Privacy Policy

Abel Software Limited (“we, “us”, and “our”) is a computer technology company that develops, installs, licenses and supports its flagship product Abel®. This Privacy Policy explains how we may collect, store, use, and disclose any personal information that you provide to us when using this website or otherwise collected in the course of our business. Your continued use of this website or other engagement with us in our business is taken by us as your unconditional consent to us collecting, storing, using, and disclosing your personal information in the manner set out below. This Privacy Policy is subject to, and must be read in conjunction with, our Terms of Use.

Collection

We may collect your personal information (including without limitation your name, email address, phone number, and postal address) when you send us questions, comments and other communications or when you register for our newsletters, events, and other activities. You may decide not to provide your personal information to us. However, if you do not provide it, we may not be able to provide you with access to certain information and services.

We may also collect personal information about you from third parties, including: 

• publicly available sources of information;
• by engagement through a recruitment process, including information from recruitment agencies or nominated referees;
• your authorised representatives, such as lawyers or accountants;
• customers, licensees, suppliers and other service providers. 

Automated Collection

When you visit this website, we may use automated technology (such as usage monitoring software, cookies, and sessions) to collect and store certain information about your visit, including (without limitation):

• the IP address and domain name used by your computer to connect to the Internet;
• the operating system and the browser your computer uses, and any search engine used to access this website;
• the date and time you are visiting;
• the pages you visit; and
• any other information you expressly provide (such as your name, email address, postal address, and telephone number).

Such information will be used in aggregate form to analyse how this website is being used (for example: to ascertain which pages are the most popular). Except for the reasons set out below under Use and Disclosure, we will not disclose any such information except in aggregate form. We may gather more extensive information if we are concerned, for example, about abnormal website usage patterns or website security breaches.

Use and Disclosure

We will not use or disclose your personal information except in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020. We may use your personal information to verify your identity and to assist you if you forget your username or password for any of the services we provide to you via the Internet and in addition for the following purposes:

• communicate with you;
• assist in providing information and services requested by you;
• engagement with, and management of, employees and contractors, and prospective employees and contractors;
• managing IT security risks and general risk manangement;
• business relating purposes including for contracts with customers, licensees and suppliers;
• management of any investigations and complaints;
• business improvement;
• any sale or merger activity; 
• analyse usage of this website;
• provide you with further information, news, and promotional material which we consider may be of interest to you;
• improve the content of this website and to customize this website to your preferences; and
• for any other purpose required or permitted by law or authorised by you. 

We will not sell, rent, or lease your personal information to third parties. Your personal information will be made available internally for the above purposes and we may also disclose your personal information to the following third parties:

• related companies or third party service providers that help us provide services to you;
• regulators, government agencies, courts or other third parties where we think it’s necessary to comply with applicable laws;
• any actual or potential buyer (and its agents and advisers) in connection with any proposed purchase, merger or acquisition of any part of our business;
• professional advisers;
• credit reporting agencies and debt collectors;
• other people where we have your consent or where permitted by law.

By providing us with your personal information, you consent to us using and disclosing your personal information in the manner set out above.

Storage and Security

All personal information collected by us is stored by Abel Software Limited, Auckland, New Zealand. We will take all reasonable steps to protect your personal information that we hold from loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction, but cannot guarantee the security of the transmission or storage of your personal information. 

We will not keep your personal information for longer than is reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes outlined in this policy.

Third Party Websites

This website may contain hyperlinks to third party websites. We are not responsible for the content of third party websites, or the manner in which those websites collect, store, use, and distribute any personal information you provide. When visiting a third party website from a hyperlink on this website, we encourage you to review the privacy statements of those websites so that you can understand how the personal information you provide will be will collected, stored, used and distributed.

Right to Access and Correct

You are entitled to request access to, or correction of, any personal information we hold about you by contacting our Privacy Officer as follows:

Telephone: +64 (9) 442-4603
Email: info@abelsoftware.com
Post:
Privacy Officer
Abel Software Limited
PO Box 101-901
North Shore City 0745
New Zealand

To ensure that the personal information we hold about you is accurate and up to date, please notify us of any changes to your personal information as soon as possible.

Your rights are subject to certain limitations and exceptions as set out in the Privacy Act.

If you wish to exercise any of the rights described above, please contact our privacy officer using the details above.

If you are unsatisfied with the handling of your request, you may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner in New Zealand for review of our handling of your request.

Changes to our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right, at our discretion, to update or revise this Privacy Policy at any time. Changes to this Privacy Policy will take effect immediately once they are published on this website. Please check this Privacy Policy regularly for modifications and updates. If you continue to use this website or if you provide any personal information after we post changes to this Privacy Policy, this will indicate your acceptance of any such changes.

Privacy Policy last updated: August 2026