for just laws and to repeal those that are unjust laws, holding the government responsible for policies and laws that deny or threaten the unborn and those whose lives are vulnerable. Right to Life has pursued the government on Abortion laws through to the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court.

  • We challenge the government departments that administer relevant health and justice legislation and hold them accountable for the decisions they make .We do this by making complaints, writing letters and making Official Information Act requests relating to life issues of concern. Where necessary we follow up by making official complaints to the Ombudsman.

  • We hold media organisations (Television, Radio, Newspaper, Internet), accountable for the information they publish by making complaints to bodies such as the Advertising Standards Authority, the Broadcasting Standards Authority and the Media Council. Again where necessary we follow up complaints by writing to the Ombudsman. 

  • We publish regular media releases on life issues and make these public on our website and through our social media channels.

  • We educate the public on the unique value and sanctity of the life of every human being and keep people informed about important life issues.  This has included conducting nationwide advertising campaigns against such legislation as the End of Life Choice Act 2019 and the Abortion Legislation Act 2020.

  • We take part in organising and participating in marches and prayer vigils which are held to uphold the right to life of the vulnerable unborn children and the disabled, elderly and vulnerable citizens.

  • We make those women who are faced with an unplanned pregnancy aware of their options other than aborting their unborn child and donate to other organisations which provide support for women with unplanned pregnancies.

  • We work together with other Pro-Life organisations in New Zealand to help protect vulnerable lives.

“So whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them; for this is the law and the prophets.”  Matthew 7:12

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Right to Life was originally part of the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child (SPUC), but differences in philiosophy led to it becoming independent as an incorporated Society in September 2000 under the name of Right to Life New Zealand Inc. We are based in Christchurch but have members nationwide.

Privacy Policy

Introduction
This Privacy Policy outlines Right To Life New Zealand inc (" we ", " our " "Right To Life New Zealand " or " the incorporation ") practices with respect to information collected from users who access our website at www.righttolife.org.nz or otherwise share personal information with us (collectively: " Users "). 
We collect name and address information solely for the purpose of the delivery of goods and services.


Occasionally we email previous customers special discount offers which we think they may be interested in. On each of these communications, we provide an unsubscribe find and replace
option by which the recipient may choose never to receive these emails again.


Individual users are not identified in website statistics. These statistics are used to improve the site and monitor traffic. (The unique network address of your computer, the IP address, is sent each time you access the Internet. It is possible to determine the general geographic location of your computer, but otherwise, it is anonymous).


If you would like to view, modify or delete the information that we hold on you as a user of this website or customer, write to us via email, and we will be happy to cooperate. 

Grounds for data collection 
Processing of your personal information (meaning, any information which may potentially allow your identification with reasonable means; hereinafter " Personal Information ") such as is necessary for the performance of our contractual obligations towards you and providing you with our services to protect our legitimate interests and for compliance with legal and financial regulatory obligations to which we are subject.

When you use the Site, you consent to the collection, storage, use, disclosure and other uses of your Personal Information as described in this Privacy Policy.
We encourage our Users to carefully read the Privacy Policy and use it to make informed decisions. 

What information we collect?
We collect two types of data and information from Users. 

The first type of information is un-identified and non-identifiable information pertaining to a User(s), which may be made available or gathered via your use of the Site (“ Non-personal Information ”). We are not aware of the identity of a User from which the Non-personal Information was collected. Non-personal Information which is being collected may include your aggregated usage information and technical information transmitted by your device, including certain software and hardware information (e.g. the type of browser and operating system your device uses, language preference, access time, etc.) in order to enhance the functionality of our Site. We may also collect information on your activity on the Site (e.g. pages viewed, online browsing, clicks, actions, etc.).

The second type of information Personal Information which is individually identifiable information, namely information that identifies an individual or may with reasonable effort identify an individual. Such information includes:
Device Information: We collect Personal Information from your device. Such information includes geo location data, IP address, unique identifiers (e.g. MAC address and UUID) and other information which relates to your activity through the Site. such as:
Registration information: When you register to our Site you will be asked to provide us certain details such as: full name; e-mail or physical address, and other information.  

