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Privacy Policy - New Zealand PoliceYour privacyNew Zealand Police are committed to ensuring
that your privacy is protected. Any personal information you do provide
to us will be kept for as long as necessary to achieve the purpose you
submitted it for. This privacy policy relates to New Zealand Police websites: New Zealand Police, as a government department,
is subject to the Privacy Act 1993. We are committed to ensuring that your
privacy is protected. This privacy policy tells you:
You can browse our websites without providing personal informationYou can access and browse our sites without
disclosing your personal information, for example:
We automatically record some non-personal informationWe do not attempt to identify users or their browsing activities unless they choose to give us personal information. If you visit our website to read or download
information, we automatically record some non-personal information in
a log file, for example:
Use of cookiesNew Zealand Police websites use Google
Analytics to help analyse how people use our sites. This analytical
tool uses 'cookies', which are text files placed on your computer, to
collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information
in an anonymous form. The information generated by the cookie
about your use of the website (including your computer's internet address
or IP address) is transmitted to and stored by Google outside of New
Zealand. The tracking data is then used by Google to compile statistical
reports on website activity for New Zealand Police to evaluate site
use. This allows us to
We will not use the web analytics tool to track or to collect any personally identifiable information of visitors to our sites, such as user IDs and passwords. New Zealand Police will not link, or seek to link, an IP address with the identity of a computer user. Disabling/enabling cookiesYou have the ability to accept or decline
cookies by modifying the settings on your browser. Disabling cookies
will not affect your ability to use New Zealand Police websites. If you would like to disable/enable the
use of cookies in Internet Explorer 7 then follow the instructions at http://windowshelp.microsoft. If you would like to disable/enable the
use of cookies in Internet Explorer 6 then follow the instructions at http://support.microsoft.com/ If you would like to disable/enable the
use of cookies in the Mozilla Firefox, then follow the instructions
at http://support.mozilla.com/en- When do we collect personal information?We collect personal information when
you:
For example, when you sign up to receive news releases or media reports, we will collect your email address, or when you fill in the change of details form for firearms licence, you submit personal information such as name, address and contact details. Subscribing to a service or newsletterIf you subscribe to a service or newsletter
through this website, we record your email address in a database. We
use your email address to send you the service or newsletter. We will
not disclose your email address to any third parties. Subscribing to news releases or incident alerts implies that you have given your consent to receive emails from us, as defined in the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007. You can unsubscribe at any time by visiting the subscription page for the service you wish to terminate, entering your email address and clicking "Unsubscribe". Privacy policy queries and concernsIf you have any queries or concerns about
our website privacy policy please contact: Webmaster If you have
any concerns about the policy please contact: The Police Privacy Officer DDI: 04 470 7392 |
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