Privacy statement
New standards released
New Zealand Government Web Standards 2.0 were released in March 2009 and replace the previous version, the New Zealand Government Web Standards 1.0. See Meeting the standards for more information.
Standard
All agency sites must carry a privacy statement. The statement must cover (as a minimum):
- the scope of the statement (eg, "This privacy notice applies to personal and other information collected on [the agency’s] website: www.agency.govt.nz");
- the circumstances in which personal information is collected, by whom it is held (eg, your agency and/or third party agencies or web services) and any choices users may have as to whether such information is collected in the first place;
- the uses to which collected personal information may be put by the collecting agency and the circumstances in which it may be disclosed;
- the collection and use of statistical information, including users’ IP addresses;
- a statement that cookies are used if that is the case and relevant implications of that (if any);
- users’ rights to request access to or correction of personal information held by the website’s owning agency; and
- contact details for such purposes.
Note
The privacy statement, or a link to it, must be placed on the About this site page.
Guidance