How do we receive information about you?
We receive your Personal Information from various sources:
When you voluntarily provide us your personal details in order to register on our Site;
When you use or access our Site in connection with your use of our services;
From third party providers, services and public registers (for example, traffic analytics vendors).

What information we collect?
We do not rent, sell, or share Users’ information with third parties except as described in this Privacy Policy.

We may use the information for the following:

Communicating with you – sending you notices regarding our services, providing you with technical information and responding to any customer service issue you may have;
To communicate with you and to keep you informed of our latest updates and services;
To serve you advertisements when you use our Site (see more under "Advertisements"); 
To market our websites and products (see more under "Marketing"); 
Conducting statistical and analytical purposes, intended to improve the Site.
In addition to the different uses listed above, we may transfer or disclose Personal Information to our subsidiaries, affiliated companies and subcontractors.


In addition to the purposes listed in this Privacy Policy, we may share Personal Information with our trusted third party providers, who may be located in different jurisdictions across the world, for any of the following purposes: 

  • Hosting and operating our Site;

  • Providing you with our services, including providing a personalized display of our Site;

  • Storing and processing such information on our behalf; 

  • Serving you with advertisements and assist us in evaluating the success of our advertising campaigns and help us retarget any of our users;
     

Providing you with marketing offers and promotional materials related to our Site and services; 
Performing research, technical diagnostics or analytics;
We may also disclose information if we have good faith to believe that disclosure of such information is helpful or reasonably necessary to: (i) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; (ii) enforce our policies (including our Agreement), including investigations of potential violations thereof; (iii) investigate, detect, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities or other wrongdoing, suspected fraud or security issues; (iv) to establish or exercise our rights to defend against legal claims; (v) prevent harm to the rights, property or safety of us, our users, yourself or any third party; or (vi) for the purpose of collaborating with law enforcement agencies and/or in case we find it necessary in order to enforce intellectual property or other legal rights.
User Rights

You may request to: 

  • Receive confirmation as to whether or not personal information concerning you is being processed, and access your stored personal information, together with supplementary information. 

  • Receive a copy of personal information you directly volunteer to us in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. 

  • Request rectification of your personal information that is in our control.

  • Request erasure of your personal information. 

  • Object to the processing of personal information by us. 

  • Request to restrict processing of your personal information by us.

  • Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

  • However, please note that these rights are not absolute, and may be subject to our own legitimate interests and regulatory requirements. 


If you wish to exercise any of the aforementioned rights, or receive more information, please contact our Data Protection Officer (“DPO”) using the details provided below:
email: admin@righttolife.org.nz


Retention
We will retain your personal information for as long as necessary to provide our services and as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our policies. Retention periods will be determined, taking into account the type of information that is collected and the purpose for which it is collected, bearing in mind the requirements applicable to the situation and the need to destroy outdated, unused information at the earliest reasonable time. Under applicable regulations, we will keep records containing client personal data, account opening documents, communications and anything else as required by applicable laws and regulations. 

We may rectify, replenish or remove incomplete or inaccurate information at any time and at our own discretion.


Cookies
We and our trusted partners use cookies and other technologies in our related services, including when you visit our Site or access our services. 

A "cookie" is a small piece of information that a website assign to your device while you are viewing a website. Cookies are very helpful and can be used for various different purposes. These purposes include allowing you to navigate between pages efficiently, enable automatic activation of certain features, remembering your preferences and making the interaction between you and our Services quicker and easier. Cookies are also used to help ensure that the advertisements you see are relevant to you and your interests and to compile statistical data on your use of our Services. 


The Site uses the following types of cookies:

  • a. 'session cookies' which are stored only temporarily during a browsing session in order to allow normal use of the system and are deleted from your device when the browser is closed; 

  • b. 'persistent cookies ', which are read only by the Site, saved on your computer for a fixed period and are not deleted when the browser is closed. Such cookies are used where we need to know who you are for repeat visits, for example to allow us to store your preferences for the next sign-in; 

  • c. 'third party cookies' which are set by other online services who run content on the page you are viewing, for example by third-party analytics companies who monitor and analyze our web access.

