Privacy Policy

Revision: 2

Last updated: 22 October 2026

1. Introduction and scope

GWAITH DEVELOPMENT LIMITED (NZBN 9429053840806) of Mosgiel, New Zealand ("Gwaith", "we", "us", "our") develops and operates business management software, including desktop, web, and mobile applications, and the API integrations that connect them.

Gwaith is the agency responsible for the personal information it holds in its own right, and is accountable for that information under the Privacy Act 2020. For some information Gwaith processes on a client's instructions, Gwaith acts on that client's behalf rather than as the responsible agency; the United States subsection of section 13 explains how that affects a request about information of that kind. This policy explains what personal information Gwaith collects, why it is collected, how it is used, who it is shared with, where it is stored, how long it is kept, and what rights you have in relation to it.

This policy applies to:

These applications are, in some cases, made available to end users under a reseller's own branding and on a reseller's own domain. This policy covers the information Gwaith holds in them; the reseller's own privacy policy covers the information the reseller holds.

Gwaith's software reaches end users through reseller partners. If you are an end user, your commercial relationship and your support relationship are with the reseller that licenses the software from Gwaith. Depending on the arrangement between Gwaith and that reseller, the reseller will ordinarily be a separate agency responsible for the personal information it holds about you, and in that case its own privacy policy applies to that information. This policy governs the personal information held by Gwaith in the systems Gwaith operates.

This policy does not cover third-party systems that connect to Gwaith software. Information held in those systems is governed by the privacy policy of the organisation that operates them.

2. Information we collect

The information Gwaith holds depends on which applications a client uses and how those applications are configured. It may include:

Gwaith does not collect or process payment card details. No Gwaith system stores card numbers, card expiry dates or card verification values. Where a client's own processes involve taking a payment, that payment is handled by the client, the reseller, or a third-party provider outside the Gwaith software.

3. How we collect information

Gwaith collects personal information in five ways:

4. How we use information

Gwaith uses personal information only for the following purposes:

Gwaith does not sell personal information. Gwaith does not trade, rent or license personal information to any third party for that party's own marketing purposes, does not disclose personal information in exchange for money or other valuable consideration, and does not use personal information for behavioural advertising.

The contact details of a client's customers, and the messages sent to and received from them, are used only to deliver the documents and messages the client sends, to record the customer's responses, to respond automatically to replies to text messages, to honour opt-outs, and for the support, legal and other purposes listed above. Gwaith does not use them for marketing.

5. The Gwaith API

The Gwaith API is internal. It is used by and between Gwaith applications and services to exchange data within the platform, and it is not exposed to third parties. Gwaith does not publish it, does not operate a public developer program for it, and does not issue credentials for it to organisations outside Gwaith.

This is separate from the third-party APIs that Gwaith software connects to, such as the RFMS, Xero and MYOB APIs. Those are operated by the third parties named in section 7 and are governed by those parties' own terms, including, in the case of Xero and MYOB, the requirements of their developer programs.

6. Artificial intelligence features

Some Gwaith applications include features that use artificial intelligence. For example, in Boost, AI answers questions about a client's own data, extracts structured information from uploaded invoices for automated processing, and extracts information from supplier or buying group price lists to update the client's product catalogue. The commitments below apply to every one of these features.

Gwaith's document extraction may improve over time from the corrections users make. Where a user corrects information extracted from a supplier's document, Gwaith's own tooling may retain what that correction indicates about the supplier's invoice or price list format. For example, how and where a particular field is labelled and positioned on that supplier's documents. What is retained by this process does not reveal the contents of the document. This information is held by Gwaith, is not sent to any third party, and is not used to train or fine-tune any model. Because it describes a supplier's documents rather than client data, it may be applied across the Gwaith platform, so every client receiving documents from that supplier benefits from the corrections made by others. It may be retained for as long as the extraction features are offered, which may be after the document a correction was made against has been deleted.

7. Third-party services and subprocessors

Gwaith uses the services listed below to host, operate and integrate its software.

