Privacy Act
[User 7569 name removed] (Account suspended) made this Official Information request to Palmerston North City Council
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      From: [User 7569 name removed] (Account suspended)
      
    
    Dear Palmerston North City Council,
Please release the following:
1). A copy of your [whole of council] Privacy Policy/Statement as this does not appear to be publicly available.
2). All Privacy Act training material used within your organisation and explain who receives this training and how often.
Yours faithfully,
[User 7569 name removed]
        From: info
        Palmerston North City Council
      
    
    Thank you for your email. We will respond as soon as possible.
Palmerston North City Council
 Customer Services
 06 356 8199
        From: Merle Lavin
        Palmerston North City Council
      
    
     
Good morning [User 7569 name removed]
 
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request
 of 14 February 2020
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
 any event no later than 13 March 2020 being 20 working days after the day
 your request was received.
 
If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
 an extension of that timeframe.
 
If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me
 
 
MERLE LAVIN  l  Democracy & Governance Support Officer
 Palmerston North City Council  l  Private Bag 11034  l  Palmerston North
 P: +64 (6) 3568199  l  F: +64 (6) 355 4115  l  [1]www.pncc.govt.nz
 
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        From: Hannah White
        Palmerston North City Council
      
    
    Dear [User 7569 name removed],
 
I refer to your Official Information request dated 19 February 2020 for
 the Palmerston North City Council’s Privacy Policy / Statement and all
 Privacy Act training material used within the Council, details of who
 receives this training and how often.  We respond to each of your requests
 below. 
 
Privacy Policy
 
The Council’s privacy policy as it relates to the use of its website can
 be found here – [1]https://www.pncc.govt.nz/siteinfo/privac... The
 Council does not have a more general Privacy Policy / Statement. The
 Council’s approach to privacy is governed by the provisions of the Privacy
 Act 1993 (“Act”).  We can advise that the organisation wide policy
 framework is currently under review. 
 
Training
 
The Council provides training to employees who deal with personal
 information as part of their role, for example, regulatory and
 customer-facing functions that use our internal databases.  Training is
 provided biennially.  The next training is scheduled for July – September
 2020. 
 
The Council’s current privacy training uses the training materials
 provided by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner which are publicly
 available via this link – [2]https://elearning.privacy.org.nz/. 
 
The Council also has a legal counsel who is able to assist council
 officers with queries as and when they arise and provide legal advice
 regarding the Council’s obligations under the Act. 
 
You have a right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
 this decision.  Information about how to make a complaint is available at
 [3]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602. 
 
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact
 me. 
   
 
 
HANNAH WHITE  l  Democracy and Governance Manager
 Palmerston North City Council  l  Private Bag 11034  l  Palmerston North
 P: +64 (6) 3568199  l  [4]www.pncc.govt.nz
 
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 1. https://www.pncc.govt.nz/siteinfo/privacy/
 2. https://elearning.privacy.org.nz/
 3. http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/
 4. http://www.pncc.govt.nz/
 5. https://www.ticketrocket.co.nz/event/det...
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