  • Cookies do not contain any information that personally identifies you, but Personal Information that we store about you may be linked, by us, to the information stored in and obtained from cookies. You may remove the cookies by following the instructions of your device preferences; however, if you choose to disable cookies, some features of our Site may not operate properly and your online experience may be limited.


We also use a tool called “Google Analytics” to collect information about your use of the Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users access the Site, what pages they visit when they do so, etc. We use the information we get from Google Analytics only to improve our Site and services. Google Analytics collects the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit sites, rather than your name or other identifying information. We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Google’s ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this Site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy.


Third-party collection of information
Our policy only addresses the use and disclosure of information we collect from you. To the extent you disclose your information to other parties or sites throughout the internet, different rules may apply to their use or disclosure of the information you disclose to them. Accordingly, we encourage you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each third party that you choose to disclose information to. 

This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control or to individuals whom we do not employ or manage, including any of the third parties which we may disclose information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. 

How do we safeguard your information?
We take great care in implementing and maintaining the security of the Site and your information. [ explain about your security practices, such as: we employ industry standard procedures and policies to ensure the safety of the information we collect and retain, and prevent unauthorized use of any such information, and we require any third party to comply with similar security requirements, in accordance with this Privacy Policy] . Although we take reasonable steps to safeguard information, we cannot be responsible for the acts of those who gain unauthorized access or abuse our Site, and we make no warranty, express, implied or otherwise, that we will prevent such access.

Transfer of data outside the EEA 

Please note that some data recipients may be located outside the EEA. In such cases, we will transfer your data only to such countries as approved by the European Commission as providing adequate level of data protection or enter into legal agreements ensuring an adequate level of data protection.

Advertisements
We may use a third-party advertising technology to serve advertisements when you access the Site. This technology uses your information with regards to your use of the Services to serve advertisements to you (e.g., by placing third-party cookies on your web browser). 

Such as but not limited to Facebook and Instagram: You may opt out of many third-party ad networks, including those operated by members of the Network Advertising Initiative ("NAI") and the Digital Advertising Alliance ("DAA"). For more information about this practice by NAI and DAA members and your choices regarding having this information used by these companies, including how to opt-out of third-party ad networks operated by NAI and DAA members, please visit their respective websites: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/#!/ and http://optout.aboutads.info/#!/.


Marketing
We may use your Personal Information, such as your name, email address, telephone number, etc., ourselves or by using our third-party subcontractors for the purpose of providing you with promotional materials concerning our services, which we believe may interest you.  

Out of respect to your right to privacy, we provide you within such marketing materials with means to decline receiving further marketing offers from us. If you unsubscribe, we will remove your email address or telephone number from our marketing distribution lists. 

Please note that even if you have unsubscribed from receiving marketing emails from us, we may send you other types of important e-mail communications without offering you the opportunity to opt out of receiving them. These may include customer service announcements or administrative notices.


Corporate transaction
We may share information in the event of a corporate transaction (e.g. sale of a substantial part of our business, merger, consolidation or asset sale). In the event of the above, the transferee or acquiring incorporation will assume the rights and obligations as described in this Privacy Policy.


Minors
Our services are for 18 years of age and above only.
We understand the importance of protecting children’s privacy, especially in an online environment. The Site is not designed for or directed at children. Under no circumstances shall we allow use of our services by minors without prior consent or authorization by a parent or legal guardian. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from minors. If a parent or guardian becomes aware that his or her child has provided us with Personal Information without their consent, he or she should contact us at admin@righttolife.org.nz
Updates or amendments to this Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to periodically amend or revise the Privacy Policy; material changes will be effective immediately upon the display of the revised Privacy policy. The last revision will be reflected in the "Last modified" section. Your continued use of the Platform, following the notification of such amendments on our website, constitutes your acknowledgement and consent of such amendments to the Privacy Policy and your agreement to be bound by the terms of such amendments.

How to contact us

If you have any general questions about the Site or the information we collect about you and how we use it, you can contact us at admin@righttolife.org.nz
PO Box 668, Christchurch 8140.
 

Last Modified 20th April 2023

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