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Privacy Act 2020

The Privacy Act 2020 has thirteen information privacy principles.

For an overview of the privacy principles, see A quick tour of the privacy principles here.

Use the links below to explore the privacy principles individually.

Principle 1 - Purpose for collection

Principle 2 - Source of information

Principle 3 - What to tell an individual

Principle 4 - Manner of collection

Principle 5 - Storage and security

Principle 6 - Access

Principle 7 - Correction

Principle 8 - Accuracy

Principle 9 - Retention

Principle 10 - Use

Principle 11 - Disclosure

Principle 12 - Disclosure outside New Zealand

Principle 13 - Unique identifiers