Privacy Policy — People First

1. Introduction

People First (“we”, “us”, “our” or “the Party”) respects your privacy and is committed to handling personal information responsibly, fairly and securely.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, share and protect your personal information when you visit our website, join as a member or supporter, make a donation, volunteer, respond to campaign questions, contact us or otherwise interact with People First.

People First is a political party in Fiji. We are committed to handling personal information in accordance with the right to personal privacy under the Constitution of the Republic of Fiji and other applicable Fijian laws, including electoral, political party, financial reporting and record-keeping requirements.

By using this website or providing information to us, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

2. Who we are

People First

48 High Street

Suva, Fiji

Email: info@peoplefirst.com.fj

For questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us using the details above.

3. Information we collect

We may collect personal information that you provide directly to us, including when you use this website or participate in People First activities.

This may include:

4. Sensitive information

Some information provided to a political party may be sensitive because it may indicate or suggest political support, political opinions, campaign interests or association with the Party.

We will use such information only for legitimate Party, campaign, membership, communication, compliance and administrative purposes, and we will take reasonable steps to protect it.

5. How we use your information

We may use your information to:

• process, manage and verify memberships, donations, volunteer sign-ups and supporter records;
• verify and record manual payments;
• communicate with you about People First, campaign activities, events, policies, updates and opportunities to participate;
• respond to your questions, requests or feedback;
• understand community concerns, campaign priorities and public sentiment;
• improve our website, campaign communication and outreach;
• maintain proper accounting, audit and administrative records;
• meet legal, electoral, donation disclosure, political party, reporting and regulatory obligations;
• protect the security, integrity and proper functioning of our website, records and campaign systems;
• investigate or respond to suspected misuse, fraud, unauthorised access or unlawful activity.

6. Lawful basis and consent

We collect and use personal information where:

• you have provided consent;
• you have asked us to process a membership, donation, volunteer request, enquiry or other request;
• it is necessary for legitimate Party, campaign, administrative or communication purposes;
• it is required for legal, electoral, audit, accounting, reporting or regulatory obligations;
• it is necessary to protect the security and integrity of our website, records or systems.

You may withdraw consent to optional communications at any time. However, withdrawing consent will not affect information we are legally required or reasonably entitled to retain, including donation, accounting, audit, membership, compliance or electoral records.

7. Donations and electoral compliance

As a political party, People First may be subject to electoral, political party, donation disclosure, audit and financial reporting obligations in Fiji.

Information relating to donations, including donor identity, contact details, donation amount, payment method, date of donation and related records, may be collected, verified, retained and disclosed where required by law.

People First may disclose donation-related information to the Fijian Elections Office, the Registrar of Political Parties, auditors, regulators, courts, law enforcement authorities or other lawful authorities where required or permitted by applicable law.

By making a donation, you acknowledge that your donation and related information may be subject to legal recording, verification, retention and disclosure requirements.

8. Payment processing

Payments are currently verified manually. When you pay by bank transfer, M-PAiSA, MyCash or another approved manual payment channel, we collect only the information necessary to confirm, reconcile and record your payment.

We do not process or store full payment card numbers on this website.

Payment records may be retained for accounting, audit, legal, electoral and compliance purposes.

9. How we share your information

We do not sell personal information.

We may share personal information only where reasonably necessary, including with:

• authorised People First officers, officials, staff, volunteers or campaign workers who need the information for Party, campaign or administrative purposes;
• trusted service providers who help us operate the website, manage communications, host data, process emails, verify payments, provide analytics, maintain security or support campaign administration;
• professional advisers, auditors, accountants or legal representatives;
• the Fijian Elections Office, the Registrar of Political Parties or other electoral, regulatory, government or law enforcement authorities where required or permitted by law;
• courts, tribunals or other lawful authorities where required.

Service providers are expected to handle information securely and only for the purposes for which it is provided.

10. Third-party services

Our website may use third-party services, including hosting providers, analytics tools, email services, maps, security tools, live chat tools, social media links or embedded content.

These services may collect limited technical or usage information according to their own privacy practices. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of third-party services you use.

People First is not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of external websites or third-party platforms.

11. Cookies and analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to:

• operate the website properly;
• remember preferences or whether you have already responded to a poll or prompt;
• understand general website usage;
• improve campaign communication and website performance;
• support security and fraud prevention.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling cookies may affect how some website features work.

12. Campaign communications

If you provide your email address, phone number or other contact details, we may contact you about People First, campaign activities, events, policies, membership, donations, volunteering and related updates.

You may ask us to stop sending optional campaign communications. Some administrative, legal, donation, membership or compliance communications may still be sent where necessary.

13. Data security

We take reasonable technical and organisational steps to protect personal information from unauthorised access, misuse, interference, loss, disclosure or alteration.

These steps may include access controls, secure hosting, secure connections, restricted administrative access and internal handling procedures.

However, no website, email system or online service can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should take care when submitting information online.

14. Data retention

We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

Some records may need to be retained for longer periods for legal, electoral, donation disclosure, accounting, audit, membership, dispute, security or compliance reasons.

When information is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to securely delete, archive or anonymise it, unless we are required or permitted to retain it.

15. International storage and service providers

Some website, hosting, email, analytics or technical service providers may store or process information outside Fiji.

Where this occurs, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information is handled securely and used only for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as otherwise permitted by law.

16. Your rights and choices

You may contact us to:

• ask what personal information we hold about you;
• request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
• update your contact or membership details;
• ask questions about how your information is used;
• unsubscribe from optional campaign communications;
• request deletion of your information where we are not required to keep it by law.

We may need to verify your identity before acting on a request.

Some information may need to be retained where required for electoral, donation, accounting, audit, legal, compliance, security or legitimate Party administration purposes.

17. Children and young people

Our website, membership processes and campaign participation are intended for people who meet the applicable age and eligibility requirements under Fijian law and Party rules.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in a manner inconsistent with those requirements. If we become aware that information has been provided by someone who is not eligible, we may delete or restrict that information unless we are legally required to retain it.

18. External links and social media

This website may link to external websites and social media platforms, including Facebook and other platforms used by People First.

When you leave our website or interact with third-party platforms, their own privacy policies and terms apply. People First is not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of external websites or social media platforms.

19. Accuracy of information

You are responsible for ensuring that the information you provide to us is accurate and up to date.

If your details change, please contact us so we can update our records where appropriate.

20. Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.

The latest version will be published on this website with the effective date and last updated date shown at the top of the page.

21. Contact us

If you have any questions, concerns or requests about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact:

People First

48 High Street

Suva, Fiji

Email: info@peoplefirst.com.fj