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Making a complaint to the Privacy Commissioner

Read information for Latitude Financial customers Our Office values working with New Zealanders to get their privacy queries and complaints sorted quickly and fairly.

Privacy Week 2024

Privacy Week 2024 is all about busting privacy myths. This page will have more information added to it as events and collateral are scheduled.

Māori are more concerned about privacy in every way

A recent study of New Zealander’s attitudes to privacy shows higher levels of concern among Māori.

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Free online privacy education modules

Free online privacy education

Our online e-learning modules are available at elearning.privacy.org.nz.

In these modules you can learn about the Privacy Act, privacy implications for the health and education sectors, gain introductions to some of our Codes of Practice, and more.