We are a registered charitable organisation under the legal name of Road Traffic Accident Trauma Charitable Trust trading as National Road Trauma Centre. Our Charities Commission registration number is CC43668.
We report annually to the Charities Commission and adhere to the Charitable Trusts Act 1957.
Trust Deed
Our Trust Deed was amended on 23 March 2020 and formally approved by the Charities Commission on 4 June 2020.
Further information about the Trust including our Annual Return, Entity Structure and Financial Statements, may be found at https://www.register.charities.govt.nz.
Certificate of Incorporation
We are registered with the New Zealand Companies Office. Our National Business Number is 9429043286515.
Our Certificate of Incorporation was updated on 14 July 2020 which included our updated legal name of Road Traffic Accident Trauma Charitable Trust trading as National Road Trauma Centre.
Privacy Statement
Last updated: September 2026
The Road Traffic Accident Trauma Charitable Trust trading as National Road Trauma Centre respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information entrusted to us.
This Privacy Statement explains how we collect use store and disclose personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 2020 and applicable New Zealand privacy requirements.
Information We May Collect
We may collect personal information when you:
- contact us or submit an enquiry
- complete a website form
- make an Awards nomination or participate in one of our programmes
- register for or attend an event
- subscribe to communications or updates
- provide feedback or contribute information to our work
- communicate with us by email social media or another channel
Depending on the nature of your interaction this information may include your name contact details organisation position correspondence and any other information you choose to provide.
Our website may also collect limited technical information such as your device type browser internet protocol address and general website activity through cookies analytics security services or similar technologies.
Why We Collect Personal Information
We collect personal information where it is reasonably necessary to:
- respond to enquiries and communicate with you
- administer Awards nominations events programmes and other initiatives
- assess submissions applications or expressions of interest
- provide requested information and resources
- maintain appropriate organisational and administrative records
- improve our website services and communications
- protect the security and integrity of our systems
- meet our legal regulatory and reporting obligations
We will generally use personal information only for the purpose for which it was collected or for a directly related purpose. We may also use or disclose information where authorised or required by law.
Awards Nominations and Other Submissions
Awards nominations and other submissions may contain information about the person making the submission as well as nominees referees colleagues or other individuals.
Information provided through these processes will be used to administer and assess the relevant nomination or submission and to communicate with the people involved. Access will be limited to those who reasonably require the information for these purposes.
Where appropriate we may contact relevant individuals to verify information obtain consent or support the administration of the process.
Sharing Personal Information
We do not sell personal information.
We may share personal information with trustees authorised committee members contractors professional advisers technology providers or partner organisations where this is reasonably necessary to carry out our work.
We may also disclose information:
- with the consent of the person concerned
- where disclosure is connected with the purpose for which the information was collected
- where required or permitted by law
- where necessary to protect a person from a serious threat to health or safety
- where necessary to investigate or respond to suspected unlawful activity or a security incident
We take reasonable steps to ensure that organisations providing services to us handle personal information securely and appropriately.
Storage and Security
We take reasonable safeguards to protect personal information from loss misuse unauthorised access modification disclosure or destruction.
Information may be held electronically or in physical records and may be stored using reputable technology and cloud service providers. Some service providers may process or store information outside New Zealand. Where applicable we take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information remains subject to appropriate privacy safeguards.
We retain personal information only for as long as it is reasonably required for the purpose for which it was collected or to meet legal operational and recordkeeping requirements. Information that is no longer required will be securely deleted destroyed or anonymised where appropriate.
Website Cookies and External Services
Our website may use cookies analytics tools spam protection security services and embedded content to support website operation security and performance.
Third-party websites and social-media platforms linked from our website operate under their own privacy practices. We encourage visitors to review the privacy statements of those services before providing personal information.
You may be able to restrict or disable cookies through your browser settings. Doing so may affect the operation of some website features.
Accessing or Correcting Your Information
You have the right to ask whether we hold personal information about you and to request access to that information. You may also ask us to correct information that you believe is inaccurate incomplete or misleading.
To make a privacy request please contact:
sarah@nationalroadtraumacentre.org.nz
Please provide enough information for us to identify the relevant records and respond to your request. We may need to confirm your identity before releasing or correcting personal information.
Privacy Concerns
If you have a question or concern about how we have handled your personal information please contact us in the first instance at:
sarah@nationalroadtraumacentre.org.nz
We will consider and respond to your concern as promptly as reasonably practicable.
You may also contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner if you believe your privacy concern has not been resolved.
Changes to This Statement
We may update this Privacy Statement periodically to reflect changes to our activities technology or legal obligations. The current version will be published on this website with the date of the most recent update.