Government Web Standards
Privacy and security
Our privacy policy is governed by New Zealand's Privacy Act 1993.
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Anonymous browsing
If you have not logged into this wiki it will not collect any personal information about you. Like most websites, we collect statistical information about your visit to help us improve our website. This information is used for no other purpose, is combined with the data from all our visitors and is anonymous. It includes:
- Your IP address
- The search terms you used
- The pages you accessed on our website and the links you clicked on
- The date and time you visited the site
- The previous site you visited
- Your operating system (eg Windows, Mac)
- The type of web browser you use (eg Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox)
Registered users
If you are a registered user, you will need to be logged in and have cookies enabled in order to edit. We do not permit anonymous editing on the wiki to help manage the risk of vandalism.
Cookies are used to enable registered users to edit and track changes on wiki pages.
Personal information
Registered users are permitted to add information to their profile page on the wiki. Registered users are reminded that personal information is added at their own risk. Information on profile pages is only available to logged in users.
The following additional information is collected about registered users:
- Your edits (displayed in the page history and shown on the contribution scores page)
- How many pages you've viewed
- When you last logged in
If you prefer not to use cookies, you can still browse the wiki but you will not be able to edit. Check the help instructions in your web browser to find out how to disable cookies.
Javascript
Some parts of this wiki use Javascript but the site is completely functional without Javascript. Check the help instructions in your web browser to find out how to disable Javascript.
Questions and complaints
For further information email mailto:web.standards@ssc.govt.nz or write to:
The Privacy Officer
State Services Commission
PO Box 329
Wellington
New Zealand
