Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Case Note 297084 [2019] NZPrivCmr 11: Parents complain school mishandled their child’s sensitive medical data

15 October 2019

Two parents complained to our Office after a primary school displayed their child’s Medical Action Plan (MAP) in the school staffroom.

Case Note 299301 [2019] NZPrivCmr 10: Woman’s search for new job disclosed to employer

25 September 2019

A woman who was unhappy in her job made an enquiry to an employment agency about changing jobs, but the agency breached her privacy by disclosing her enquiry.

Case Note 298757 [2019] NZPrivCmr 9: Patients’ sensitive medical information disclosed by receptionist

21 August 2019

A couple complained to our office after they found out that a medical centre receptionist had disclosed sensitive medical information about them.

Case Note 298263 [2019] NZPrivCmr 8: Employer conducted unwarranted credit check on job applicant

14 August 2019

A man complained to our office after a temporary employment agency conducted a credit check on him for a role which involved no financial risk.

Case Note 254872 [2019] NZPrivCmr 7: Man seeks video footage taken of him by government agency

3 July 2019

A man made an access request to a government agency for the video footage taken by a staff member of him protesting outside one of their offices.

Case Note 292270 [2019] NZPrivCmr 6: Employer refused to give information held in the mind

11 May 2019

A woman taking a personal grievance against a former employer asked for information about herself.

Case Note 291313 [2019] NZPrivCmr 5: Woman harassed at work over a disputed debt

10 May 2019

A pawn shop contacted a woman’s employer about an unresolved debt and disclosed information about the debt.

Case Note 294559 [2019] NZPrivCmr 4: Law firm wanted $19,000 for information request

12 March 2019

A man made a request to a law firm for access to his information. The law firm demanded the long-time client pay $19,000 to be sent his information.

Case Note 282483 [2019] NZPrivCmr 2: Social service agency questions complainant’s harm

7 February 2019

A social service agency that caused unnecessary delays in resolving a complaint left a woman feeling vulnerable and unimportant.

Case Note 294247 [2019] NZPrivCmr 1: Phone provider refuses access to incoming data

22 January 2019

A phone provider refused to give a man records of his texts and calls because he'd received them rather than sent them.

Case Note 294302 [2018] NZPrivCmr 6: Sensible Sentencing Trust falsely labels man as paedophile

19 December 2018

The Sensible Sentencing Trust incorrectly identified a man as a convicted paedophile on its website for almost two years.

Case Note 289943 [2018] NZPrivCmr 5: NZ Post employee complains about audio recordings made on delivery vehicles

1 October 2018

An NZ Post delivery agent complained to us about audio recordings made by cameras installed on “Paxster” electric delivery vehicles.

Case Note 294682 [2018] NZPrivCmr 4: Woman complains about marketing cold call to her mobile

11 July 2018

A woman was surprised when a home improvement company cold-called her mobile phone. She rejected the sales offer and asked the caller to remove her details.

Case Note 285353 [2018] NZPriv Cmr 3: Passenger makes vexatious requests to airline

5 March 2018

A passenger contacted an airline, requesting all the information they had about him relating to a ticket dispute.

Case Note 276280 [2018] NZPrivCmr 2: Staff told of employee sacked for drug use

21 February 2018

A woman was dismissed by her employer after drugs and drug-taking tools were seen in her car while it was parked in the company carpark.

Case Note 284027 [2018] NZPrivCmr 1: Woman wants insurer to delete her information

18 January 2018

A woman wanted an insurance company to delete all the personal information it had about her.

Case Note 284190 [2017] NZPrivCmr 11: Man complains about Automobile Association card information sharing

13 December 2017

A man complained that his new Automobile Association (AA) card was configured so that it would share his personal information with a supermarket chain.

Case Note 287145 [2017] NZPrivCmr 12: Academic denied request for 12,000 work emails