Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
in connection with the supply of data to Stats NZ
Summary
Data Ventures is a business unit of Stats NZ. The parties have agreed that you will supply data to Stats NZ
during the term of this MOU and that Stats NZ may use the data in the manner set out below.
Parties
The Sovereign in Right of New Zealand acting by and through the Chief Executive of Statistics NZ (“
Stats
NZ”)
the
[
Name of Supplier], Company Number [
Insert Number] of [
Address] (“
Supplier” “
you” “
your”),
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(together “
parties” or “
we”)
Working together
We agree to work together on a pilot to commercialise population density data.
During the pilot, we will prove:
● the commercial viability of a population density product and the data associated with it;
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● the quality of the data inferred from mobile device location estimates and Stats NZ’s expertise; and
● the high value use cases for population density data.
Success criteria
The parties agree to the success criteria for the pilot, without limitation:
Milestone / Success Criteria
Expected Date
Agreeing a base agreement for providing data to Stats NZ
End of the pilot period or
sooner
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Identifying benefits for you beyond providing data to Stats NZ
End of the pilot period or
sooner
A transparent workflow so you are made aware of end users of the data and
End of the pilot period or
their use cases.
sooner
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Data that the Supplier will provide
Data
During the term of this MOU, you will provide to Stats NZ estimates of the number of mobile
devices at all Statistical Area 2 geographies at hourly intervals around New Zealand across 13
months historically, leading up to the date of the MOU being signed by both parties.
Format
The Data will contain the following fields:
Official
Date-Time (hourly
Statistical Area 2
Number of mobile devices (count)
intervals)
(suburb)
Stats NZ will provide a list of all Statistical Area 2 geographies for the data to be matched too.
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You will ensure that the Data is processed into the format and model agreed by the parties.
You will provide the data as a CSV with the three columns of the three fields mentioned above.
You will create a CSV per day with daily counts across all Statistical Area 2 geographies
contained inside of it. The CSV files will follow the naming convention of YYYY_MM_DD.csv
The CSV will be delivered to Stats NZ via a secure file repository agreed to be us.
Please notify Stats NZ if any Data needs to be corrected or updated in any way. You agree to
provide Stats NZ with any updates or changes.
Combine
The Combined Data is the Data combined with data in a similar format received from other
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telecommunications service providers, with such Combined Data being processed by Stats NZ
and presented in a manner that does not identify which entity supplied the data.
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How Stats NZ may use the Data
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You acknowledge that Stats NZ may use the Data during and after the term of this MOU for the purpose of
commercialising population density data and any related purpose including, without limitation, that Stats NZ
may:
● alter or manipulate the Data;
● combine the Data with other data held by Stats NZ and/or any other person or entity;
● benchmark the Data against other datasets held by Stats NZ;
● use the Data within Stats NZ for carrying out its statutory functions, duties and powers;
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● develop products and services relating to the Data and sell or supply such products and services to
other persons or entities and their contractors and sub-contractors; and
● store the Data, including, without limitation, on its system and/or in the public cloud in a data centre
anywhere in the world.
[You agree that Stats NZ may, through a separate customer agreement, provide the Combined Data set to the
other telecommunications service providers who have contributed to the Combined Data. The separate
customer agreement will require that each telecommunications service provider uses the Combined Data for
its internal business purposes only. Stats NZ will provide only the Combined Data to other telecommunications
service providers and will not provide, disclose or make available to any other telecommunications service
provider the Data in its raw form.] [
Note: Include if the Supplier wants to receive aggregated data and the other
data providers have agreed also]
Information
Stats NZ will always alter, manipulate, combine or process the Data and will not sell, supply or make available
your Data in the same raw format that you provided it to Stats NZ.
Once collected by Stats NZ, Data shared under this MOU will be subject to the confidentiality requirements of
the Statistics Act 1975 (or any comparable replacement legislation). Except where there is clear consent, Stats
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NZ will always protect confidentiality by not releasing information in a manner that could identify individuals,
households and businesses.
What Stats NZ offers to you [
Note: Select the options that apply]
[Upfront fees payable to the Supplier
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Stats NZ will pay you $[
Insert amount] for the Data provided. Stats NZ will pay the upfront fee in six equal
monthly instalments in arrears during the term of this MOU. Stats NZ may withhold the fees payable where
Data is not supplied.
]
[Aggregated data
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Subject to the other telecommunications service providers’ agreement, during the term of this MOU we will
provide you with the Combined Data. You may use the Combined Data within your own business for your
internal business purposes only. You may not otherwise use or reproduce the Combined Data and you cannot
reverse-engineer the Combined Data or communicate, disclose, sell, supply, transfer or make available the
Combined Data to any other person or entity.
] [
Note: Suppliers will need to sign Stats NZ’s customer MOU]
Information about end users and use cases
Stats NZ will give you the names of its customers and each use case for population density data.
Stats NZ services
Stats NZ will offer its expertise, knowledge, methods and processes to help improve your data. Anything that
Stats NZ provides to you is Stats NZ’s intellectual property. You may use any intellectual property that Stats
NZ provides to you for your own internal business purposes only. You may not otherwise use or reproduce the
the
intellectual property and you cannot communicate, disclose, sell or supply the intellectual property to any other
person or entity.
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Duration and when this MOU ends
This MOU will start on the date that both parties have signed this MOU and will continue for a period of 12
months.
Either party may terminate this MOU early where the other party has materially breached this MOU and the
breach is not capable of being remedied or the other party has not remedied the breach within 30 days of the
party notifying the other party in writing of the breach. under
The parties acknowledge and agree that a “material breach” of this MOU includes, without limitation, any event
or occurrence that (a) has compromised the security of the Data or the Combined Data or (b) involves any use
or disclosure of personal information provided in connection with this MOU in breach of requirements of the
Privacy Act 1993.
Intellectual property and confidentiality
Any intellectual property owned by a party, which is created or developed independently of this MOU, remains
the property of its current owner. You acknowledge that, subject to the terms of this MOU, Stats NZ will own
all intellectual property created or developed by it under or in connection with this MOU (including, without
limitation, any intellectual property in its modifications or additions to the Data).
Information
Each party will use any intellectual property or confidential information provided to it under or in connection
with this MOU strictly in accordance with the terms of this MOU and will not disclose confidential information
unless permitted by the terms of this MOU or by the other party in writing.
Privacy
Released
You confirm that you are authorised to supply the Data to Stats NZ for use by Stats NZ in accordance with the
terms of this MOU and that there is no impediment to you supplying the Data to Stats NZ.
How the parties will work together after this MOU ends
The parties acknowledge that they wish to work together to commercialise population density data this MOU
ends. The parties will work together in good faith to agree a longer term supply agreement for the Data.
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General provisions
The laws of New Zealand apply to this MOU.
Acceptance
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In signing this MOU each party acknowledges that it has read and agrees to be bound by it.
For and on behalf of the
Supplier:
For and on behalf of
Stats NZ:
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(signature)
(signature)
Name:
Name:
Position:
Position:
Date:
Date:
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under
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