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Kia ora Shane,  

  

Thank you for your request for official information. The Ministry's
reference number for your request is: H202207299.  

  

As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Ministry will
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the day your request was received. If you'd like to calculate the
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Due to the COVID-19 global pandemic response, the Ministry is experiencing
significantly higher volumes of queries and requests for information. If
we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we will
notify you of an extension of that time frame. 

  

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
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Ngā mihi 

  

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From: Shane Gibson <[FYI request #19553 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 1 June 2022 10:17
To: OIA Requests <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Retention of Google Analytics Data
 
Dear Ministry of Health,

I note on your website [4]https://www.health.govt.nz you are using Google
Analytics to record details of visits to your website.

Can you please provide the following:

1) The length of time this Google Analytics data is retained for.

2) A copy of the Information Management policy that this data retention
period is based upon.

Yours faithfully,

Shane Gibson

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Kia ora,

 

Thank you for your request for official information, received on 1 June
2022 requesting:

 

“I note on your website https://www.health.govt.nz you are using Google
Analytics to record details of visits to your website.

 

Can you please provide the following:

 

1) The length of time this Google Analytics data is retained for.

 

2) A copy of the Information Management policy that this data retention
period is based upon.”

 

The Ministry of Health has decided to extend the period of time available
to respond to your request under section 15A of the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act) as further consultation is required.  

 

You can now expect a response to your request on, or before, 12 July 2022.

 

You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to
review my decision to extend the time available to respond to your
request.

 

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team 

M[1]inistry of Health information releases 
U[2]nite against COVID-19 

 

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Kia ora Shane, 

Please find attached the response for your request for official
information. 

Ngā mihi 

  

OIA Services Team 

M[1]inistry of Health information releases 
U[2]nite against COVID-19 

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