PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: 6 August 2026

Yugraj Singh Mahil Chartered Accountants Limited respects your privacy and handles personal information in accordance with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020.

This policy explains how we collect, use, store and disclose personal information obtained through this website.

Who we are

Yugraj Singh Mahil Chartered Accountants Limited provides accounting, taxation and business advisory services in New Zealand.

Website: www.yugrajca.co.nz
Email: ysm@yugrajca.co.nz
Phone: 021 0234 6659

Information we may collect

We may collect personal information that you provide when you:

  • complete a contact or enquiry form;

  • email or telephone us;

  • request an appointment;

  • ask about our services;

  • subscribe to updates if a subscription service is introduced; or

  • otherwise communicate with us through the website.

This information may include your:

  • name;

  • email address;

  • telephone number;

  • business name;

  • preferred contact method;

  • information included in your enquiry; and

  • other information you choose to provide.

Our website and service providers may also automatically collect limited technical information, including your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, referring website and approximate location.

Why we collect your information

We may use personal information to:

  • respond to enquiries;

  • arrange appointments;

  • provide information about our services;

  • assess whether and how we may assist you;

  • operate, secure and improve our website;

  • maintain appropriate business records;

  • comply with legal and professional obligations;

  • investigate suspected misuse or security incidents; and

  • send updates or marketing messages where you have consented or where otherwise permitted by law.

Providing information through the website is generally voluntary. However, if you do not provide the information requested, we may be unable to respond to your enquiry or provide the requested assistance.

Sensitive and confidential information

Please do not send passwords, myIR login details, bank login details, full identification documents or other highly sensitive information through a general website contact form.

If sensitive documents are required, we will advise you of an appropriate way to provide them.

How we may disclose information

We may disclose personal information where reasonably necessary to:

  • employees or authorised contractors who need it to perform their duties;

  • website hosting, information technology, communications or professional service providers;

  • regulators, government agencies, courts or other parties where disclosure is required or permitted by law;

  • protect our rights, systems or users; or

  • another person with your authority.

We do not sell personal information.

Service providers and overseas processing

Our website and related technology providers may store or process information outside New Zealand.

Where personal information is disclosed to an overseas person or organisation, we will take reasonable steps to comply with the Privacy Act 2020, including applicable safeguards for overseas disclosure.

Cookies and website analytics

This website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate correctly, remember preferences, maintain security and understand how visitors use the website.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect how the website functions.

Marketing communications

We will send commercial electronic messages only where we have the appropriate consent or another lawful basis.

Marketing messages will identify the sender and provide a way to unsubscribe. You may unsubscribe at any time.

Security

We take reasonable safeguards to protect personal information against loss, misuse, unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration and destruction.

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system is completely secure. You should take appropriate care when deciding what information to send electronically.

Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected and to meet applicable legal, tax, professional and record-keeping obligations.

When information is no longer required, we will securely delete it or make it anonymous where reasonably practicable.

Access and correction

You may ask whether we hold personal information about you and request access to or correction of that information, subject to the Privacy Act 2020.

To make a request, contact our Privacy Officer:

Privacy Officer
Yugraj Singh Mahil Chartered Accountants Limited
Email: ysm@yugrajca.co.nz
Phone: 021 0234 6659

We may ask you to verify your identity before processing your request.

Privacy complaints

If you have a privacy concern, please contact us first so that we can try to resolve it.

You may also contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner at www.privacy.org.nz.

External links

Our website may link to third-party websites. Those websites have their own privacy practices, and we are not responsible for how they collect or use personal information.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our practices, website services or legal obligations change. The latest version will be published on this page with its updated date.