Privacy of Tenants
David Burgess made this Official Information request to Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities
The request was refused by Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities.
From: David Burgess
Dear Housing New Zealand Corporation,
This is a request under the official information act.
Much has been made recently of the accidental release of personal information by government departments.
I am interested in cases where the release is not accidental, rather the information is released deliberately.
My questions are :
(1) What personal information does the Housing Corporation hold on its tenants ?
(2) Does the Corporation share any information on its tenants with any other agencies, if so whom ?
(3) Does the corporation send information on tenants to Veda Advantage or any other credit agency, and if so, may tenants "opt - out" of this data sharing ?
(4) Does the corporation ever provide finance companies, debt collect agencies or other agencies with personal information or address data on its tenants ? If so how many releases were made in the last year ?
(5) Who has requested personal information on tenants from the corporation ?
(6) When a tenant leaves corporation housing is their personal information retained ?
Thank you
Yours faithfully,
David Burgess
From: HNZC Enquiries
Dear Mr Burgess
Thank you for your email requesting information under the Official Information Act 1982. I have passed your request on to the Government Relations team to respond to you in accordance with the act.
Kind regards
Alicia
On behalf of HNZC Enquiries
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From: HNZC Correspondence
Dear Mr Burgess
Please find attached a response from Alicia Long, Advisor, Government
Relations, Housing New Zealand Corporation, to your letter of 20
December 2012.
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From: HNZC Correspondence
Dear Mr Burgess
Please find attached a response from Sharon Girvan, Manager Government
Relations (Acting), Housing New Zealand Corporation in reply to
your Official Information Request of 20 December 2012.
Please do not respond to this email address as incoming emails are not
monitored
Housing New Zealand Corporation
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