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  1. Regional visits and helping respondents

    When investigating complaints, we occasionally run across responding agencies who do not want to engage with our process. Given the nature of a ‘complaint’, there is often a complicated relationship between our complainants and respondents. Our goal is to act as a neutral third party to try to resol…

  2. HIPC Factsheet 3 - Disclosure of Health Information

    Download a PDF of this factsheet here.

    The code regulates how health agencies (such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, health insurers, hospitals, Primary Health Organisations, ACC and the Ministry of Health) collect, hold, use and disclose health information about identifiable individuals. 

    Rule 11…

  3. Artificial Intelligence and the IPPs

    21 September 2023

    Thinking about privacy is vital if you are going to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools well.

    Read our guidance on Artificial Intelligence and the IPPs

    Read our media release

    Privacy is a starting point for responsible use of AI toolsAI refers to computer systems that do tas…

  4. International study finds privacy shortfalls in Internet of Things devices

    More than half of Internet of Things devices don’t properly tell customers how their personal information is being used, an international study has found.

    The study, by 26 data protection regulators around the world, including the NZ Office of the Privacy Commissioner, looked at a variety of device…

  5. Safety comes first

    In healthcare settings, patients have a strong interest in knowing their privacy will be protected. Given that health information is often highly sensitive, in what circumstances is it reasonable for a health agency to disclose that information to others?

    In certain situations, health agencies may …

  6. Other dispute resolution schemes

    We might not be able to act on your complaint, or we may not be the best agency to resolve it because we can only investigate the privacy aspects of your issue, where the issue involves broader issues, for example an employment dispute.

    If your complaint includes non-privacy issues or is about an a…

  7. Settling complaints

    We investigate complaints from the public about interferences with people's privacy. While investigating, we look for opportunities to resolve the issues in a way that’s acceptable to both sides of the dispute.

    We are impartial, do not take sides, and are independent of the Government.

    Investigati…

  8. Privacy Week 2024

    Recordings of presentations shown during Privacy Week 2024
    See the recordings from our sessions this year on our YouTube channel. You will find any slides presented by speakers, below as PDF files.

    Title of presentation
    Speaker (s)
    Downloadable file

    Myth: Māori data sovereignty is too hard
    Chris C…

  9. Privacy Trust Mark People's Choice Award

    Which designs do you like best for a privacy trust mark? Vote on the designs below by telling which one are your favourite designs. 

    Note that these designs will not necessarily become a finished privacy trust mark. What we are looking for is a design that shows the most promise of being turned int…

  10. Public attitudes to data sharing cautious but shifting - survey

    Approximately two-thirds (65 percent) of New Zealanders continue to be concerned about privacy. This result is statistically unchanged from previous surveys in 2014 and 2012. The public opinion survey, commissioned by the Privacy Commissioner, was released to mark the beginning of Privacy Week.

    Nea…