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Response calculator for access and correction requests

Use this calculator to work out the latest date (usually 20 working days) by when an agency must respond to you if you make a request to access or correct your personal information.

In the final episode of this Guardian Power of Privacy series, technology journalist Aleks Krotoski steps into the near future to experience what it's like to have your life constantly connected - but at what cost to privacy?

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Media statement on Dick Smith Electronics' customer data

Due to enquiries from the public to our office, we have been in touch with the legal advisers of the receivers of Dick Smith Electronics. We have received assurances that the receivers are aware of and will comply with their obligations under the New Zealand and Australian Privacy Acts.

Privacy and online property information report

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has received over 100 complaints and enquiries to date about the privacy implications of local government property and building information.

Transparency project reveals thousands of government info requests

Government agencies made nearly 12,000 requests for personal information from 10 New Zealand companies last year, according to a new Office of the Privacy Commissioner report.

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Privacy Week (9-14 May 2016)

Privacy Week

The UN Special Rapporteur for the Right to Privacy, Prof. Joseph Cannataci, will be visiting New Zealand during Privacy Week. He will give keynote presentations at our Privacy Forums in Wellington and Auckland. We are also pleased to welcome the Australian Acting Information Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim, for our Auckland forum. Register now to attend.

Free e-learning privacy training modules

Free privacy education. Online, any time, from anywhere

Here's an easy way to raise privacy awareness in your organisation. We have online training modules on the Privacy Act, the Health Information Privacy Code and Approved Information Sharing Agreements, with more to follow. Register here today.

Introducing the Priv-o-matic

The Priv-o-matic: our new privacy statement generator. Get your privacy statement sorted in five minutes. All you’ll need is a good understanding of your business. Try it out here.

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