Effective Date: 23/05/25
At Hawkeye Dynamics, your privacy is important to us. This policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you interact with our website, services, courses, and digital products.
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://hawkeyedynamics.com.
Hawkeye Dynamics is a New Zealand-based training company specialising in hostile environment training and pre-deployment readiness solutions.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string for spam detection.
An anonymised hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to check if you use it. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Course Enrolment and Purchases
If you enrol in a course or purchase a product, we collect personal data such as your name, email address, billing information, and any other data necessary to fulfil the transaction and support your learning experience.
User Registration
If you create an account on our website, we collect your email address, username, and any other profile information you provide.
Media
If you upload images, we advise avoiding images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) as this information can be extracted by visitors to the site.
Cookies
We use cookies to:
- Remember your login credentials and screen preferences
- Facilitate shopping cart and checkout functionality
- Track user activity for site analytics and marketing purposes
Cookies may persist for up to 1 year, depending on their purpose.
Embedded Content
Articles and course materials may include embedded content from third-party platforms (e.g. YouTube, Vimeo). These platforms may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with their content as if you visited their site directly.
Analytics & Tracking
We use tools such as Google Analytics, Meta Pixel, and others to collect anonymised usage data, improve our offerings, and monitor website performance.
Who We Share Your Data With
We only share data with trusted third-party services essential to our operations, such as:
- Payment processors (e.g. Stripe, PayPal)
- Email marketing providers (e.g. MailerLite)
- Learning platforms (e.g. LearnDash)
- Affiliate and analytics platforms
If you request a password reset, your IP address may be included in the email.
How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments and associated metadata are retained indefinitely.
- Registered users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (excluding username).
- Purchase and course enrolment data is retained as long as necessary to comply with tax, reporting, and educational requirements.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
You may request:
- An export of the personal data we hold about you
- That we delete any personal data we hold (except for data we are required to retain for legal or operational purposes)
Contact us via [email protected] to request data export or deletion.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services. Payments and email signups may also pass through secure third-party platforms.
How We Protect Your Data
We implement security protocols including SSL encryption, access control, and malware scanning to safeguard your personal information.
Contact Information
For any privacy-related concerns or requests, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +64 3 6695899
Mailing Address: PO Box 42010, Tower Junction, Christchurch 8149, New Zealand