Headquarters
New Zealand Defence Force
Defence House
Private Bag 39997
Wellington Mail Centre
Lower Hutt 5045
New Zealand
OIA-2022-4416
4 July 2022
Shane Gibson
[FYI request #19561 email]
Dear Shane Gibson
I refer to your request of 2 June 2022, under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), as follows:
I note on your website https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/nzdf/ you are using Google Tag Manager
and 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 New Zealand Defence Force’s (NZDF) website and analytics data is covered under the NZDF
Disposal Authority DA710 authorised by Archives New Zealand on 22 April 2022. It falls under Class
5.2 “Raw data collected to support enablement of Information Technology and Information
Management” which has a minimum retention period of “Until administratively no longer required”.
Enclosed are copies of the Archives New Zealand Disposal Authority, the NZDF Disposal Schedule
and the Appraisal Report for the NZDF Disposal Authority. Where indicated, personal information is
withheld in accordance with section 9(2)(a) of the OIA, to protect privacy.
You have the right, under section 28(3) of the OIA, to ask an Ombudsman to review this response to
your request.
Yours sincerely
AJ WOODS
Air Commodore
Chief of Staff HQNZDF
Enclosures:
1.
Archives New Zealand Disposal Authority
2.
NZDF Disposal Schedule
3.
Appraisal Report for the NZDF Disposal Authority