Subprocessors engaged by Gwaith, their purpose, and the location in which processing occurs:
Subprocessor Purpose Location
Microsoft Azure Application hosting, databases, AI services, secrets management Australia, United States
Microsoft 365 Email and correspondence with Gwaith New Zealand
Twilio SendGrid Transactional email from Gwaith applications; receiving customer replies to that email United States
Azure Communication Services Contact form email delivery; Transactional email from Gwaith applications United States
ClickSend (Sinch) Text message delivery Australia, United States; support from the European Union and the Philippines
RFMS API RFMS integration United States; Microsoft Azure
Xero API Xero integration United States; Amazon Web Services (AWS)
MYOB API MYOB integration United States; Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure

Where information is transmitted to a third party listed above, that third party's own privacy policy governs its handling of the transmitted data. This applies in particular to the integration rows: information sent to the RFMS, Xero or MYOB APIs at a client's direction is thereafter held by the third party under their own terms and privacy policies, and Gwaith does not control its retention or use in those systems.

8. Non-affiliation

Gwaith Development Limited is an independent company. Where Gwaith software integrates with a third-party system, that integration does not create, and should not be read as creating, any partnership, endorsement or joint venture between Gwaith and the operator of that system.

All product names, brand names and trademarks referred to in this policy or in Gwaith software are the property of their respective owners, and are used only to identify the systems concerned.

9. Data storage and location

Gwaith applications and APIs store client data in Microsoft Azure, in either Australian or United States datacentres.

This website and its API run in the Azure West US 2 region.

Gwaith also operates its own development infrastructure in New Zealand and the United States. This infrastructure hosts internal engineering tooling only, such as integrated development environments, source control, build and other internal tooling. This infrastructure does not hold end-user personal information.

The statements above describe deployments hosted by Gwaith. Where software developed by Gwaith is deployed on infrastructure that a client owns or controls, whether self-hosted by the client (on a third party platform) or run on-premises, the data held in that deployment resides on the client's own infrastructure and not on infrastructure operated by Gwaith. Gwaith does not hold or store that data, and the client is the agency responsible for it.

More generally, the statements in this section are confined to infrastructure that Gwaith itself operates. A reseller's own systems, separate from that infrastructure, are covered by the reseller's own privacy policy.

10. Data security

Gwaith applies the following measures to protect the personal information it holds in the systems it operates. Where software developed by Gwaith is deployed on infrastructure that a client owns or controls, the client is responsible for the security of that infrastructure and of the data held on it.

No system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Gwaith maintains these controls and reviews them, but cannot warrant that a security incident will never occur. If a privacy breach occurs that is likely to cause serious harm, Gwaith will notify the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and the affected individuals as required by the Privacy Act 2020, and will also notify the affected client and its reseller without undue delay.

11. How long we keep information

This section describes how long Gwaith retains data in deployments it hosts; where software developed by Gwaith is deployed on infrastructure that a client owns or controls, retention of the data held on that infrastructure is the client's responsibility.

Retention depends on the category of information:

Where Gwaith no longer needs personal information for any purpose for which it may lawfully be used, it is deleted or de-identified.

12. Disclosure of personal information

Gwaith discloses personal information only in the following circumstances:

13. Your rights

The rights available to you depend on where you are located. In every case, you may exercise your rights by emailing admin@gwaith.co.nz. Gwaith may need to verify your identity before acting on a request, and may ask for additional information for that purpose. If you are an end user of software supplied by a reseller, Gwaith may need to work with that reseller to locate and act on your information, and will tell you where your request has been directed.

New Zealand

Under the Privacy Act 2020 you have the right to ask whether Gwaith holds personal information about you, to request access to that information, and to request correction of it. If Gwaith declines a request, it will tell you the reasons to the extent the Privacy Act 2020 requires, and explain your right to complain. If correction is declined, you may ask that a statement of the correction sought be attached to the information.

If you are not satisfied with how Gwaith has handled your information or your request, you may complain to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, which may investigate the matter.

Australia

Under the Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles you have the right to request access to the personal information Gwaith holds about you, to request correction of information that is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading, and to be told how Gwaith handles your information. You may also deal with Gwaith anonymously or under a pseudonym where it is lawful and practicable to do so.

If you are not satisfied with Gwaith's response to a request or a complaint, you may complain to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

United States

If you are a resident of a state with a comprehensive privacy statute, including California under the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA), Virginia under the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), and Colorado under the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), you have the following rights:

Where Gwaith processes personal information on behalf of a client, Gwaith acts as a service provider or processor. In that case Gwaith will refer your request to the client responsible for the information, or act on that client's instructions, and will tell you where your request has been directed.

14. Cross-border transfer of information

Personal information held by Gwaith may be transferred to, stored in, and accessed from Australia, New Zealand and the United States, and, in the case of text messages, accessed from the European Union and the Philippines by the support personnel of the messaging provider listed in section 7. Section 9 describes where each part of the service is hosted, and section 7 states the location in which each subprocessor operates. The countries concerned may have data protection rules that differ from those of the country in which you are located, and in some cases those rules may offer a lower standard of protection.

Where information is transferred, Gwaith takes reasonable steps to ensure that it remains subject to protections comparable to those required by the Privacy Act 2020, including through the contractual terms Gwaith holds with the subprocessors listed in section 7.

Where a subprocessor offers a choice of datacentre location for a service, Gwaith prefers an Australian or New Zealand datacentre. Where a service is not available in those regions, or cannot be provisioned there, a United States region is used.

15. Sensitive information

The Gwaith applications are business management tools. Except as described below, they are not designed to hold sensitive information, and you must not submit sensitive information to Gwaith or enter it into the applications. Sensitive information means information of a kind treated as sensitive under the applicable statutes, including health and medical information, biometric and genetic information, racial or ethnic origin, political opinions or affiliations, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, sexual orientation, criminal records, precise geolocation, and government identifiers such as passport, driver licence or social security numbers.

The applications do provide fields for tax identification numbers and bank account details, because a client cannot pay a supplier or contractor, or meet its own tax reporting obligations, without recording them. Where a supplier or contractor is a sole trader, those numbers identify an individual. Gwaith holds this information on the client's instructions and for no other purpose. It is the client's responsibility to ensure it is entitled to collect the information, to record only what its obligations require, and to comply with the rules governing tax identifiers in its jurisdiction, including the Privacy (Tax File Number) Rule 2015 in Australia. Gwaith does not use tax identifiers or bank account details to identify or match individuals, and does not disclose them other than as described in section 12.

If sensitive information of a kind described in the first paragraph is submitted despite this, Gwaith will delete it once it becomes aware of it, unless it is required by law to retain it. Gwaith does not seek, request or knowingly process that information.

16. Use by minors

The Gwaith applications, the Gwaith API, and this website are business tools directed at organisations and their staff. They are not directed at minors, and Gwaith does not knowingly collect personal information from them. Accounts are created for and by the staff of client organisations.

If you believe that a minor has provided personal information to Gwaith, contact admin@gwaith.co.nz and it will be deleted.

17. This website

This website collects personal information in one way only: through the contact form. The information collected is the name, email address, optional company name and message that you enter.

This website sets no cookies. It runs no analytics, no tracking, no advertising, no session recording and no third-party scripts, and it does not build a profile of visitors. Nothing on this website is loaded from an external origin.

This is a statement about gwaith.co.nz only. Applications served on reseller-branded domains use cookies for authentication and session management, which is a different matter from this website.

Contact form submissions are delivered by email to Gwaith and are retained in the Gwaith inbox in accordance with normal correspondence retention. The IP address from which a submission was made is recorded in the body of that message so that abuse can be traced, and a salted hash of the same address is held briefly for the sole purpose of enforcing a submission rate limit. The hash is not reversible and is not used to identify or track visitors.

18. Documents and messages sent to a client's customers

Camu allows the businesses that use it to send documents, such as quotes and sample dockets, to their own customers by email or text message. This section explains how that works and how Gwaith handles the information involved. It applies to you if you have received a document or message of that kind.

Each message is sent by the business named in it, using Camu. Your relationship is with that business: it decided to send the message, and it is responsible for the information it holds about you. Gwaith operates the software and the services used to deliver the message, and handles the information involved on that business's behalf.

Shared documents

Email

Text messages

Your information

19. Changes to this policy

Gwaith may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes to the software, to the subprocessors it uses, or to the law. When it does, the revised policy is published at this address and the "Last updated" date at the top of the page is changed. Where a change materially affects how personal information is handled, Gwaith will take reasonable steps to notify affected clients and resellers.

This policy is effective from 22 October 2026. Your continued use of the applications, the Gwaith API or this website after a change is published constitutes acceptance of the updated policy. If you do not accept a change, stop using the services and contact Gwaith or your reseller.

20. Contact

For any privacy enquiry, access or correction request, or complaint about how Gwaith has handled personal information, contact:

GWAITH DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
NZBN: 9429053840806
2 Victoria Street
Mosgiel, 9024, New Zealand
+64 21 668 418
admin@gwaith.co.nz

Gwaith will acknowledge your enquiry and respond within the time frame required by the law that applies to you.